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18th President - Ulysses S. Grant
March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877 -
Great Sioux War also known as Black Hills War
Battle between United States and Lakota Sioux -
Invention of the Telephone
Telephone patent by Alexander Belll -
100th Birthday of the United States
Big party and World Fair in Philadelphia to celebrate. -
Great Hurricane Galveston
Killed estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people -
Assassination of President William McKinley
3rd president to be assassinated -
World War I
1914 - 1918 -
German Revolution
1918-1919 -
Wall Street Crash
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32nd President - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Served four terms -
New Deal
Programs created in respone to the Great Depression -
Fair Labor Standards Act
set maximum hours/minimum wages for most categories of workers -
World War II
September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945 -
Z3 invented by German Scientist - Konard Zuse
Z3 was the world's first programmable computer -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (caused American's entry into WW2)