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Hawaii becomes apart of the U.S.
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American Hall of Fame founded.
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Work on New York Subway begins
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Galveston Hurricane
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1st Automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
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US Population exceeds 75 million
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U.S. passes Platt Amendment
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The College Board introduces its first standardized test, start of the SAT.
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Charlotte Manye is the 1st native African to graduate from any US college
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Cadillac Motor Company founded
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U.S. Steel founded by John Morgan
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Hay- Pauncefote Treaty
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Construction begins on New York Stock Exchange.
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President William Mckinley Assassinated
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Theodore Roosevelt is in office.
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1st U.S. Junior Highschools open in Berkeley, California.
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The Boy Scouts of America founded.
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Father's Day celebrated for the 1st time in Spokane, Washington.
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1st commercially successful electric bus line opens in Hollywood.
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Explosion at LA Times kills 21.
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New Mexico becomes 47th state of the Union.
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1st US federal cemetery with Union & Confederate graves opens in Missouri.
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The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy.
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Beverly Hills Hotel opens.
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Film and television production/distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded.
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1st US group insurance policy written in Passaic, NJ.
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Arizona was admitted to the Union as the 48th state.
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RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland.
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Massachusetts passes 1st US minimum wage law.
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US army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane.
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Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market with the Ford Model.
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17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote.
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The USA introduces an income tax.
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1st US dental hygienists course forms in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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US President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law.