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Montana homestead boom
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Model T invented
The Model T was invented by Henry Ford. -
Yellostone Trail arrived in Montana
The Yellowstone Trail was a trail form Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, to Puget Sound in Washington. -
Vehicle registration law mandates license plates on automobiles
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Women get the right to vote
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World War 1
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First Federal Aid Road Act passes, establishing Montana highway system
They finally had more than dirt roads! -
Drought
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Kevin-Sunburst oil field discovered in north-central Montana
Gordan Campbell's drill hit a gusher and a pool of oil and natural gas that ran all the way to the Canada border. -
Montana has 50 paved miles of highway
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Great Depression begins
The worst economic crisis in U.S. history -
More than 7,000 miles of roads are paved through New Deal work programs
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Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opens
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Beartooth Highway opens
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World War II
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Montana requires drivers to pass a driving test
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Wiliston Basin oil field discovered
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Congress passes the Federal Highway Act
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Montana adopts new constitution
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Last segment of interstate highway completed in Montana
