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US Historic Events 1900-2000
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The Great Galveston Hurricane
The nation's deadliest natural disaster hit Galveston, TX with winds of 130 to 140 miles per hour. The 1900 Storm is estimated to have claimed about 8,000 lives, but the exact number will never be known. It is known as The 1900 Galveston Hurricane, the Great Galveston Hurricane, the Galveston Flood, the Great Storm of 1900, and the 1900 Storm. The deadliest in US history and fourth-deadliest Atlantic huricane. -
Assassination of William McKinley
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First Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
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The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903: U.S. Acquired Panama Canal Zone
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The Wright Brothers Became The First People To Fly A Heavier-Than-Air Aircraft
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Theodore Roosevelt's Second Inauguration
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William Howard Taft is Inaugurated as the 27th president
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Woodrow Wilson is Inaugurated as the 28th President
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Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution is Ratified
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World War I Begins
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Panama Canal Opens to Traffic
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U.S. Purchased the Virgin Islands for $25 Million
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Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. Enters World War I, Declaring War on Germany
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First Regular Airmail Service Begins
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World War I Ends
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Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
This amendment prohibited the production, sale, and transportation in the U.S. It is commonly called Prohibition. -
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is Ratified
This amendment prohibited the U.S. and its states from denying citizens the right to vote based on their sex. It was a major step towards women's equality! -
Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president
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Calvin Coolidge is inaugurated as the 30th president
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Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president
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The Great Depression Begins
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The Stock Market crashes and causes the Great Depression
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the National Anthem
President Hoover signed legislation making The Star-Spangled Banner the official anthem. It was a through a joint resolution that Congress passed. -
Hattie Wyatt Caraway is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate
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Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
This amendment is commonly known as the "Lame Duck Amendment". -
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd President
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Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
The Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. This stopped Prohibition and returned the regulation of alcohol back to the states. -
The Great Depression Ends
The Great Depression ended when the United States entered World War II due to war-related export demands. -
World War II Begins
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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
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U.S. Enters WWII and Declares War on Japan
After Japanese forces attacked the US naval base in Hawaii, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. That same day Congress declared war on Japan. A few days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the US. -
Harry Truman is inaugurated as the 33rd president
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World War II Ends
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United Nations is Established
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The Cold War Begins
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Presidential Succession Act is signed into law
This established the order of succession for the US President in the event that the president and vice president are unable to serve. After VP, the line of succession goes to The Speaker of the House then to the Senate president. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established
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Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
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Puerto Rico becomes a US Commonwealth
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Dwight Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President
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Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Supreme Court decision declares that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional -
Alaska becomes the 49th state
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state
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John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president
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President Kennedy is Assassinated
While riding in a presidential motorcade through Dallas, JFK was shot. -
Lyndon B. Johnson is inaugurated as the 36th president
After President Kennedy is assassinated, Vice President Johnson succeeds him in office. -
Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson
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Miranda V. Arizona: Miranda rights are established
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Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
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Richard Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president
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Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
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Roe V. Wade: First Trimester Abortion is Legalized
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects a person's right to have an abortion and the states cannot restrict that access. -
Gerald Ford is inaugurated as the 38th president
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Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th president
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president
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Sandra Day O'Conner is sworn as the first woman Supreme Court Justice
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Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
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George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president
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The Cold War Ends
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president
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No Clear Winner in 2000 Presidential Election
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George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president
