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archduke franz ferdinand killed by gavrilo princip
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austria hungary declared war against serbia
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germany obligated by treaty to support austria hungary
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germany invaded belgium to invade france.
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germany declared war on france
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germans stop russian advance
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unable to save belgium the allies halted the german advance
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germans use chemical weapons for the first time
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u-boat sunk the lusitania
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french hold the line in the longest battle of the war
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germany broke it promise by torpedoed an unarmed french passenger steamer the sussex
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the somme battle
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president wilson was renominated back into office
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everyone gathered around to hear president wilsons war resolution
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congress voted in favor to enter world war 1
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prohibition was now illeagal
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first transcontinental airmale service in the u.s
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the negro league was founded for african american baseball players
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kdka in pittsburgh pa hosted the first commercial radio station going on air
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lie detector invented
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the school enrollment hit aproximently 3 million students
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The Reader's Digest Published
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smith sold a million recordings of down hearted blues
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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john scopes monkey trial was when john scoopes was accused of teaching evolution in the classroom
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ederle was the first woman to swim across the english channel she wa 19
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lindbergh established a record of 33 hours and 29 minutes on his 3,614 mile nonstop solo flight across the alantic
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babe ruth hit an record of 60 home runs in a season
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gene tunney defeated the all time legend jack dempsey after 10 rounds
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the capone gang did a drive by shooting on the north side gang
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stock market crashed
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veterns marched into washington D.C
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roosevelt gave the first fireside chat
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hitler and his nazi party come to power in germany
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congress creates the SEC to regulate the stock market
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dust storms
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social security act passed by goverment
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civil war begins in spain
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president roosevelt reelcted
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hindenburg disaster
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labor unions begin sit down strikes
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route 66 is completed linking chicago, illinois to las angeles california
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published
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released the wizard of oz into theatres
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reelected for the third time
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hitler invaded the soviet union
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japan surprised the us with an attack on pearl harbor.
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u.s. entered world war 2.
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japaneese americans were sent to relocation centers.
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nazis develop final solution for jews.
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Rommels fores surrender in north africa
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mexicans in zoot suits get in riots.
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GI bill right was passed.
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allies launch massive invasion of europe.
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rossevelt elected to fourth term
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united nations was established.
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nazis retreat begins after the battle of bulge.
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Marines take over iwo jima
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japan surrenders after atomic bombs hit.
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harry truman takes presidency when fdr dies
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Korean war begans
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North korea surpises the south with attack.
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U.S sends troops to korea.
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truman fired macarthur
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U.S explodes first hydrogen bomb
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Dwight d. eisenhower elected president.
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truce line divides north and south korea.
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are exectuted as spies
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Participants in korean war agree on Cease fire
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Senator Joseph McCarthyalleges communist involvement in U.S army.
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French are defeated in vietnam
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Gemany joined nato.
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Dwight d. eisenhower is elected for second term
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soviets launch sputnik
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Fidel castro comes to power in cuba
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17 Countries gain independance
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JFK elected president
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Soviet first human in outter space Yuri Gagarin
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us launches bay of pigs invasion.
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first american to orbit the earth
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us and ussr face off in cuban missle crises
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drug thalidomide pulled of market
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kennedy assassinated
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congress passed civil rights act
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elected president
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us troops enter vietnam
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Ferdinand Marcos becomes president of the philippines
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indira gandhi becomes prime minister of india
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warsaw pact troops invade czechoslovakia
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Nixon is elected president.
