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Alaska
Seward arranges U.S. to buy Alaska from Russia -
President McKinley elected
President McKinley elected president on this date. -
Boer war
Boer War begins in Africa -
Mckinley assassinated
President McKinley assassinated on his date. -
Austrailia
Commonwealth of Austrailia is created -
Theodore Roosevelt Elected president
Roosevelt elected for president -
Pure Drug and Food Act
The Pure Drug and Food act was passed on this date. -
William H. Taft
William H. Taft is elected for president -
NAACP
W.E.B. Du Bois helps found the NAACP -
Revolution
Mexican Revolution begins -
Woodrow Willson
Woodrow Wilson is elected for president -
War
World War 1 begins in Europe -
Sussex
Germany breaks promises and starts sinking Allied ships -
Eighteenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment outlaws illigal drinks -
Nineteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment grants woman rights to vote