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inauguration of President William McKinley
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Spanish American War begins/ends
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- The passing of the Platt Amendment
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The inauguration of President William McKinley
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President McKinley is assassinated
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- Cuba declares independence from U.S.
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- The first Major League World Series of Baseball
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The Wright Brothers make their first flight
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United States acquires the Panama Canal zone
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President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated for the second time
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"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is written
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- The San Francisco earthquake occurs
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The Antiquities Act is passed
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- Oklahoma is admitted as a state
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- The NAACP is established
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- The inauguration of William Howard Taft
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The RMS Lusitania makes its FIRST voyage
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- The U.S. currency is placed on the gold standard