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Jim Thorpe is Stripped of Gold Medals
Simply because he was paid to play Baseball... -
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Wilsons Presidency Span
Time that Woodrow Wilson ran this place -
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WW1
First modern war; Great War; War to end all wars -
Lusitania
British passenger ship sunk by germans which fueled the allies with a good excuse to enter the war. -
Year First Woman Elected to Congress
Janette Rankin of Montana -
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Great Migration
African Americans moving out of the west and into the rest of the united states. -
Russian Revolution
Lenin led a revolt against the tzars and basically said "we equal bro" -
selective service act
All men between 21 and 30 must register for military service. -
espionage act
Basically made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. military to other countries or forces. -
Lawrence of Arabia
Arab and British forces commanded by Lawrence of Arabia capture Damascus from Turkish forces -
Daylight Savings
The stupidest thing to ever happen happened -
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Influenza Pandemic
Flu that ravaged the world and caused a lot of deaths. -
Wilsons 14 Points
14 "rules" Wilson proposed to keep nations civil so this never happened again. Look how that turned out. -
Sedition Act
Basically made slander of insults of the Government illegal. -
Senate Rejected Versailles
And basically spat on Woodrow Wilson. we're sorry Woody. -
Italian Fascist Party
Benito said I'm your leader and everyone was too busy making pizza and being bad at fighting wars to care. -
Schenck v US
Ruled that freedom of speech can be violated if it presents a clear and present danger. -
19th Amendment
Womans Suffrage -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery scandal involving Warren G Harding's Cabinet
