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Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner and briefly the world's largest passenger ship. -
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Wilson presidential term
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WW1
From July 28 1914 to November 11 1918 -
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WW1
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe -
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Great migration
The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration, was the movement of six million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West -
First women elected to Congress
Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 365 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators. -
Selective service act
The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. -
Schenk vs. U.S
landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. -
Lenin Revolution
Vladimir Lenin was the most influential political figure in the development of the Russian Revolution. Before he was able to lead the coup in the capital during October 1917 -
Wilson 14 points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Spanish flu
The 1918 influenza pandemic was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. -
Espionage act
prohibited many forms of speech, including any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States -
Sedition act
Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses -
Senate rejects treat of versatilles
the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations. -
More Urban Than Rural
The United States Census reports for the first time that more Americans live in urban areas than in rural areas. However, "urban" is defined as any town with more than 2,500 people. -
19th amendment
Granted women the right to vote, prohibiting any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. -
World Series Broadcast on the radio
Baseball's World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time. The New York Giants defeat the New York Yankees, five games to three. -
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Teapot act
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
Yankee stadium
Yankee Stadium, the "House that Ruth Built," is constructed in the Bronx, New York. -
Scopes Violates Ban on Teaching Evolution
Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the teaching of Darwin. The ensuing "Scopes Monkey Trial," -
Lindbergh's First Solo Transatlantic Flight
Aviator Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight, landing his Spirit of Saint Louis in Paris 33 hours after departing from New York. Lindbergh becomes a national hero.
