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The United States begins digging the Panama Canal. The canal opens in 1914, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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1908 |
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Henry Ford introduces the Model T car, priced at $850.
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1916 |
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Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to Congress.
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1917
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The United States joins World War I on the side of the Allies against Germany.
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World War I In
World War I the United States fought with Great Britain, France, and
Russia (the Allies) against Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Allies won
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1927 |
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Charles A. Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly alone nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.
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1929 |
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A stock market crash marks the beginning of the Great Depression.
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The Great Depression The
stock market crash of October 1929 led to a period of severe hardship
for the American people-the Great Depression. As many as 25 percent of
all workers could not find jobs. The Depression lasted until the early
1940s. The Depression also led to a great change in politics. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, was elected president. He served as president for 12 years, longer than any other president. |
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1933 |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal increases government help to people hurt by the Depression.
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1941 |
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The United States enters World War II.
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1945 |
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Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II. Japan surrenders after the U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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1947 |
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first black baseball player in the major leagues when he joins the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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1950
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U.S. armed forces fight in the Korean War.
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1954 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court forbids racial segregation in public schools.
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School Segregation The
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for black students and
white students were not equal. The Court said such schools were against
the U.S. Constitution. The ruling also applied to other forms of
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President John Kennedy is assassinated.
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Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination in voting and jobs.
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The United States sends large numbers of soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War.
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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles.
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U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.
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1973 |
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U.S.participation in the Vietnam War ends.
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1974 |
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President Richard Nixon resigns because of the Watergate scandal.
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Watergate In
June 1972, five men were arrested in the Watergate building in
Washington, D.C., for trying to bug telephones in the offices of the
Democratic National Committee. Some of those arrested worked for the
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U.S. hostages are taken in Iran, beginning a 444-day crisis that ends with their release in 1981.
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1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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1985 |
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev begin working together to improve relations between their countries.
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The Persian Gulf War: The United States and its allies defeat Iraq.
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Bill Clinton, a Democrat, is elected president, defeating George Bush.
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1994 |
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The Republican Party wins majorities in both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years.
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1998 |
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The federal government announces that, for the first time in many years, it will begin receiving more money than it spends.
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After an impeachment trial, the Senate finds President Clinton not guilty.
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2000 |
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George W. Bush
narrowly defeats Al Gore in a hotly fought battle for the presidency.
The race is finally settled by the U.S. Supreme Court in December.
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Hijacked jets crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, September 11, killing about 3,000 people.
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2003 |
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U.S.- led forces invade Iraq and remove dictator Saddam Hussein
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