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Date |
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| 1 | 1903 | - 1 Jan 1903: Wright brothers' first flight,Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered, controlled, and sustained flight of an aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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| 2 | 1906 | - 1 Jan 1906: San Francisco Earthquake,A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California.
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| 3 | 1908 | - 1 Jan 1908: Ford Model T introduced,Henry Ford introduced the Model T, making the automobile affordable for the average American.
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| 4 | 1912 | - 15 Apr 1912: Titanic sinks,The "unsinkable" passenger liner Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg, resulting in over 1,500 deaths.
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| 5 | 1913 | - 1 Jan 1913: 16th Amendment ratified,The 16th Amendment was ratified, allowing the federal government to collect an income tax.
- 1 Jan 1913: 17th Amendment ratified,The 17th Amendment was ratified, providing for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
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| 6 | 1914 | - 1 Jan 1914: Panama Canal opens,The Panama Canal officially opened, allowing ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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| 7 | 1915 | - 1 Jan 1915: Lusitania sinks,A German U-boat sank the British passenger liner Lusitania, killing 128 Americans and turning public opinion against Germany.
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| 8 | 1917 | - 6 Apr 1917: U.S. enters World War I,The United States declared war on Germany, officially entering World War I.
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| 9 | 1918 | - 1 Jan 1918: Spanish Flu pandemic,The first cases of the devastating influenza pandemic were reported in the U.S.
- 11 Nov 1918: Armistice Day,An armistice was signed, ending World War I.
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| 10 | 1919 | - 1 Jan 1919: 18th Amendment ratified,The 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified.
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| 11 | 1920 | - 19 Jan 1920: Prohibition begins,The Volstead Act went into effect, implementing the 18th Amendment.
- 18 Aug 1920: 19th Amendment ratified,The 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote.
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1902 - 1920 (18 years)