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First woman elected to Congress
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Lusitainia
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Woodrow Wilson's Presidency
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WW1
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Great Migration
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Lenin leads the Russian Revolution
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Selective Service Act
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Espionage Act
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Influenza Epidemic
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Wilson's 14 Points Speech
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Sedition Act
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Schenk vs. US
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19th Amendment
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U.S.A rejects League of Nations Membership
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U.S.A rejects Treaty of Versailles
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BBC is founded
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Hitler is jailed
In Germany, Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis’ unsuccessful “Beer Hall Putsch” in the German state of Bavaria. -
Mein Kampf is published
Mein Kampf ("My Struggle") is an autobiography by the National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler where he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Route 66 is established
The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in America, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles It was recognized in popular culture by "Route 66" and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s. -
Bubble Gum is created
Invented because in Philadelphia at Fleer Chewing Gum Company, Walter E. DIEMER was playing around with new gum recipes and created a formula that was less sticky and stretched more.