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Franz Fersinands death
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated -
war
Germany Declares war on Russia and France. Great Britian declares war on Germany and Austria Hungry. -
First telephone call
Alexandar Graham Belll makes first transcontinental telephone call. -
Germans sunk the lusitania
German U boats sink the Lusitania, and 1198 people die. -
Battle of Verdun
The battles of Verdun and the Somme claim millions of lives. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is reelected president. -
Russia withdraws
Russisa withdraws from the war. -
War on Germany
The United States declare war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
The selective Service Acts sets up the draft. -
League of Nations
President Wilson proposes the League of nations. -
Sedition Act
Congress pass the Sedition Act. -
Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks establish a communist regime in Russia. -
WWI
The first World War ends. -
influenza spreads
A worldwide influenza edidemic kills over 30 million. -
19 amendment
Congress approves the 19 amendment granting womean the right to vote. -
Warren G. harding
Warren G. harding is elected president. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti are convicted. -
China's Communist
China's communist party is founded -
Federal-Aid road
Federal-Aid road act funds a national highway syatem. -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong plays for king oliver's creole jazz band in chicago. -
Benito Mussollni
Benito Mussollni is appointed prime minister of italy. -
President harding dies
President harding dies and calvin coolidge becomes president. -
Vladimir Lich Lenin dies
Vladimir Lich Lenin founder of the soviet union dies. -
calvin coolidge
calvin coolidge is elected president. -
Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph organizes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. -
British Laborers
British Laborers declare a general strike .
