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John Bunny
Was an actor who stared in movies, died due to (Bright's disease) -
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David Miles
He was known as an actor and director for the movies, Everyman, Twin brothers, and local color -
Madame Butterfly
Puccini's opera 'Madame Butterfly' which tells the story of a American sailor, B.F. Pinkerton, who marries a young Japanese girl -
Triangle Fire
Is when 146 young women employees lost their lives in a tragic fire -
The discovery of Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham finds Machu Picchu in the Andes. He had followed Simón Bolívar's route into Colombia and continued it with a walk from Argentina into Peru. He was a professor of history at Yale, and was performing the expedition as a member of that faculty. -
Tripolitan War
Is when the Italians decided to declare war on Turkey in September -
Last Emperor of China
Is when Hsian-T'ung is forced to follow a revolution which would be ending 267 years of Manchu role in China -
Sinking of the Titanic
Is when the Titanic sets on voyage to New York, the Titanic was known as the worlds luxuries floating hotel which is unsinkable. Within 5 days the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank which killed many people. -
Olympic Games
Is when the summer Olympics were hold in Stockholm, Sweden -
Oreo Cookies Invented
Is when Nabisco made his first Oreo Cookie, which is two chocolate disks, filled with a crème filling. Which is still the same today -
War in the Balkans
The war in Balkans had been brewing since the spring, and an alliance which was signed between Serbia and Bulgaria -
The 17th Amendment
It goes into effect changing US senators that are being choosen -
Mona Lisa Recovered
The Mona Lisa was recovered after the theft that happened two years ago and it was found in a hotel room -
This First Home Electric Refrigerator
The first electric refrigerator was put on market and was called "The Domelre" which was being sold for $900 -
Balkan War Resumed
The peace talks were taking place in London but then the young Turks had deposed the Turkish government and they started attacking -
First Cross Word Puzzle
The first crossword puzzle was published Arthur Wynne a journalist -
First US Income Tax
When congress passed an act and incomes over $3,000 -
World War I Christmas Truce
Is when Germany, Russia, France, and Britain call a truce with soldiers crossing the area -
Panama Canal Opened
10 years of work and the cost was $366 million. It decreased the length of the sea of the United States. Killed 6,000 workers due to the construction -
World War I Started
This war started due to an assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and of his wife -
Japan declares war on Germany
Is when Japan declared war on Germany -
U.S. Coast Guard
Is when Congress established the U.S. Coast Guard -
Suffrage Movement
When 22,500 women march up fifth avenue in New York demanding to vote -
First Transcontinental Telephone Conversation
Alexander Graham Bell was able to recreate his first phone call between New York and San Francisco -
Lusitania Sunk By Torpedo
Is when a German Troupe sinks the British linear Lusitania at the Irish coast -
First Sitting President
Is when Woodrow Wilson married during his term in office to Edith Bolling -
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