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Date |
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| 1 | 1894 | - 1894: First Commercial Movie Film
First commercial film release by Jean Aim? Le Roy.
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| 2 | 1896 | - 16 Aug 1896: Gold Discovered in Klondike Region, Canada
Gold is discovered in the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory, Canada, sparking the Klondike Gold Rush. Tens of thousands flood into the Klondike region during 1897 and 1898.
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| 3 | 1898 | - 1898—1900: Boxer Rebellion in China
The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
- 21 Apr 1898—13 Aug 1898: Spanish American War
Duration of America's involvement in the Spanish American War
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| 4 | 1903 | - 1903: Alaska boundary Dispute Settled
The United Kingdom and the United States settle the Alaska boundary dispute on the border with British Columbia. Canadians are disappointed by the lack of a sea-water port to connect to the Yukon.
- 17 Dec 1903: First Flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright
Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The brothers became the first people to demonstrate sustained flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete control of the pilot.
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| 5 | 1908 | - 17 Sep 1908: Sinking of the Titanic
The date the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic
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| 6 | 1914 | - 15 Aug 1914: Opening of the Panama Canal
The United States officially opens the Panama Canal
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| 7 | 1917 | - 6 Apr 1917—11 Nov 1918: World War I
Duration of America's contribution to World War I
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| 8 | 1929 | - Aug 1929—1939: Great Depression
Duration of the American Great Depression
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| 9 | 1930 | - 22 Jan 1930—1 May 1931: Construction of the Empire State Building
Duration of official construction and opening of the Empire State Building in new York City, New York
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| 10 | 1941 | - 7 Dec 1941—2 Sep 1945: World War II
Duration of America's contribution to World War II
- 7 Dec 1941: Japanese Attack on Pearl harbor
Date the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, "A Day That Shall Live in Infamy." Start of America's entry into World War II
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1891 - 1945 (53 years)