1 Jan 1893: Panic of 1893,A severe economic depression began, marked by bank failures and high unemployment.
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1896
1 Jan 1896: Plessy v. Ferguson decision,The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
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1898
15 Feb 1898: USS Maine explodes,The USS Maine battleship exploded in Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War.
21 Apr 1898: Spanish-American War begins,The United States declared war on Spain.
13 Aug 1898: Spanish-American War ends,The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war and ceding territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
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1900
14 Dec 1900: Hawaii annexed,The United States officially annexed Hawaii.
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1901
14 Sep 1901: Theodore Roosevelt becomes President,Theodore Roosevelt became president after the assassination of President William McKinley.
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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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1906
1 Jan 1906: San Francisco Earthquake,A major earthquake and subsequent fires devastated San Francisco, California.