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1892 -- The United States Supreme Court ruled Plessy v Ferguson and set the stage for separate but equal.
1898 -- After its defeat in the Spanish American War, Spain ceded Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.
Dec 17, 1903 -- The Wright brothers made the first controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1906 -- WEB DuBois formed the Niagara Movement, the forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Jul 28, 1914 -- World War I began in Europe. |