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Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
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1914 - 1946 (32 years)
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1 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
The US entered the war on 6 Apr 1917. Russia withdrew from the war on 3 March 1918, ceding large territories.
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2 | 1920 | - 18 Aug 1920: Women's Suffrage
The Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote in the USA, was ratified on 18 August 1920 and certified as part of the U.S. Constitution eight days later.
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3 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—14 Aug 1945: World War II
World War II. Japan and China had already been at war since 1937. Germany invaded Poland on 1 Sept 1939, starting the war in Europe. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, and Germany declared war on the USA a few days later. Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945, and Japan surrendered on 14 Aug 1945.
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