Wisconsin Becomes 30th State
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World War I
Rhode Island Becomes 13th State
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Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sunk the Lusitania.
Samuel Morse Dies
On April 2, 1872, telegraph inventor Samuel Morse died. President Woodrow Wilson address Congress on April 2, 1917, asking to declare war and join World War I.