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may 7, 1915 - H.M.S. Lusitania sinks.

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A British cruise ship is sunk by German torpedoes. 1,198 passengers died including 128 Americans. Woodrow Wilson and the American public are outraged even though German insisted the ship was fair game because it was carrying military supplies.

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may 7, 1915
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~ 110 years ago

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