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1 | 1896 | - 1896: American, H. O'Sullivan invents the rubber heel.
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2 | 1897 | - 1897: William McKinley president of the USA 1897-1901. William McKinley dies in Buffalo, NY, 1901.
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3 | 1898 | - 1898: Spanish-American War: United States vs Spain 1898.
- 1898: Edwin Prescott patents the roller coaster.
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4 | 1899 | - 1899: J.S. Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner.
- 1899: I.R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame.
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5 | 1900 | - 1900: The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
- 1900: Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.
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