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Selective Service Act marks 1917 mobilization milestone
AP looks at defining historical moments shaping the world from 1917 to 1994 including the Selective Service Act requiring registration for men aged 21 to 30, thes confiscation of blue jeans patent, and pivotal events like the Homestead Act signing, Miss USA 1986, and the Manchester Arena bombing.
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United States
India
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
U.S. Department of Justice
Microsoft
Abraham Lincoln
Levi Strauss
Jacob Davis
U.S
Cuba
Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
Lawrence
Kansas
American Red Cross
Connecticut
San Francisco
Dan White
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
Christy Fichtner
Dallas
Miami
Halle Berry
Cleveland
Aaron Burr
Ulysses S. Grant
Harry Truman
Greece
Turkey
Johnny Carson
Burbank
California
Carson
Manchester Arena
Brooklyn Bridge
New York City
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
New York
World Trade Center