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| 1 | 1909 | - 1909: William Taft president of the USA 1909-1913.
- 1909: Instant coffee invented by G. Washington.
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| 2 | 1910 | - 1910: Thomas Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture.
- 1910: Georges Claude displayed the first neon lamp to the public on December 11, 1910, in Paris.
- 1910: George V. Ruler of England 1910-1936. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): 2nd son of Edward VII, married Princess Mary of Teck. Accession, Jan 20, abdication, Dec 10.
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| 3 | 1911 | - 1911: Charles Franklin Kettering invents the first automobile electrical ignition system.
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| 4 | 1912 | - 1912: Motorized movie cameras invented, and replaced hand-cranked cameras.
- 1912: The first tank patented by Australian inventor De La Mole.
- 1912: Clarence Crane created Life Savers candy in 1912.
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| 5 | 1913 | - 1913: Woodrow Wilson president of the USA 1913-1921.
- 1913: The crossword puzzle invented by Arthur Wynne.
- 1913: The Merck Chemical Company patented, what is now known as, ecstasy.
- 1913: Mary Phelps Jacob invents the bra.
- 1913: Gideon Sundback invents the modern zipper.
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| 6 | 1914 | - 1914: World War I begins. Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary vs. Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The United States joined on the side of the Triple Entente in 1917.
- 1914: Garrett A. Morgan invents the Morgan gas mask.
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1909 - 1914 (4 years)