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1 | 1837 | - 1837—1901: Victoria, Queen (U.K.)
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2 | 1849 | - 1849—1890: William III, King (Netherlands)
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3 | 1863 | - 1863—1906: Christian IX, King of Denmark
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4 | 1869 | - 1869—1877: Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President (U.S.)
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5 | 1877 | - 1877—1881: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President (U.S.)
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6 | 1881 | - 1881—1881: James A. Garfield, 20th President (U.S.)
- 1881—1885: Chester A. Arthur, 21st President (U.S.)
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7 | 1885 | - 1885—1889: Grover Cleveland, 22nd President (U.S.)
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8 | 1889 | - 1889—1893: Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President (U.S.)
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9 | 1890 | - 1890—1948: Wilhelmina, Queen (Netherlands)
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10 | 1893 | - 1893—1897: Grover Cleveland, 24th President (U.S.)
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11 | 1897 | - 1897—1901: William McKinley, 25th President (U.S.)
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12 | 1901 | - 1901—1909: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President (U.S.)
- 1901—1910: Edward VII, King (U.K.)
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13 | 1906 | - 1906—1912: Frederick VIII, King of Denmark
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14 | 1909 | - 1909—1913: William Howard Taft, 27th President (U.S.)
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15 | 1910 | - 1910—1936: George V, King (U.K.)
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16 | 1912 | - 1912—1947: Christian X, King of Denmark
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17 | 1913 | - 1913—1921: Woodrow Wilson, 28th President (U.S.)
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18 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
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19 | 1921 | - 1921—1923: Warren G. Harding, 29th President (U.S.)
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20 | 1923 | - 1923—1929: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (U.S.)
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21 | 1929 | - 1929—1933: Herbert Hoover, 31st President (U.S.)
- 1929—1941: The Great Depression
The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy lasted more than a decade, beginning in 1929 and ending during World War II in 1941. SOURCE: Federal Reserve History.
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22 | 1933 | - 1933—1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President (U.S.)
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23 | 1936 | - 1936—1936: Edward VIII, King (U.K.)
- 1936—1952: George VI, King (U.K.)
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24 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: World War II
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25 | 1940 | - 10 May 1940—5 May 1945: German invasion of the Netherlands
Germany invaded The Netherlands in 1940, with occupation lasting until 1945 when the country was liberated by American, British, and Canadian soldiers.
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