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Abraham Lincoln Death
Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's theater by John Wilkes Booth -
End of Civil War
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First Airplane Flight
The Wright Brothers fly their first successful airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina -
Model T Ford
The first production of the Model T Ford was completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit -
US enters World War I
The United States enters WWI on the side of the Allies -
WWI Ends
Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies -
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote and the 19th amendment is added to the constitution -
John Baird Transmits the First TV Image
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Great Depression Begins
The stock market crashes indicating the beginning of the depression -
Franklin Roosevelt Becomes President
Creates the New Deal to help the US get out of the Depression -
TV Becomes Commercialized
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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor which then results in the US joining WWII -
D-Day
Allied forces infiltrate Nazi occupied land -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
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Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
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WWII Ends
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ENIAC Announced
One of the earliest computers was introduced -
Korean War Begins
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Korean War Ends
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Vietnam War Begins
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President John F. Kennedy Dies
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while on a political trip -
First Cell Phone Call
Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher, makes the first cell phone call -
Richard Nixon Resigns as President
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Microsoft is Founded
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Vietnam War Ends
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Apple is Founded
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Apple I released
Apple I, a desktop computer, was the first product released by Apple -
VHS Comes to the US
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Epson HX-20 Announced
Regarded as the first laptop computer -
CD Production Began
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"Classic" Mac OS
First Mac OS -
Nintendo Entertainment System Released
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Microsoft Windows 1.0 Released
Windows 1.0 was the first version of the Windows os released -
The Internet Became Available to the Public
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Apple Powerbook 100 Released
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DVD Player Introduced
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Blackberry 850 Released
First phone released under the Blackberry name -
9/11
Terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers in NYC -
War in Afghanistan Begins
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First Ipod Released
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First Xbox Released
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iPhone Released
The first generation iPhone is released -
Great Recession Begins
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HTC Dream
First android cell phone -
First iPad Released
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Samsung Galaxy S Released
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Siri Released
Apple's personal assistant -
Amazon Echo Released
The Echo is a smart speaker that uses a personal assistant that responds to the user -
War in Afghanistan Ends
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Apple Watch Released
