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World War I
World War I started on July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918
The cause of WWI was the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. -
Spanish Flu
The Spanish flu started from February 1918 to April 1920. The Spanish flu was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. There were 25-50 million deaths due to the influenza pandemic. -
World War II
World War II started on September 1, 1939, to September 2, 1945. Hitler's Invasion of Poland in 1939 caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of education was from December 9, 1952, to May 17, 1954. The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war started on November 1, 1955, to April 30, 1975. The United States entered the war in an attempt to stop the spread of communism. -
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. The purpose of the moon landing was to gather some samples of the moon to return to earth. -
Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the constitution conferred the right to have an abortion. -
Berlin Wall Demolished
The falling of the Berlin Wall was a symbolic end of the Cold War. The wall was built after WWII to keep people in. Hundreds died while trying to cross the wall. -
Los Angeles Riots
The Los Angeles riots were a major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson that began on April 29, 1992, to May 4, 1992. The LA riots were a response to the acquittal of 4 policemen severely beating an African American. -
Y2K
Many feared that the switch from two digit year '99 to '00 would break havoc on computer systems, causing significant glitches.
