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Wright Brothers and the First Powered Airplane
The Wright Brothers flew the first working powered airplane in 1903. -
Plastic
Plastic is invented and used for packaging. -
Titanic sinks.
Titanic, the so called unsinkable ship and largest manmade structure, sinks. -
Flu epidemic kills 20 million
The flu epidemic in 1918 kills 20 million people worldwide. -
Women win the right to vote
On August 26, 1920: the 19th amendment was ratified giving american women the right to vote. -
Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin which is now used for medical purposes. -
The Great Depression
The U.S.A. stock market crashes and the Great Depression or a time of lacking of needs desperately. -
Germany invades Poland
World War II starts in Europe. -
TV
broadcasting on TV begins in the U.S.A. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which actuated the U.S.A.'s involvment in WWII. -
D-Day
marks biginning of WWII for Europe -
Holocaust
Nazi Holocaust starts and the concentration camps become known to the public. -
Bomb Test
The atomic bomb is tested in New Mexico for the first time. -
United States dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on the japanese city of Hiroshima, killing thousands of people. -
First black in baseball
Jackie Robinson becomes the first colored major league baseball player. -
Statehood for Israel
Israel became a land for jews and later gained statehood. -
DNA
DNA structure is discovered. -
launch of Sputnik by Soviets
The space race begins and the first space satellite is launched. -
FDA approval of the birth control pill
The FDA approves the birth control pill to help prevent pregnancy. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviets and Americans fought because of Soviet missles on Cuba. -
JFK assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Martin Luther King assassinated
Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennesee. A single shot struck his face and neck. -
Kennedy Assassination
President Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in California. -
Neil Armstrong first human to walk on moon.
Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969. -
Roe vs. Wade
In the conflict of Roe vs. Wade, abortion is legalized. -
AIDS identified
AIDS, a fatal disease, which is transmitible through blood and other sources, is discovered. -
Berlin Wall falls
The Berlin Wall, used as a blockade between east and west, is torn down. -
world wide web revolutionizes the internet
World wide web revolutionizes the internet. Accessing information becomes easier. -
Clinton's Impeachment
President William Jefferson Clinton lies about having sexual relations with a white house employee, which later led to his impeachment in 1998. -
Earthquake
An earthquake hits San Francisco.
