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World War I
World War I started when the Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife Sophie got assassinated in Serbia by the 'Black Hand'. Because of this, Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany decided to side with Austria while Russia sided with Serbia, thus starting the First World War. Eventually other European countries joined in with the war, creating two separate sides: The Allies (Russia, the British Empire, and France) and The Central Hand (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire). -
Woman's Suffrage
during the 1920’s, the women had a right to vote in the U.S. Although many states had already legalized it, the remaining were forced to by the 19th amendment. -
First Atom Split
In 1932, scientist John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton split the nucleus of an atom for the first time in Cambridge, UK. The original use for splitting the nucleus was for the atomic bomb. -
World War II
World War II started when Hitler decided to invade Poland. There were two major sides of World War II, the Allies and the Axis. Germany, Italy, and Japan created the Axis. Britain, America, France, Australia, New Zealand, China, and India created the Allies. -
DNA Structure Discovered
The DNA structure was discovered in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick. This was really important to modern molecular biology. It gave us a deeper cognizance of the genetic code and protein synthesis. -
Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded
On May 22nd, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded was hit Lumaco, Chile. On the magnitude scale, it scored 9.5 and it lasted for approximately 10 minutes. The epicenter was Chile but affected southern Chile, eastern New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii, Philippines, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands. -
Civil Rights Act
On the July 2nd 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed. It was a civil right that banned discrimination against race, religion, gender, and national origin. This Civil Right ended racial segregation and many other discriminating acts. -
The Terracotta Warriors Discovered
The Terracotta Warriors were found on March 29th by Yang Zhifa, who was digging for a well. He needed the water to help his crops grow. When he finally reached one of the Warriors, he simply thought that they were jars to take home for use. Yang Zhifa soon told a museum about his findings and was paid CNY 10 for every cart. -
World Trade Centre Bombing
The World Trade Centre was bombed by a group of terrorists. A urea nitrate hydrogen gas enhanced bomb was placed in the garage, hoping that the North tower would collapse and send the South tower collapsing as well. It failed to do so but killed six adults in the process. -
ILOVEYOU Virus
The ILOVEYOU virus has a world record for the most virulent computer virus in computer history. Two computer programmers called Reonel Ramones and Onel de Guzman released the virus and was soon arrested by the NBI
