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Civil War Ends
Lee and Grant met at a private home to arrange a confederate surrender. -
First modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece.
The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. -
Henry Ford introduced the Model T.
The car was very simple to drive, and easy and cheap to repair. It only costed $825 in 1908. -
Panama Canal opens
An old French crane boat, became the first ship to make a complete transit of the Panama Canal under its own steam. -
First world war ends.
Germany agreed to a cease fire on Armistice day. -
Charles Lindbergh make the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight.
From Roosevelt Field located in Garden City on New Yorks Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France, a distance of nearly 3,600 miles -
Adolf Hitler takes power.
Adolf Hitler begins his rise to power in Germany. -
Hindenburg Disaster.
The accident served to shatter public confidence in the giant, passenger-carrying rigid airship, and marked the end of the airship era. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor.
The next day the United States declared war on Japan resulting in our entry into World War II. -
U.S. astronauts walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong takes the first steps on the moon.
