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Great Depression
The great Depression was a worldwide economic depression before World War II. The depression originated in the United States after the stock market crash in 1929 known as Black Tuesday. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Documentary
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese Navy on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This attack resulted in the US entering WWII. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin of Russia became the first human to travel into space when he orbited the earth in the Vostok 1 in 1961. -
First Man on Moon
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969 as he commanded the Apollo 11 moon landing mission. Arstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent two and a half hourse exploring on the moon. -
Watergate
The Watergate scandal wass a result of a break-in on June 17, 1972 at the Democratic National Committe headquarters in Washing, D.C. that resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon on August 9, 1974 after his administration attempte to cover-up its involvement in the incident. -
World Trade Center Attacks
The attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001 were part of a series of terrorist attacks launched by Al Qaeda in New York and Washington, D.C. Suicide attacks were facillitated by hijacking airplaines to crash into buildings.
