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Indian Independence
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was as an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviet Union had cut off all traffic and water to west Berlin. American and British officials fly in supplies for 11 months and a plane lands every 3 minutes. This causedthe Soviets to lift the blockade. -
Creation of Israel
In Tel Aviv, Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion proclaims the State of Israel, establishing the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. -
Korean War
The Korean war was betwen North and South Korea and started June 25, 1950 and ended July 27, 1953. United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and Soviets fought for the North. UN sent an international force to stop the invasion. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion started on April 17, 1961 and ended April 19, 1961. This was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA.The goal was to overthrow the government, -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was in 1962, Soviets secretely built missile sits in Cuba and they were discovered by a U.S. spy plane. The U.S. viewed this as a threat. Soviets agreedto remove missiles if U.S. doesn't invade Cuba. -
Assassination of Egyptian President Sadat
President Anwar Sadat was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Operation Badr. The assassination was undertaken by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. -
Tiananmen Square Protest
The Tianamen Square Protest of 1989 were student protesting because they wanted Bourgeois liberalism, and to slow the pace of economic reforms. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The construction of The Berlin wall started on August 13, 1961 by the German Democratic Republic and was destroyed on November 9, 1989. The purpose was to create a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989. -
Assassination of Israeli Prime Minister
The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzahak Rabin was assassinated on Novemeber 4, 1995. He was shot at his rally support at the Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.
