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Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Began in West Virginia, where railroad workers protested about wage cuts. This quickly had spread to multiple states becoming a nationwide strike. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal Law aimed to promote economic fairness and competition, by prohibiting monopolies, and cartels. -
Gold Standard Act
Defined US dollar by gold weight and requiring the US treasury to redeem on demand and in gold coin only. -
Titanic Sinking
The ship collided with an iceberg near Newfoundland. Hours later the ship sank, causing thousands to lose their lives. -
Lusitania
The German submarine u-20 torpedoed and sank Lusitania, causing 1200 people to lose their lives. -
Women's Suffrage
19th amendment was ratified to give women the right to vote. -
Segregated Travel for Black Veterans Families
The US department of war forced black veterans families to travel on segregated ships to visit their loved ones in Europe. -
Amelia Earharts Solo Flight
Amelia Earhart became the first women to preform a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Navy Launched surprise attack on US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of France , Pivotal movement in the European Theater. -
22nd Amendment
No person can be elected into office more than twice. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Ruled that racial segregation in public school was unconstitutional. -
JFK Assassination
Shot and killed in Dallas Texas while riding in a motorcade. -
Apollo 11
Spaceflight conducted by NASA, first human on the moon. -
Death of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 due to drug usage and then experience a heart attack. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Terrorist attack on the US, 53 Americans were taken and weren't released until the next presidential inauguration a year later. -
HIV Crisis
Spread of HIV lead to a world -wide panic, there was limited knowledge about the disease. -
William Clinton
Election of William Clinton the 42nd president. -
9/11
Terrorist attacks on the US, two planed getting ran into the twin towers. -
COVID-19 Pandemic
Disease that broke out and shut down most of America