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Period: to
1900-2010
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Queen Victoria DIes
Queen Victoria dies. Her reign lasted 64 years before she died. -
Panama Declares independence from Columbia
Panama declares their indiendence from Columbia. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese war begins. Russia and Japan fight for control of Manchuria and Korea. -
Titanic
Titanic sinks. 1500 people die. -
Superior court
The superior court in Fulton county GA. accepts the charter for the esrablshment of the Ku Klux Klan. -
U.S. National Park Service
U.S. National Park Service is created by act of Congress. -
Womens sufrage
Womens sufrage goes into effect following Tennessee's ratifaction of the 19th amendment. -
WW1 over
U.S. congress in a joint resolution declares WW1 ended. -
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. -
Riechstag Fire
Riechstag fire in Berlin; Nazi terror begins. -
Hindenburg
The Hindenburg goes down at Lakehurst N.J. 36 people killed. -
Orson Welles
Orson Welles broadcasts his adaptation of H.G. Welles's War of the Worlds. Creating a nationwide panic as listeners believe that aliens have landed in N.J. -
Social Security
THe first Social Security checks are paid out. -
D-Day
Allies invade Normandy. -
Hitler
Hitler committs sucide. -
Thermonuclear bomb
U.S. explodes firt thermonuclear bomb at Enewetak Island. -
East Berliners
East Berliners rise against communist rule. -
Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu French military outpost in vietnam falls to Viet Minh. -
U-2 Spy plane
American U-2 spy plane is shot down over Russia. -
Bay of Pigs
1,200 US sponsered anti-Castro exiles invade cuba in an attempt to assassinate Castro. THe invasion fails and all invaders are either killed or captured by Cuban forces. -
Second Vatican council
Pope John XXIII opens second Vatican Council. -
Kent State
Four students at Kent State University slain by National Gaurdsmen during demonstration protesting the incursion into Cambodia. -
India And USSR
India and USSR sign a 20 year friendship pact. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon announces that he will resign the next day. First president to do so. -
US and Iran
US breaks diplomatic ties with Iran. -
John Paul
Pope John Paul II wounded by gunman. -
Congress Rebukes Reagan
Congress rebukes Ronald Reagan on use of federal funds for mining Nicaraguan harbors. -
US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court upsets law banning flag burning. -
US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court limits death row appelas. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton elected president Al Gore vice president, democrates keep control of congress. -
Me
I was Born. VERY IMPORTANT! -
9/11
Terrorists hijack jetliners and ram them into Twin Towers in NY and Pentagon. -
Court Treaty
US withdraws from international court treaty. -
Gay Marrige
Massachusettes first state to legalize gay marrige.