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Galveston hurricane
The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. -
End of WWI
This became known as Armistice Day - the day Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace) which caused the fighting to stop.
People in Britain, France and the countries that supported them celebrated. -
Eighteenth amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution banned the processing, moving, and selling of intoxicating alcohol -
Nineteenth amendment
that officially extended the right to vote to women. -
Start of WWII
World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, -
End of WWII
World War II ended with the unconditional surrender of Germany in May 1945. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights movement leader was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. -
Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the first woman Supreme Court Justice.