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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was ratified on this date, which abolished slavery and was a big step for African-Americans -
End of Manifest Destiny
America desired to expand Westward, believing it was their god-given right -
Barbed Wire is Invented
Barbed wire is invented this year, an invention that would contribute geographically and symbolically to the end of the frontier and the American Wild West -
John D. Rockefeller Founded Standard Oil
On this date, John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil, marking the start of industrialization and a long period of robber barons, monopolies, and society-changing economic change -
Election of 1896
William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan, marking a significant landmark in America's shift from rural to urban societal interests -
Spanish-American War Begins
While not necessarily caused by yellow journalism, it is said to have been a major influential factor for why this war was waged -
USA enters WWI
On this date, the US declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, and was ratified on this date -
Prohibition Begins
With the Volstead act going into effect, the Prohibition era went into effect, sparking the beginning of the cultural wave of the Roaring 20s -
The Great Depression Begins
With the stock market crash, banking panics, and other financial disasters, The Great Depression begins -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl begins and lasts in the 1930's, leading the southwestern US to experience much drought, dirt, and poverty during this time, leading to economic and societal struggle -
The New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt begins post-WWI reforms with The New Deal -
America enters WWII
The US officially entered WWII on this date, the day after the Pearl Harbor attack -
America Drops Atomic Bomb
On this date, the US dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan, effectively ending WWII -
Cold War Begins
The announcement of the Truman Doctrine was on this date, arguably beginning the Cold War -
The US Enters the Korean War
The US officially enters the Korean War on this date -
The US Enters the Vietnam War
This marks the official beginning of American involvement in the Vietnam War -
"I Have A Dream"
On this date, in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speech at the March on Washington -
Watergate Scandal
On this date, a series of investigations started that would become the downfall of Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal -
Rocky Releases in Theaters
My favorite movie, Rocky, was released in theaters on this date