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World War I
The assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by South Slav patriot Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, kicked off World War I. -
The roaring Twenties
In the roaring twenties peaple had more money in ther pockets than ever. Many North Carolinians believed that the 1920s would be a very successful decade. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the country's and the contemporary industrial economy's longest and worst depression. -
The dust bowl
The Dust Bowl, sometimes known as "the Dirty Thirties," began in 1930 and lasted for a decade, but the region's long-term economic effects lasted much longer. -
The first session of the Unicameral
The Nebraska "experiment," as it was slated to meet its first session in January 1937, whatever the grounds for its adoption. -
World War II
On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland, starting World War II in Europe. -
SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base
In 1946, the US government set up the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as part of its reaction. -
Race riots in Omaha
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was created in 1995 as part of the US government's response. -
UNL Students protest the Vietnam War
This began as a protest then became a student-lead occupation of the Military and Naval Sciences building. -
The first computer
The first computer was made in 1976.