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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the U.S. naval base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded.
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Construction of the First Atomic Bomb Start
The development of the first atomic bomb is signed into agreement between the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. -
Death of President Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies suddenly of a brain hemorage and Vice President Truman takes his position in office quickly after.
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Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
During the final stage of WWII, the United States detonated two bombs in Japan in an attempt to force surrender and the Ally victory. This is successful, but results in the death of 129,000 to 226,000 Japanese civilians which possibly could have been avoided. This bombing is touted to have been partially done to threaten the U.S.S.R. with an example of U.S. potential, although Truman insists this is not the case.
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Truman Doctrine Announced
The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress. When passed it would grant $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communist terrorism. President Harry S. Truman implements the act on May 22.
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Little Rock 9
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They faced a lot of opposition and at times risk of physical harm by the white population.
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Hippie Movement
A counterculture formed among the youth in the face of political unrest and war which promoted world peace and social acceptance. The culture is characterized by bright colors, unusual gender roles, pacifism, and use of drugs to "expand" one's mind and find themselves.
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MLK's I Have a Dream Speech
MLK's demonstration and speech proved to the nation that people would no longer tolerate senseless, racial injustice.
The outcome was one of the most successful and influential peaceful demonstration in the history of the United States.
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JFK Shooting
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. The assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old man.
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The Environmental Movement
Americans celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970, and Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act that same year. The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act followed two years later. The oil crisis of the late 1970s drew further attention to the issue of conservation. -
Ford Attempted Assassination
In Sacramento California on September 5, 1975, Lynette Fromme attempted to kill President Gerald Ford.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/gerald-r-ford/videos/first-ford-assassination-attempt
