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Black Plague
In the late Middle Ages Europe experienced the most deadly out break in history. It killed an estimated 25 million people -
Exile of Napoleon
Was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany. Napoleon eventually escaped and took control of France once again. -
Kristallnatch
Was a pogrom against Jews through out Nazi Germany. The name comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after the windows of Jewish owned stores, buildings, and synagogues we smashed. -
Pearl Harbor
It was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Was a failed military invasion of Cuba. 1,400 Cubans were sent back to Cuba after US training, they were meant to gain support from the Cuban people, but failed. -
Nelson Mandela’s Inprisonment
Mandela was captured with fellow activist Cecil Williams. He was charged with inciting workers strikes and leaving the country without permission. -
Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream”
MLK called for civil and economic rights. He spoke to over 250,000 civil rights supporters over the steps of the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13 day confrontation between the US and Russia. Russia had placed ballistic missiles in Cuba, and the US had placed ballistic missiles in Turkey and Italy. -
JFK Assasination
While riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealy Plaza, president John F Kennedy was fatally shot. Lee Harvey Oswald was convicted in his murder. -
Kent State Massacre
Students were protesting the bombing of Cambodia by the US. The national guard retaliated by shooting unarmed students, killing 4 and wounding 9 -
Tank Man
A man stood infront of a line of tanks. He was supposedly protesting the army’s entry to his city. He has not been seen or heard from since. -
911
Series of 4 coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group, Al Qaeda. The attacks destroyed the twin towers and damaged the Pentagon. 2,996 people were killed and over 6,000 people were injured, and there was at least $10 billion in property damage.
