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Civil War
The Confederacy surrenders to the Union. -
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first radio signal in Italy. -
The First Plane
The Wright brothers launch, fly, and land the first plane. -
Model T
Henry Ford introduces the Model T -
WWI
Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, WWI is imminent. -
WWI Ends
An armistice is signed, bringing the war to an end. -
The Great Depression
Over production, the dust bowl as well as other factors in other countries lead to a worldwide depression. -
WWII Begins
Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Britain and the U.S. declare war on Japan the following day. -
ENIAC
The first room sized computer (occupied about 1,800 square feet and used about 18,000 vacuum tubes, weighing almost 50 tons) -
FDR Death
Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes, Harry S. Truman takes his place. -
German Surrender
The German forces surrender. -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is hit with an atomic bomb. Nagasaki follows three days later. -
Japan Surrender
The Japanese forces surrender. -
The Korean War
The Republic of Korea (South Korea), and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) engage in war. The UN backs the south, while China and the Soviets back the north -
Vietnam
The Vietnam war begins. -
Cuban Missile Crisis Ends
Kruschev announces the removal of missiles from Cuba. -
Civil Rights Movement
A march from Selma to Montgomery to protest the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson begins the Civil Rights Movement. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. -
Apollo 11
The first American Moon landing. -
Watergate
Nixon resigns due to the Watergate scandal. -
Vietnam war ends
Saigon falls, Viet Cong win. -
Reaganomics
Economic policies regarding supply-side economics (trickle-down) -
Desert Strom
Response to Irag's invassion of Kuwait. Went until early 1991. -
Smartphone
The Simon Personal Communicator is released by IBM before the term "smart phone" is even coined. -
Google
Google is created. -
9/11
Four planes are hijacked in America. Two are crashed into the Twin Towers, one crashed into the pentagon, and one crashed in PA. -
Operation Enduring Freedom begins
The US invades Afghanistan. -
Iraq War
In response to the 9/11 attacks, the US led an offensive into Iraq aimed at removing Saddam Hussein. -
iPhone
Steve Jobs announces the first iPhone. -
Iraq War
The Iraq War ends. -
Operation Enduring Freedom ends
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Operation Freedom's Sentinel begins
American presence continues in Afghanistan. (2015 - present)
