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LA Lakers win 33rd straight
on January 7, 1972, Jerry West and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Pete Maravich and the Atlanta Hawks, but This was no ordinary win, this was their 33rd straight win. They set the NBA record for most wins in a row. This is a record that still stands today. The closest team to breaking this record is the 2012-13 Miami Heat, with 27 wins. This may not seem very impressive, but it is.I would want to attend this event because this is an NBA record. -
Nixon becomes first president to resign from office
On August 9, 1974, the 36th president of the United States, Richard Nixon, became the first an only president so far who has resigned from office. He did this because he did not want to be impeached. -
President Reagan survives assassination attempt
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot in the lung by John Hinckley Jr. After adressing a lbor meeting Reagan was walking to his Limousine when Hinckley shot at him. The mazing thing was that he was unaware that he got shot. He was shot in the left lung. He did survive, and was back to work a day later. Because of this event, security is now a lot better. Now, it is basically impossible to shoot the president because the security is so good. -
Jordan scores 63 against Celtics
On April 20, 1986, Micheal Jordan proved that he is an all-time great basketball player by scoring 63 points against the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics. After the game, Celtics star layer Larry Bird said it was "God disguised as Micheal Jordan."
This event is important because it is an NBA playoff record.
I would really want to attend this event because basketball is cool. I would also want to see the greatest player of all-time play basketball -
Hubble Space telescope launches
On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope, which is the biggest space telescope, was launched. The Hubble Space telescope ways about 27,000 pounds. That is how big it really is. This amazing telescope has made more than 1.3 million observations since 1990.
This event is important because this Telescope is giving us more and more information about the universe every day. Without this telescope, we would not know as much as we do with it. -
USA Dream Team wins gold in 1992 olympics in Barcelona
On August ,1992, the USA mens basketball team, also known as the Dream Team, won the Gold medal with a 117-85 win over Croatia. The dream team is the best basketball team ever assembled. This team consisted of 10 hall of famers. That is how good they actually were.
This event was important because it was the first time that NBA players were allowed to play in the olympics. -
World Trade Center is attacked
On September 11, 2001, the world trade center in New York City was bombed. But the world trade center was not the only place that was attacked. The Pentagon was also attacked. There was a 4th plane that was going to fly into something, but fortunately, it crashed in Pennsylvania.
This event is important because we have stepped up our security ever since it happened.
I would not want to attend this event because I would get killed if I did. -
Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series in 7.
On November 2, 2016, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7, in 10 innings. This is the Cubs first world series win since 1908. This is probably one of the most awesome events in history.
This event is important because the Cubs are awesome and it is their first world series in 108 years.
This event shaped the future because Cubs fans can now die happy.
I would have wanted to attend the event because the cubs won the world series.
