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20th Century
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First in Flight
Orville and Wilbur Wright create and fly the first powered airplane. -
Bye bye heavy metals, hello plastic!
The first true plastic was invented and dubbed Bakelite. -
Ope! Goin down
Claimed to be unsinkable, the Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks against the wishes of its crew and passengers. -
World War One
The first world war begins in Europe. -
The Flu Flew!
An influenza pandemic kills an estimated 20 million worldwide. -
Hopping the Pond
Charles Lindbergh is the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
The Babe
Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns in one season. The record lasts for 34 years. -
Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovers the first antibiotic: penicillin. -
Great Depression
The US stock market crashes, and the Great Depression starts. -
Hitler the Chancellor
Hitler is named the Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi party begins to take control. -
Television
First television in America at New York World's Fair. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, and the US enters World War II. -
New Mexico goes atomic
The United States tests out its new atomic bomb on New Mexican soil. -
Atomic Bombs
The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is the first African American man allowed onto an MLB team. He received the Rookie of the Year Award as well as the MVP. He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame. -
The Jewish State
Israel is officially recognized as a state. -
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Watson and Crick are credited with the discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA. -
Sputnik
The Soviets launch Sputnik: the first space satellite, and begin the space race. -
Birth control pill
The FDA approves the pill for birth control. -
Cuba's big cigars
The Cuban Missile Crisis almost starts World War III. -
JFK assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
MLK assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. -
I walked on the moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon. -
Roe vs. Wade
Because of the Roe vs. Wade case and the Doe vs. Bolton case, the Supreme Court decides to legalize abortion under the 14th ammendment. -
Computers!!!
The first mass marketed personal computer is launched called the Apple II. -
Explosion!
The nuclear plant Chernobyl explodes and brings the lives of an estimated 7000 people to an end. -
http://www.
The World Wide Web is created. Makes the Internet a more wonderful place. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
East Germany lifts travel restrictions and the Berlin Wall falls. -
U.S.S.R. dissolves
The U.S.S.R. dissolves. Mikhail Gorbachev hands in his resignation, and Boris Yeltsin takes command. -
Treat races equally?
Apartheid is officially ended in South Africa. Laws are created to treat races equally. -
Red Rover, Red Rover, send the Pathfinder right over!
The Pathfinder lands on Martian soil. Moving only 2 inches in an hour, it manages to send back astounding pictures.
