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Beginning of the Green Revolution
The date here is an approximate one. The Green Revolution is not the same thing as the global increase in ecological awareness. It refers to the spread of crop strains and farming techniques meant to assure that the food supply keeps up with population growth. It has involved the transfer of technologies that had previously been used primarily in industrialized countries, such as pesticides, irrigation projects, and synthetic chemical fertilizers. -
The End of World War 2
Japanese emperor Hirohito signs the Instrument of Surrender document aboard the USS MISSOURI -
Israel Declares Independence
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Korean War Begins
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Cuban Missile Crisis begins
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. It lasted fourteen very tense days -
American Civil Rights Act signed into law
American civil rights finally become legal in America -
First Moon Landing
First people to step foot on the moo. Neil Armstrong was the first, followed by Buzz Aldrin. -
Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister, UK
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Ronald Reagan elected president of United States
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, the East German government announced the opening of the border between East and West Berlin. German Unity Day is celebrated on October 3rd, though, because (1) East and West Germany were officially rejoined on 3 October 1990 and (2) November 9th is also the anniversary of the first major Nazi pogrom against the Jews (1938) -
World Trade Organization is formed
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9/11 Attack
An American Airlines plane was hijacked and crashed into the world trade centre. Several hundreds of thousands of people died -
Barack Obama inaugurated U. S. President
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Geelong Cats Win Flag in AFL
Geelong Cats beat the Collingwood Magpies 117-89 in 2011 to win the Premiership Cup. -
Chicago Cubs end 101 year drought
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016 ending its 101 year world series win drought, the longest drought in any sport in the world. -
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 storm that hit Texas on August 25, 2017. It caused $180 billion in damage. That’s more than any other natural disaster in U.S history, except the largest estimates of Hurricane Katrina damage. It affected 13 million people from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. this affects the economy because they had to use so much money on rebuilding the state. -
Cost of War on Terror Escalates U.S. Debt
The 9/11 attack led to increased defense spending - first in Afghanistan and second in Iraq. By 2006, the War on Terror had increased the defense budget to $600 - $700 per year, creating an annual budget deficit of $500 billion per year. By 2007, the debt had almost doubled to $9.2 trillion. By 2018, it added $2 trillion to the debt
