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20th Century
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Wright Brothers fly first powered airplane
They took off towards Kitty Hawk in the Flyer. They finished building the lane in June 1903. -
San Francisco Earthquake
A major earthquake devastated San Francisco and led to a major fire. -
Titanic sinks
The "unsinkable" Titanic was the largest man-made structure at the time. It hit an iceburg, causing it to sink. -
Panama Canal is opened
The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans allowing easier trade and traveling routes. -
Worldwide Flu Epidemic
This flu outbreak killed more people than World War I. It somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. -
Women win the right to vote
Women gain the right to vote with the nineteenth ammendment to the Constitution. -
US Stock Market Crashes
The stock market crash lead to the Great Depression. -
First jet airplane takes flight
Sir Frank Wittle's plane was the first jet airplane to take flight under control of Flight Lieutenant Sayer. -
Regular Television Broadcasting
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor causing the US to enter World War II. It killed 2,304 people and destroyed 188 planes. -
D-Day invasion
The United States Army under General Eisenhower invaded the beaches of Normandy, marking the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. -
Nazi Holocaust
Hilter's creation of Jewish concentration camps is revealed. -
USA bombs Hiroshima and Nogasaki
United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing Japan to surrender and end World War II. It wiped out 90 percent of the population and instantly killed 80,000 people. -
United Nations is established
The United Nations was developed to help develop and unite the world. -
Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barriers
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DNA structure discovered
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA. This find started the time of new biology that led to the sudy of the human body. -
Russia launches Sputnik
Russia launched the first satelite into space, beginning the Space Race. -
First man in space
Yuri Gagarin from Russia became the first human in space. He made 108 minute flight in Vostok 1. -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard was the first American in space. He flew 116 miles above the earth's surface, was weightless for about five minutes, and landed in the Atlantic Ocean. -
Berlin Wall is built
Communist East Germany built a wall between East Germany and Democratic West Germany. -
John Glenn orbits the Earth
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth in Friendship 7. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the World ever came to a nuclear war. -
President Kennedy is assassinated
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel by Sirhan Sirhan from Palestine. -
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, which was America's first attempt to land on the moon. This mission was successful and Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon. -
President Richard Nixon resigned
Richard Nixon resigned after the Watergate scandals. Gerald Ford took office after him. -
AIDS is identified
The first cases of AIDS were found in gay men, however they now know that it can exist in any human. -
Space Shuttle Challenger explodes
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and killed the crew including the school teacher Christa McAuliffe. The launch was highly publicized because it was the first time a school teacher was allowed to travel in space. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Explosion
A Russian nuclear plant exploded killing 7,000 people. -
Berlin Wall falls
East Germany lifted the travel restrictions, opening up the border between East Germany and West Germany. The Fall of the Berlin Wall became known as a symbol of the end of the Cold War. -
Pathfinder lands on Mars
The Pathfinder was the first US spacecraft to land on Mars. It sent back astonishing pictures of the findings on Mars.
