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Guglielmo Marconi sends and receives radio message across the Atlantic. Morse code
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On the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, December 10, 1901, the first set of Nobel Prizes were awarded.
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Orville Wright drove the first powered airplane 20 feet above a beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted about 12 seconds and covered roughly 120 feet.
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First “nickelodeon”
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April 18, 1906, an estimated magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, lasting for approximately 45 to 60 seconds.
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On December 16th 2 Police officers are murdered while investigating a robbery are shot and killed by the gang, in January the following year following a tip off Police cordon of an area of Stepney in East London and a major gun battle between police and the gang lasts nearly all day leaving some of the gang members dead.
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Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the Heavyweight Boxing Championship was when he knocked out the reigning champion Tommy Burns on December 26th, 1910. His victory had stirred up a lot of controversy as well as the desire for a white man to reclaim the title.
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Mona Lisa Recovered, The Mona Lisa was recovered two years after its theft from the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was found in Florence in Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia's hotel room.
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Trench warfare was seeing the use of poison gas. A non-lethal type of gas had been used by the Germans in late 1914, but a more damaging kind was put onto the Eastern Front in January 1915
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Prohibition had been ratified on January 29th, 1919, and came into force with the 18th Amendment
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January 10, 1920 - The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, ending the hostilities of the first World War. Nine days later the United States Senate votes against joining the League.
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September 7-8, 1921 - The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is won by Margaret Gorman for the title of the Golden Mermaid trophy, later dubbed Miss America.
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May 5, 1922 - Construction begins on Yankee Stadium in New York City
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April 4, 1923 - Warner Brothers Pictures is incorporated.
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November 15, 1926 - The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations.
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Al Capone imprisoned for income tax evasion.
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Congress passes an amendment that banned all alcohol use in the U.S.
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The establishment of the FCC helped communcation growth.
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The news and what was happening around us got out easier through magazines berthing.
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The beginning of World War 2 impacted Americans for the rest of their lives.
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Everyone saw and or heard of the brutal things that were taken place in this Nazis death camp.
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One of the first cartoons was created in Bugs Bunny.
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Troops stormed Normandy and many were killed but it was a very effect battle tatic.
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Robinson becomes first ever black MLB player.
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Gandhi fought war with piece and that many people respected him but on another hand angered many.
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This becomes an issue for the U.S. because they believe in the domino theory.
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The first organ transplant paved the way for science and medical fields to see how far we can go.
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This evolutionized the televison and allowed viewers to watch tv in color.
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Changed the game.
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African Americans were being looked at as humans for one of the first times.
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Childrens books were created more after Dr. Seuss's influence.
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Chile gets hit with a dangerously pwerful earthquake which shocks the world.
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Viewers at home got to see the debates and how the presidents handled the pressure of people watching from home.
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Americans witness the CIA invade Cuba and fail with the Bay of pigs.
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This was a 13 day stand off between the US and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba.
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This became an American tradition that everyone watches every year on television.
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The American public was exposed to a protest against the Vietnam War, the National Guard started firing off and killed and wounded many.
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A political scandal the the public was exposed to that showed President Nixon covering up his involvement in a break in the DNC headquarters.
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After many years and many deaths the war came to an end with the withdraw of US.
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Star wars is a memorable series that everyone may not have seen but is aware of.
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This kick started the headphone increase and set up things like Beats and Bose headphones.
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Was the building blocks for all videos game that are modern.
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On of the greatest tracks every recorded huge influence on the music industry.
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First major recorded crusise ship crash.
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People witnessed this comet on tv, through the internet and many other ways.
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During the Cold War it was torn down because it held people from jobs and opportunities in the west.
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With Magic Johnson being an iconic figure this raised awareness for HIV/AIDS.
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Fatal terriost attack that killed 6 people and wounded 1,042.
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He became the first blacl president of South Africa.
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Football star not guilty for a double murder case built huge issues such as Keeping up with the Kardashians.
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First major school shoot that shocked the world ad changed schools forever.
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Terriost flew planes into the twin towers causing many Americans lost of family and changed many things even laws.
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Space shuttle sent to outer space explodes and kills all 7 of the Austronauts.
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This is a movement in social media and the evolution of technology and mass media.
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Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. He is also the first African-American to hold the office.
