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The Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. -
The Convention of Constantinople
The Convention of Constantinople, signed in 1888, established the Suez Canal as an international waterway, guaranteeing free and open passage for all ships, regardless of flag, in both peace and war, and prohibiting fortifications on its banks. -
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War, a 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, resulted in the U.S. acquiring Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and establishing a protectorate over Cuba, effectively ending Spain's colonial empire in the Americas and solidifying the U.S. as a world power. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese anti-foreign, anti-Christian movement in 1899-1900, sparked by resentment towards foreign influence and the Qing Dynasty's perceived weakness, which led to a siege of foreign legations in Beijing and a multinational intervention that ultimately suppressed the rebellion and imposed harsh terms on China. -
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Second Boer War
The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, was a conflict between the British Empire and the two Boer republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, fought from 1899 to 1902, ultimately resulting in British victory and the annexation of the republics. -
Spark of the Great War
The "spark" that ignited World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. -
United States Joins WWI
The United States formally entered World War I on April 6, 1917, after two and a half years of European conflict, primarily due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram, prompting President Wilson to seek a declaration of war from Congress. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression, a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939, saw a stock market crash, widespread unemployment, and bank failures, leading to significant hardship and lasting impacts on the global economy and political landscape. -
Initiation of WWII
World War II began with Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later, marking the start of the European phase of the war. -
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Going Out With a Boom
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945), marking the first and only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, causing immense destruction and death, and ultimately contributing to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II -
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Korean War
Korean War, conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. -
Brown V. Board of Education
On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a Cold War conflict pitting communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam, supported by the United States, ultimately ending with North Vietnam's victory and the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an abortive invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government. -
JFK Assassinated
A bullet pierced the base of the neck of the president, exited through his throat, and then likely (according to the Warren Report) passed through Governor Connally's shoulder and wrist, ultimately hitting his thigh. Another bullet struck Kennedy in the back of the head. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969, was the first mission to land humans on the Moon, fulfilling President Kennedy's goal of sending Americans to the Moon and back before the end of the decade. -
Berlin Wall Falling
On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War and division, was opened, leading to the reunification of Germany and the beginning of the end of communist control in Eastern Europe. -
Twin Towers
On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City collapsed after being struck by hijacked airplanes, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, marking the deadliest and costliest building collapse in history. -
Finding Nemo
Marlin, a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo, who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory -- who has a really short memory -- joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank. -
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Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, which emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The disease primarily spreads through respiratory droplets and affects the respiratory system, leading to symptoms ranging from mild cold-like symptoms to severe pneumonia and death. Here's a summary of the key points of the pandemic.