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The Great War in Context of the 20th Century
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Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers make the first flight outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina -
San Franciso Earthquake and Fire
The quake and subsequent fire left more than half San Francisco's population homeless, destroyed 28,000 buildings, and killed approximately 700 to 3,000 people. -
Titanic Sinks
The Titanic Sinks. 1517 people died -
The Great War Begins
World War One begins -
The Great War Ends
World War One ends -
WW2
The official start date of the Second World War -
WW2 Ends
The officiall end date of the Second World War -
Death of Josef Stalin
The second leader of the Soviet Union dies -
Death of Martin Luther King Junior
Marting Luther King Jnr. is assassinated after being hit by a snipers bullet -
Pope John Paul II
Karol Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall fallls in Germany signifying the beginning of the collapse of the Iron Curtain -
End of Soviet Union
The Soviet Union officially collapses bringing the end of Communism -
Turn of the Millenium
The final day of the 20th century and the turn of the millenuim.
