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First modern credit card introduced
It was thought of in 1949 made by McNamara, It could be used in multiple over 20000 people used it at the end of 1950. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock nine was an event where 9 black kids, wanted to go to an all white school, back in the time segregation was still active. The Military had to come in to make sure they were safe and were not bothered by White students, and also the Teachers. -
Hydrogen Bomb Creation
U.S. President Truman orders construction of hydrogen Bomb -
Birth Control Pill (Placebo)
Birth Control Pill The link goes more in depth about the birth Control pill. -
Walsh and Piccare
Jacques and Don Walsh reached the floor of the Mariana Trench in the western north pacific ocean. They dove a total of 35800 feet and discovered a new kind of shrim and a flat fish. -
John F. Kennedy
John F Kennedy was our 35th President In office. He was part of the very first presidentual Election. And at the 3rd year, he got assassinated, by a Man named Lee Harvey Oswald. His legacy still goes on to this day. -
Beatles Break Up
Even though the Beatles were the hit sensation of their time, all great things come to an end. The Beatles release to the press that they will break up the band. -
Computer Floppy disk introduced
Some of the first floppy disks were intoduced in the 1700's, not a specific date on it. -
Nixon Resigns from office
On August 9th, 1974, Richard Nixon Resigns from office, due to either insanity, or he was extremely nervous of him, breaking the law, and look extremely guilty trying to cover it up. He was the First president ever to Resign From Office. -
Mount St Helen Eruption
In 1980 Mount St Helen erupted, like most volcanos, this one was different. Experts say that the eruption was strong enough, to match up to maybe 1000 atomic bombs. Just think about it. -
Berlin Wall Torn Down
The Berlin wall was created to seperate the East from West. You can tell which sides which by the graffiti on one side, and a Moat, Turrents, and soldiers on the other. It is now torn down, but some still remain. -
'Star Wars' The Strategic Defense Initiative
Pres. Ronald Reagan launched a program to scare the USSR into not to launch there missles, saying that we have lazers to shoot down their missle. And It was actually successful. -
Rodney King's Beating
On March 3rd 1991, Rodney King overwent a brutal beating by 4 police officers, which only 2 of them got time, and the other 2 got inquitted. -
LA Riots
LA Riots broke out due to the civil rights movement, ending up in a huge loss. 53 people lost there lives and 2000+ injured. Including the horrific beating of Rodney King. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
There was a horiffic bombing in a federal building and blew about the whole structure, killing 168 and injuring +680. The way it was gone about was a rental Truck full of explosives rolled into the building and detonated. -
9/11 Attacks
9/11 is the date that the Terrorist extremists attacked America, by ramming planes into the World Trade Center (WTC), killing thousands of people, and bringing devastation over the American people. -
The beltway Sniper Attacks
The beltway Sniper attacked American citizens and killed a total of 10 people, 11 people elsewhere. He was sentenced to death, and he admitted he modeled himself after Osama Bin Laden, and he approved of 9/11. -
Plane lands in the Hudson River
The US Airways Flight 1549, ditched into the Hudson River, after being attacked constantly by birds, forcing them to ditch and luckily nobody was hurt.
