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Titanic sinks
The sinking of the RMS Titanic. -
US joins WW1
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Great Depression
Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour -
US joins WWII
U.S. declares war on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor -
End of WWII
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan -
Korean War
North Korean communists invade South Korea -
Bay of Pigs
invasion of Cuba fails -
Death of President Kennedy
President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Tex. -
Death of MLK Jr.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. -
Roe v. Wade
Landmark Supreme Court decision legalizes abortion in first trimester of pregnancy -
President Nixon is Impeached
Nixon resigns; he is succeeded in office by his vice president, Gerald Ford -
Persian Gulf War
U.S. leads international coalition in military operation (code named ―Desert Storm‖) to drive Iraqis out of Kuwait -
Waco Texas FBI Scandal
After 51-day standoff with federal agents, Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Tex., burns to the ground, killing 80 cult members -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Bombing of federal office building in Oklahoma City kills 168 people -
President Clinton's Impeachment
House of Representatives votes to impeach President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice -
Columbine School Shooting
School shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., leaves 14 students (including the 2 shooters) and 1 teacher dead and 23 others wounded