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Galveston Hurricane
Galveston hurricane leaves an estimated 6,000-8,000 people dead -
America enters WW1
The United States enters WWI when they formally declare war on Germany -
Charles Lindbergh solo transatlantic flight
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane the spirit of St. louis -
Pearl harbor
Japan attacks Pearl harbor causing America to join WWII -
Atomic Bombing Hiroshima
America drops it first Atomic bomb on Japan the U.S would go on to drop another bomb on Nagasaki three days later -
Korean War
President Truman concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China encouraged the invasion of South Korea commits troops, air, and ground forces to help defend the republic of Korea -
22nd Amendment is ratified
22nd amendment is ratified and added to the constitution limiting the president to two terms -
I have a dream speech
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his I have dream speech in front of a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights movement -
Vietnam War
American Troops are deployed to fight in the Vietnam War -
26th amendment is ratified
26th amendment is ratified and added to the constitution lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 -
The Challenger explodes
The spaceship the Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. -
Persian Gulf War
The U.S leads international coalition in military operation nicknamed "Desert Storm" -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Ex-Army Timothy McVeigh parked a vehicle with a homemade bomb in front of Alfred P. Murrah federal building. resulting in 168 lives lost and was one of the worst homegrown terrorism acts -
Controversy of 2000 election
Butterfly ballots caused mass confusion on who voted between presidential candidates George Bush and Al Gore.