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The Invention of the Model T
First Model T car was produced. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The telegram that brought America into World War I. America learned of its contents February 26, 1917. -
World War I Armistice
Germany signs an armistice ending the war. -
The 19th Amendment
Women in the U.S. get the right to vote. -
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Charles Lindbergh's Flight
Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic alone. -
Black Thursday
The stock market crash began. -
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The New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt initiates a plan to stabilize American employment. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany. -
The Munich Pact
Britain and France avoid war by giving Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The Germans (Nazis) begin war. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb a U.S. naval base. -
D-Day
Allied forces attack a German controlled beach losing thousands to mere hundreds. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America ends the war by dropping the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima (first) and Nagasaki (second). -
The Formation of the United Nations
The United Nations is formed to maintain peace among the nations. -
The Long Telegram
John D. Clare sends out an 8000-word telegram. -
The Formation of NATO
North American and European states form an intergovernmental military alliance. -
Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
Russians successfully detonate an atomic bomb. -
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The Korean War
The U.S. joined forces with the South Koreans during their war against North Korea. -
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
A supreme court case that concluded with white and black students being in separate schools was unconstitutional. -
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The Vietnam War
The U.S. supported the South Vietnamese against the North Vietnamese during this war. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks disobeyed the driver's instructions to move to a different seat, so that a white man could sit there. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
This was when the U.S. was trying to put atomic bombs closer to Russia and Russia responded by attempting to put atomic bombs in Cuba. -
JFK's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Passed on the 7th it didn't become effective until the tenth. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
America became the first country to step onto another planetary-like body. -
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The Watergate Break-Ins
President Nixon had spies wiretap phones and steal documents to help him win reelection. -
Nixon's Resignation
President Nixon was almost certainly going to be impeached, so he resigned before it could happen. -
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The Invention of the Internet
First created in 1983 the internet would evolve into its more modern form by 1990. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was finally destroyed after 38 years. -
The 9/11 Attacks
Four planes were hijacked and three destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, while the fourth landed in a field in Pennsylvania that was targeting an unknown place.