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The invention of the Model T
Henry Ford invented it. The vehicle was one of the first mass production vehicles, allowing Ford to achieve his aim of manufacturing the universal car -
The Zimmerman Telegram
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between the German Empire and Mexico -
The WWI Armistice
The Armistice was signed at 5:00 a.m. by Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, along with other Allies and Germany -
The 19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history -
Black Thursday
the market lost 11% of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading -
Hitler becomes chancellor
the Nazi Party transformed from a small, violent, revolutionary party to the largest elected party in the Reichstag -
The New Deal
a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The Munich Pact
an agreement concluded at Munich by Nazi Germany, Great Britain, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy -
Hitler Invades Poland
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Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii -
D-Day
It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively -
The formation of United Nations
after 29 nations had ratified the Charter -
The Long Telegram
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The formation of NATO
the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
the Soviet Union secretly conducted its first successful weapon test
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The Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional -
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The Vietnam War
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
JFK’s Assassination
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon -
The Watergate Break-ins
accused of attempted burglary and telephone and other communications eavesdropping -
Nixon’s Resignation
an address to the American public from the Oval Office -
The invention of the Internet
The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic -
The 9/11 Attacks
four coordinated Islamist suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda -
Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 most often causes respiratory symptoms that can feel much like a cold, the flu, or pneumonia
Can be contagious as well