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JFK’s Assassination
Shortly after noon President JFK was assasinated by a sniper right before he was going to announce something. He was shot in the back of the chest and the bullet that hit him was called a magic bullet because it could penatrate two people. As a resulst the man in front of him was also killed. -
The invention of the model T Ford
The first production of this car was completed in a plant located and detroit. -
zimmerman telegram
It was a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance if a war happened between the United States and Germany, -
The WWI Armistice
The fighting of WWI came to a end when the allies of the United States and Germany signed a armistice that was a ceasefire agreement. -
The 19th Amendment
This ammendment granted women to vote. -
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Black Thursday
Black Thursday was the start of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 -
Hitler Became Germanys Chancellor
The name expain it. This was the date when Hitler became Germany's Chancellor -
The New Deal
ShmoopRoosevelt traveled to Chicago to accept the nomination in person. "I pledge you, I pledge myself," Roosevelt said, "to a new deal for the American people." -
The Munich Pact
Hitler took control of Czechoslovakia and the country ceased to exist -
Hitler Invades Poland
On this date hitler shocked the world and invaded Poland. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
This bombing happend out of nowwhere. Or did it? The president at the time was actually aware that the bombing would occur but he let it happen becuase he wanted to spark Americans to look for revenge -
Russia Makes a Atomic Bomb
The Soviet project to make an atomic bomb was a secret research and development program that was created during World War II -
D-Day
Codenamed operation overlord, this was one of the largest amphibios millitary assault in history -
The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
This was revenge to the Japanese from America. A bomber plane droped the first ever droped nuclear bomb and wiped out most of the popilation of two city's Hiroshima & Nagasaki -
The United Nations was formalized
The United Nations (UN) was a intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation to avoid conflics like WWII. This was also a replacement for the League Of Nations. -
The long telegram
This was a 5,500-word telegram from Moscow to Secretary of State James Byrnes telling about a new strategy for diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, the soviet Union also helped the North. -
Brown VS Board of Education
Brown was a black lawyer who believed that both white and black kids should be taught together and be in the same school. Most black kids had to travel two hours to get to their school each morning. Eventually Brown won the case. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War ( Aka the American War)was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give up her seat
When Rosa Parts a African American, did not stand up and give her chair to a white man she was arrested. She created a major influence and inspired many. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union when Soviet Union deployied missiles over Cuba. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a resolution that the United States Congress made on August 7, 1964, responding to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
This was the first time man set step on the moon. This is also were the famous line, "this is one large step for mankind" comes from. -
The WaterGate Break-ins
The break-in began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Watergate complex on Saturday, June 17, 1972. Nixon attempted to cover up most of the information but realized he would be impeached. So he just resigned from being a president. -
The invention of the internet
The internet was never expected, even so, it created a tremble in the world. Everyone knew that it would make the future. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
In order for Berlin to become larger they had to destroy their wall. Right before its destruction many people chiped parts of the wall off for memory's. -
THe 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were four coordinated terrorist attack that destroyed the Twin Towers. -
Nixon’s Resignation
President Nixon decided that he should step down his possition as president of the United States of America because he did not have stong enough political base.
