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The invention of the Model T Ford
One of the first cars made. -
Zimmerman Telegram
A message from Germany to Mexico, requesting that Mexico attacks America, but was decoded by the British Cryptographic Office, 'Room 40.' -
The WWI Armistice
A truce between the two opposing sides. -
The 19th Amendment
An amendment to the constitution granting women the right to vote. -
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Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
The first SOLO flight across the Atlantic. -
Black Thursday
The Beginning of the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 1929. -
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The New Deal
A series of public programs, work projects, financial reforms, and regulations responding to the aftermath of the great depression. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
The Nazi Dictator begins his rise to power. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement between Britain and Germany, allowing Germany to expand to where Germans lived. -
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Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler engages war between Germany and Poland, eventually conquering Poland. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese destroy Pearl Harbor and U.S. ships docked there. -
D-Day
Else wise known as Operation Neptune, D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion. -
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombing
The U.S. deployed nuclear warheads onto both Japanese cities Hiroshima & Nagasaki. -
The Formation of United Nations
The start of the U.N. -
The Long Telegram
A lengthy description on Soviet perspective. -
The formation of N.A.T.O.
The start of N.A.T.O. -
Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
The Russians successfully build their own Nuke. -
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The Korean War
A war between the U.S. and Korea. -
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Brown vs Board of Education
Dismantling the Racist element in school systems. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give up Her Seat
'Black' woman refuses to give up her seat for a 'White' passenger. -
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The Vietnam War
A war between the U.S. and the Vietnamese. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Crisis relating to Nukes in Cuba, off the coast of the U.S. -
JFK’s Assassination
The brutal assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The first landing of humans on the Earth's Moon, a 'small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.' -
The Watergate Break-ins
Break-ins relating to and starting the political difficulties known as the 'Watergate Scandal.' -
Nixon’s Resignation
Due to the difficulties provided aptly by the Watergate Scandal, President Richard Nixon resigned from the Presidency of the United States, leaving the office for the next President. -
The Invention of the Internet
There are two dates attributed to the invention of the Internet, one where ARPANET devised the internet, the second being when Tim Berners-Lee created his internet. 1/1/1983 and 1989. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
A barrier of solid concrete dividing the German city of Berlin into two sections, East and West. -
The 9/11 Attacks
Terrorists destroy the World Trade Center's Twin Towers via hijacked plane collision.