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The invention of the Model T
Henry Ford used a moving assembly line to allow workers to work on what they were best at all day. He also made the 'common man's car' at a lower price then ever before seen. It changed the way America traveled, people traveled more, and it transformed the way we settled the country, the car was a ticket to freedom. Oct 01, 1908 -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The coded telegram message was sent by German Arthur Zimmermann, to Mexico's President, asking them to join in war against America if America declared war against Germany. Luckily, Britain intercepted it, America got word, and then declared War on Germany. -
The WWI Armistice
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The 19th Amendment
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Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
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Black Thursday
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New Deal
New Deal, that aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity to many Americans. More than that, Roosevelt’s New Deal permanently changed the federal government’s relationship to the U.S. populace.1933–1937 -
Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
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New Deal
New Deal, that aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity to many Americans. More than that, Roosevelt’s New Deal permanently changed the federal government’s relationship to the U.S. populace.1933–1937 -
The Munich Pact
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Hitler invades Poland
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Pearl Harbor
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D-Day
America launches attack on Germany, many die -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Dropping the worlds first world atom bomb, killing millions and ruining the lives of even more. -
The formation of United Nations
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The formation of United Nations
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Long Telegram
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The formation of NATO
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Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
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The Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
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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
October 14, 1962 – October 28, 1962 -
John F. Kennedy’s Assassination
November 22, 1963 -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
August 7, 1964 -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
uly 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969 -
The Watergate Break-ins
January 30, 1973 -
Nixon’s Resignation
August 9, 1974 -
The invention of the Internet
January 1, 1983 -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
November 9, 1989 -
The 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001