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Battle of Little Bighorn
Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and his men from the 7th cavalry regiment lost the battle to a much larger village of Sioux, Cheyenne, and other allied Native Americans. -
Spanish - American War
"The United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said Island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the Island to its people.” - Teller Amendment -
World War I
Germany’s use of submarine warfare and sinking of American ships was one reason the US decided to forego neutrality and declare war on Germany. -
World War II
The Japenese bomb Pearl Harbor, and it gives the United States a reason to get involved in the war. -
Cold War
Chinese Communist Party lead by Mao Tse-tung won and took over China. -
Vietnam War
American troops are sent into Vietnam after USS Maddox reported incoming fire from North Vietnamese ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
War on Terrorism
President Trump gives the go ahead for the MOAB to be dropped on a system of tunnels and caves that ISIS had been using to move around in Afghanistan.
