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Hoover is elected president and states right before the depression, "I have no fears for the futire of our economy; it is bright with hope."
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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Adolf Hitler along with Benito Mussolini rise to power as a result of economic hardships in Europe
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On this day Germany invaded Poland and Britain and France declared War on Germany.
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During the holocaust, Nazi leaders meet to determin the "final solution to the Jewish question" Either concentration camps or extermination camps.
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Operation Overload
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The Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki are bombed with a nuclear bomb created during the Manhattan project.
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Winston Churchill describes the seperation between communist and non communist nations. The Cold War begins.
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Joseph McCarthy made a statement that he had a list of names of people being members of the communist party. The Second Red Scare begins.
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Thurgood Marshall was a noted attorney during the case and for many others involving segregation.
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Elvis Presley became known as the king of Rock 'n' Roll.
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Khrushchev boasted " we will bury capitalism...your grandchildren will live under communism."
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JFK says in his Inaugural address states "...ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country."
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MLK gives his famous "I have a dream' speech.
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JFK is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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James Earl Ray shoots and kills MLK.
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Armstron became the first human being to land on the moon. "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." USA wins the space race.
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The Watergate Scandal forces Nixon to leave his office in disgrace.
