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The invention of the Model T
Conceived by Henry Ford as practical, affordable transportation for the common man, it quickly became prized for its low cost, durability, versatility, and ease of maintenance.
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The Zimmerman Telegram
In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
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The WWI Armistice
The WWI Armistice was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
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The 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.
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Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
The aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh was just 25 years old when he completed the trip.
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Black Thursday
Black Thursday is the name given to Thursday when panicked investors sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 11 percent at the open in very heavy volume. Black Thursday began the Wall Street crash of 1929.https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blackthursday.asp -
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The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States. It responded to the need for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
President Paul von Hindenburg had already appointed Hitler as Chancellor after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_rise_to_power -
The Munich Pact
Munich Pact. An agreement between Britain and Germany in 1938, under which Germany was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia in which German-speaking peoples lived. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain negotiated on behalf of Britain, and Chancellor Adolf Hitler on behalf of Germany.https://www.dictionary.com/browse/munich-pact -
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Hitler Invades Poland
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War II. A single week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, preemptive military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday morning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor -
Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings -
The formation of United Nations
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and being a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki -
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki -
The first long telegram
In reply, Kennan wrote the Long Telegram outlining his opinions and views of the Soviets; "According to Kennan, the Soviets' view of the world came from a traditional 'Russian sense of insecurity...'" It arrived in Washington.
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The formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
It would only be a matter of months before the U.S.S.R. exploded its own atomic bomb. The Soviets successfully tested their first nuclear device, called RDS-1 or "First Lightning" (codenamed "Joe-1" by the United States), at Semipalatinsk. http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/soviet-atomic-program-1946 -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War -
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger while she was seated in the "colored section" of a Montgomery city bus. Parks is considered the mother of the civil rights movement, as this act initiated the 13-month Montgomery Bus Boycott.https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nerdwatch/video/60-years-ago-rosa-parks-refused-to-give-up-her-seat-577171011884 -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis -
JFK’s Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy often referred to by the initials JFK and Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy -
JFK’s Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy often referred to by the initials JFK and Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/gulf-of-tonkin -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/gulf-of-tonkin -
Apollo 11 Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 -
The Watergate Break-ins
The Watergate Break-in. Police arrested burglars in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Evidence linked the break-in to President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/congress-investigates-part-2/watergate-break -
Richard Nixon's resignation speech
By late 1973, the Watergate scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support. He resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office—the only time an American president has done so.
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The invention of the Internet
ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and from there, researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet. The online world then took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet -
The invention of the Internet
ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and from there, researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet. The online world then took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall -
9/11
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
