20 of the Most Important News Stories of the 20th Century
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1.
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor, Thrusting the U.S. into WWII (1941)
78 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
2.
The First Man Walks on the Moon (1969)
75 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
3.
The Sinking of the Titanic (1912)
26 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
4.
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
This shooting shook the world, as it watched a beloved presidential family torn apart.
25 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
5.
The Holocaust is Made Known (1945)
22 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik - 1 comment
Comments:
Ike made the newspapers take photographs because he said that someday people would say that it never happened . He was right! Best President
Added 9 years ago by humpy, 12 points
6.
The Wright Brothers Fly (1903)
16 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
7.
Babe Ruth's Famous Home Run Record (1927)
10 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
8.
Penciliilin is Discovered (1928)
This was extremely important, as this drug helped eradicate many infections and saved lives.
10 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
9.
The Crash of the US Stock Market (1929)
This epic event marked the financial demise of many Americans.
6 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
10.
Flu Epidemic Kills 20 Million Worldwide (1918)
5 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
11.
Queen Victoria Dies and Passes Along the Throne (1901)
5 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
12.
The Atomic Drop Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagaski (1945)
3 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
13.
The DNA Structure is Discovered (1953)
1 point - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
14.
Women are Granted the Right to Vote (1920)
1 point - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
15.
First Cloned Mammal is Born (1996)
1 point - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
16.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is Assassinated (1968)
1 point - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
17.
Earthquake and Fire Destroys Much of San Francisco (1906)
0 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
18.
AIDS is diagnosed in U.S. (1981)
0 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
19.
The UN Meets for the First Time with the U.S. (1946)
0 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
20.
Congress Approves the Civll Rights Act (1964)
-7 points - added 10 years ago by kimmik -
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