Top News Stories of the 20th Century
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1.
1941: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor: U.S. enters World War II
100 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
2.
Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
98 points - added 11 years ago by humpy -
3.
1912: The Titantic Sinks
69 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
4.
The Hindenberg Explosion
58 points - added 11 years ago by humpy - 1 comment
Comments:
nope.
Added 10 years ago by guest, 0 points
5.
1963: President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
The assassination of our President John F. Kennedy caught the nation off guard and silenced many rooms and homes around the nation.
45 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1945: U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Nagasaki: Japan surrenders to end World War II
This is one of the most memorable events in history. The news lit up the airwaves to proclaim the surrendering of Japan and the end of World War II.
44 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
7.
1903: Wilbur and Orville Wright fly the first powered airplane
This story was the beginning of our advancement in transportation technology. The pioneers of the airplane.
38 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
8.
1901:Queen Victoria Dies
23 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
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1927: Babe Ruth Hits an Unheard of 60 Home Runs in One Season
18 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1929: U.S. stock market crashes: depression sets in
15 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1928: Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
13 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1945: Horrors of Nazi Holocaust, concentration camps exposed
12 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
13.
The Day The Music Died
10 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
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1964: The U.S. Surgeon General Releases a Report that Cigarette Smoke is Linked to Lung Cancer
10 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1918: Flu Epidemic Kills 20 Million Around the World
8 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1954: Brown v. Board of Education ends "separate but equal" school segregation
This story was the beginning of the end of segregation in schools. This was a landmark case that encouraged the evolution of civil rights.
8 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1980: John Lennon murdered in New York
7 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
18.
1953: The Structure of DNA is Discovered
4 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
19.
King Edward VIII abdicates English throne to marry Wallis Simpson(1937)
A story of the century, the King of England gives up his throne for "the woman I love", Wallis Simpson. As defender of The Church of England he is forbidden from marrying the twice divorced Simpson. His abdication installs the next in line, his brother George VI, who dies in 1953 and his eldest daughter becomes Queen Elizabeth II.
3 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
20.
1964: Congress Approves Civil Rights Act
2 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
21.
1996: The First Cloned Mammal was Born (Dolly, the sheep)
0 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
0 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1946: The United Nations Meet for the First Time In the United States
-1 point - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1981: AIDS is identified in the United States
-2 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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1906: Fire/Earthquake Devastate San Fransisco
-3 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
26.
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-8 points - added 16 years ago by guest -
27.
1920: Women win the vote
One of the greatest achievements by women in history is winning the opportunity to vote.
-18 points - added 16 years ago by arollison -
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