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Treaty of Versailles (1919)
The Treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty Germany was forced to sign after WW1. It forced Germany to pay for all the damages caused in WW1, its army was limited, its weapons and ships were confiscated, and its territories to be returned. The treaty led to the economic depression in the late 1930s, and the fall of democratic government. This eventually forced Germany into another World War.
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The Discovery of Penicillin (1928)
In 1928, the first true Penicillin antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming. The discovery has revolutionised the medicine of the modern world as it is one of the first that completely cure diseases. Upon examining his petri dish and noticed that a mold prevented the normal growth of the staphylococci. It took him a few more weeks to confirm his findings.
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American Stock Market Depression (1929)
The Black Thursday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the industrialised world spiralled downward into the Great Depression (1929-1939), the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history.
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The Holocaust (1933-1945)
Image: Jewish Children in 1942
What led to be a part of World War 2, the Holocaust is a murder of approximately 6 million Jews (two third of Jews population before the start of World War 2). It took place on the 30th of January 1933. At the start of the war in 1939, Nazi started moving them in small over crowed areas referred as ghettoes. Many died of starvation. They were also moved to concentration camp and get gassed.
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World War 2 (1939-1945)
Image: A World War 2 War Plane
World War 2 was a world conflict that lasted for 6 years. The war was between the Allied Forces: Britain, Russia, America, and China against the Central Power: Germany, Italy and Japan. The war got hundreds of millions of people involved over its cause. The war has also claimed the lives of over 90 million people, including 11 million Jews killed over the process. The war came to an end with the Allies' victory.
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Pearl Harbour Attack (1941)
The Pearl Harbour Attack took place as hundreds of Japanese Warplanes started attacking America's Naval Base at Pearl Harbour. The result was devastating. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American vessels, including eight battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. Not long after America declared war on Japan and joined WW2.
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Hiroshima Bomb (1945)
On the 6th of August, 1945, at exactly 8:16 a.m Japanese time, an American Warplane Bomber dropped one of the world's most atomic bomb in Hiroshima. The direct blast killed approximately 80,000 Japanese civilians, and injured 35,000. By the end of the year, another 60,000 died because of effect of the bomb. The bomb created controversial between Japan and the US due to the amount of deaths in the incident.
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Korean War (1950-1953)
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army invaded the 38th parallel, which was the boundary between North and South Korea by the order of Kim Sung Il. By July, American troops had entered the war and aided South Korea. In July 1953, the Korean War came to an end. In all, some 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the war.
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The start of the Vietnam War (1955)
Image: Protest against the Vietnam War in America (1955-1973) The Vietnam War was a conflict that took place in Vietnam, part of Laos and Cambodia. The war stated from the 1st of November, 1955 and ended on the 30th of April, 1975. The conflict was between North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States. The war took place in many states, with America increasingly gaining control.
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John F Kennedy Assassination (1963)
On November, 22nd, 1963, the 35th American President was assassinated in in Daley Plaza, Dallas, Texas at 12:30 am. He was shot twice, one to the throat and one to the head. The sniper was found to be at a window when it took place. The killer was found to be Lee Harvey Oswald. He was arrested approximately one hour after the death of JFK. 2 days later, Lee was fatally gunned down by Jack Ruby.
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First Man Land On The Moon (1969)
On the 16th July, 1969,On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks. They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon. The men returned back to the orbit on the 24th June. They all landed on Earth safely.
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The End of the Vietnam War (1975)
In 1973, North Vietnam took over and started to control both sides. The war made an impact because it has changed the way how many of refugees view their home. They think of their country as being dishonest about its action and being influential about its communism. These are thoughts resulted by what happened during war that mentally scar these people for the rest of their lives. It will also affect the way how their kids view Vietnam. The war claimed over 3 million lives. (Richest.com, 2017) -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (1986)
On 26 April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine released a huge amount of radioactive particles in to the atmosphere. The incident was horrific and is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. The official casualty count stands at 31. The long term effects on health are still being accounted for.
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Death of Princess Diana (1997)
On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul, who was the driver of the Mercedes-Benz S280, were pronounced dead at the scene along with the bodyguard of Diana and Fayed, and Trevor Rees-Jones, was the only survivor. Some rushed to help, and rushed the victims to the hospital, but it was too late.
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9/11 Terrorist Attack (2001)
The attack occurred on September 11th, 2001 when 2 planes crashed into both of the Twin Towers, one crashed into the left side of the Pentagon, and one was luckily stopped before it could make its way to the White House. The plan was carried out by 19 militants. The group hijacked 4 planes, loaded them up with thousands of gallons of fuels and headed for their destinations. The attack took away about 3000 lives and injured 6000.
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Creation of Facebook (2004)
It was the beginning of the greatest social networking revolution that has 1.3 billion active users all around the world. Facebook was found on February 4 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.The founders limited the website's membership to Harvard students, but later expanded to anyone aged 13 and over.
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Beslan School Massacre (2004)
On 1st September 2004, 32 armed and masked terrorists stormed a School in Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania (Russia). The terrifying ordeal lasted 3 days for 1200 adults and children. They were packed in to the school gymnasium where the terrorists had bombs and guns. 331 people died including 186 children. More than 700 were injured.
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