US and the World Final Project By bronharp Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Dec 31, 2010 Important World Events: 1870 to 2010 May 1, 1890 Anti-Trust Acts Passed in US Jun 1, 1898 Boxer Rebellion Jun 1, 1909 NAACP Established Jun 11, 1911 Triangle Shirt Factory Fire Jul 1, 1916 Battles of the Somme and Verdun Jan 1, 1921 German Hyper-Inflation Aug 15, 1947 India Gains Independence May 17, 1954 Brown VS Board of Education Ruling Feb 15, 1972 Nixon Visits China Apr 1, 1979 Russian Invasion of Afganistan Nov 4, 1979 Iranian-US Hostage Crisis Jul 15, 1989 Tiananmen Square
