8 great moments in history by Giovanna Peschiera By sesson5A Jul 4, 1776 When they named George Washington the first president of the U.S.A Oct 21, 1879 Thomas Edison invented the light bulb Sep 3, 1945 World war II ended Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested Apr 4, 1968 Segregation stopped in the United States Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther king was assassinated by James Earl Ray Jul 21, 1969 A man called Neil Armstrong from the U.S.A landed in the moon Sep 11, 2001 the twin towers crashed
