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Civil War Begins At Fort Sumpter
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Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation -
Battle of Gettysburg
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Civil War Ends
The Civil War comes to an end at the Appomattox Courthouse is VA. Note this was shown in the movie Lincoln -
The Invention of the Kinetoscop
Exact date isn't known
Patented by Edison -
1895 -Lumiere brothers and first film
Lumiere brothers show the first film on a large screen, using theirCinematopgraphe -
The Great Train Robbery- Film
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First Nickelodeon
First Nickelodeon! Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
like the first movie theater http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-nickelodeon-opens -
Radio Act of 1912
Titanic sinks; leads to this Act -
Federal Trade Commission
" established, in part to regulateadvertising claims." -
Birth of a Nation
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1922 - Wallace publishes Readers Digest
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1923 - Luce publishes Time
TIME Magazine! -
Motion Picture Production Code
Exact date isn't known 1930 - Hays Code adopted -
1935 - Luce publishes Life
LIFE Magazine -
US vs. Paramount
Landmark case for motion pictures
"forces studios to divest their interests intheaters. The decision allowed more independent producers and distributors to enter the movie marketplace." -
Kent State University Protest
Students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio turned violent. One of the most infamous events in history. Four students were shot and killed by the National Guard troops. http://dept.kent.edu/sociology/lewis/lewihen.htm -
The Leak of The Pentagon Paper
In 1971, The New York Times Publishes The Pentagon Papers; the Supreme Court rules that the government CANNOT exercise prior restrint over newspaper publication. (learned about this media and the law) -
Vietnam Cease-Fire Agreement
President Nixon orders a crease-fire http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/15/newsid_2530000/2530549.stm -
President Nixon Resigns
Due to the Watergate Scandal -
Iran Hostage Crisis
President Jimmy Carter, and the Iran Hostage Crisis -
Ronald Reagan Comes into Office
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United States Invade Grenada; The U.S. Press Is Not Given Any Access
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Birthday
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Election 2008.
First black president elected to the White House. Barack Obama
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Election Day 2012
Re-election of President Brack Obama. -
1925 - Ross publishes The New Yorker
The New Yorker -
College Graduation
Graduating from Linfield College with a BA
