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End of the American Civil War
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone. He then formed Bell Telephone Company a year later.
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General Motors was founded.
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Henry Ford began mass production of the Model T.
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World War 1 begins
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Wall Street's stock market crashes.
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The United States joins World War 2 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The United States stands with South Korea against North Korea and other communist countries.
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USA sends troops to Vietnam
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Steve Jobs begins Apple Inc.
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Bill Gates begins Microsoft.
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The First Gulf War begins over oil concerns.
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The World Trade Towers collapse after terrorist attacks.
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The US invades Iraq to begin the Iraq War.
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The US enters the Great Recession.
