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King of Rock
Elvis was one of the most popular singers ever and definitely one of the most influential. Elvis was a great singer and was a great Human being. He donated around $50,000 a year to charity's. Sadly he died -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was one of the most important baseball players ever. Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player who joined the MLB . He faced a ton of discrimination but stuck through it giving hope to African Americans everywhere. He joined the MLB in 1947 and played for Brooklyn Dodgers. This event was super important to history because it helped African Americans earn rights. it hugely impacted american society by helping African Americans. -
Cold War
The cold war happened between Russia and America. After WW2 America and russia were at odds and had our finger on the big red nuke button. There was no real fighting but tensions were high. The event took place between Russia and America in 1947. This event was important to history because we've been at odds with Russia ever since. This effected American politics because it was between the two countries -
Joe Mcarthy
Joe McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin who said he had important information. He said he knew people in the government who were comunist. Eventually he was proved wrong and made wisconsin look bad because of it. This happened in Wisconsin in 1950. This was important to history because it made Wisconsin look bad. This had was with politics because communism is a type of government. -
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MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King jr was one of the most important people in civil rights. Martin Luther King was shot in the jaw by a Remington game master rifle. He later died at 7:05 pm that day on April 4th 1968. He was shot and died in Memphis, TN. This event was important to history because MLK was one of the most important figures in the civil rights act. this impacted society because the civil right movement died down and African Americans were still treated poorly. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was a president of America from 1992 to 2000 he served to full terms as president. Bill Clinton helped lower the deficit. this was great for america because we were in debt. He was once the governor of Arkansas but he helped lower the deficit while he was president in Washington D.C. This was important in history because he was the first to be able to lower the deficit in 30 years. This effected Americas economy because it got us out of debt. -
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush The oldest living President/Vice president was a great leader for America. He had a huge impact on the Persian Gulf War. He helped Kuwait fight off the attacking Iraqi soldiers.The war started in Kuwait on January 16 1991.This was important to American history because it strengthened Kuwait and america as ally's This impacted American economy because we had to help Kuwait rebuild because of the massive oil spills. -
Social Network Revolution
One of the huge parts of the Network Revolution was the invention of YouTube. YouTube began in 2005 and is a video sharing website. It allows users to upload videos for all to see and be able to have sponsors place adds on the videos and earn money for each viewer. YouTube was made in 2005 in California. This event was important to history because it gave us another learning tool. This impacted American society because its another form of entertainment. -
Obama inaguration
Barack Obama is the first ever African American president of America. He was sworn in 2008 and was president for two full terms. He took part in many important events in history including the killing of Osama Bin Ladin. He was sworn in as president in Washington in 2008. This was huge for history because he was the first African American president of the USA.This big for politics because he was president but also for society because it gave African Americans hope.
