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Ruth (Evers) Wessels born- First "Black History Month"
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Carving begins at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Carving begins at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota -
First U.S. air-conditioned office opens
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U.S. stock market crashed- start of Great Depression
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Pluto is discovered
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Empire State Building completed- tallest in the world
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The Dust Bowl
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Hoover Dam completed
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Hitler invades Poland- start of World War 2
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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Japan surrenders- end of WW2
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Marries Earl Wessels
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First child Anne Wessels born
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Second child Steve born
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Color TV introduced
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Car seat belts introduced
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Third child Jerry born
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus
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Fourth child June born
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N.A.S.A first starts
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Fifth child Janet born
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Martin Luther King Jr. gives "I Have a Dream" speech
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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First Beatles album released in America
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Last child Connie born
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United States's Apollo 11 first to land on moon
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Woodstock
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First Grandchild born- Michelle (Wessels) Lockhart
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Sears Tower, worlds tallest building completed
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Elvis Presley found dead
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Mt. St. Helens erupt's
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Millions watch as Lady Diana and Prince Charles marry
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Michael Jackson's Thriller recognized as best selling album
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Titanic wreck found
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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World Trade Center bombed
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First Great Grandchild born- Jenni Lockhart
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Princess Diana dies in car crash
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Terrorist attack (9-11)
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Space shuttle Columbia explodes entering Earth's atmosphere
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Tsunami hits coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
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Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
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Minneapolis interstate bridge collapses
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First African American president
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Michael Jackson found dead
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7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti
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Million gallons of oil spilled in Gulf of Mexico
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Husband Earl Wessels dies of lung cancer
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Whitney Houston found dead
