Great Events in American History

By joyhigginson
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    WWI

  • NCSS if Founded

    NCSS if Founded

    National Council for the Social Studies was founded in 1921, and is an organization that supports teachers to promote and strengthen social studies in the classroom.
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    Great Depression

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    WWII

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, which is one deciding factor in why the U.S. entered WWII.
    More information on Pearl Harbor
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    Korean War

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    Civil Rights

  • First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    Sputnik (from Russia) was the first satellite in space, which made the U.S. become competetive with Russia in trying to go to space.
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    Vietnam

  • First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    Yuri Gagarin (a Russian) was the first man to be in outer space when he orbited the earth in 1961.
  • First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    Neil Armstrong (an American) was the first man to set foot on the moon, where he placed an American flag.
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    The Watergate scandal involved some of Richard Nixon's officials breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which lead the resignation of President Nixon.
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    N.C.L.B. mandate in schools

  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks

    On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York was attacked by al-Qaeda (a radical Islimist group) as they flew an airplane into the building.