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American Civil War
A war between the United States of America (North) and Confederate State Of America (South). It was located in South Eastern United States of America.The South had a way of life where they had slaves, this would twist state rights, this was the main reason for the Civil War. The Civil War was A war between the USA and the Confederate States of America. The war ended on May 13, 1865. -
Wright Bros First Powered Flight
Who: Wilbur and Orville Wright
What: The Wright Brothers had four briefs flights with their first powered aircraft, The Wright Brothers created the first successful airplane.
Where: The flight was located on Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
Black Tuesday
What: Was the crashing on the stock market, started the great depression.
Who: Panicked sellers, and the Stock Market.
Where: United States of America.
Why: Panicked sellers sold 16.4 million shares as the stock market began to crash. -
World War 2
Who: The Axis Powers ( Germany, Italy, and Japan) vs. the Allies (Britain, Canada, United States of America, etc.)
What: World War II was the second global war.
Where: World War II was in Europe, Russia, Asia, Pacific Ocean, and the Americas.
Why: Hitler and Germany invaded Poland and Britain, and France declared war on Germany. -
The Langley Memorial Laboratory
Who: NaCa and African- American Women.
What: African_ American women were hired to be human computer for the first time.
Where: United States of America.
Why: To advance aeronautics in America. -
D-Day
Who: America, Britain, Canada vs Nazi Germany.
What: The successful invasion of Normandy that gave the allies an advantage to end the war.
Where: Normandy, France
Why: Normandy was the most important target for the Allies because it was a strategic position. -
Civil Rights Movement
Who: Multiple activists ( most famous one being Martin Luther King Jr.)
What : A movement that wanted to secure African-American Rights.
Where: It started in Montgomery, Alabama.
Why: To ensure Equality of African- Americans. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Who: Earl Warren, Board of Education.
What: Court declaring that having segregated schools were unconstitutional.
Where: Topeka, Kansas.
Why: Having segregated schools were disobeying the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -
Sputnik
Who: USSR, led by scientist Mikhail Tikhonravov
What: The first artificial satellite launched into space.
Where: Soviet Union, and Space.
Why: The USSR and US were in the midst of the space age and wanted to be the first to accomplish this. -
Apollo 11
Who: Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
What: The First Manned mission to land on the moon.
Where: The Moon.
Why: The USSR and US were fighting to control space.
