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This war was the result of raging controversy and disagreement over slavery.
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Orville Wright partook in the first successful aircraft flight, lasting for 12 seconds and 120 feet, roughly 10 meters per second.
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A dark time in history in which half the population was exceptionally poor, and couldn't afford a job or goods.
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One of the most deadly wars in history, with a record breaking number of casualties and fatalities.
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The beginning of Western Europe's liberation from Germany's control, in an extensively planned out and perilous raid.
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A document of surrender was signed, marking the end of the second world war.
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An immense struggle by the black community for equal rights.
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The exact date that Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, a milestone in equality history.
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The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite into space, marking the start of the space age.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin successfully land on the moon, becoming the first humans to visit it.