important dates in world history in the last 200 years

  • pearl harbor

    pearl harbor

    2,402 Americans were killed and 1282 were wounded. This marked the start of WWII.
  • the dust bowl

    the dust bowl

    In 1932, 14 dust storms were recorded on the Plains. In 1933, there were 38 storms.
  • vietnam war

    vietnam war

    The fight was basically between North Vietnam who was supported by the Vietnamese government and the South Vietnam who was supported by the United States.
  • LA riots

    LA riots

    The result of the riot was $40 million dollars. It goes down in history as the largest and costliest rebellion of the Civil Rights Era.
  • civil rights act

    civil rights act

    The legislation outlawed discrimination against African Americans and women including racial segregation.
  • first super bowl

    first super bowl

    the first ever super bowl.
  • crack cocaine

    crack cocaine

    Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked.
  • three mile island

    three mile island

    The Three Mile Island accident was a partical nuclear meltdown which at the Three Mile Island power plant in Dauphin County, Pennsylannia, United State on March 28, 1979. This was the worstaccident that the U.S government had ever seen.
  • y2k

    y2k

    Y2k was a major problem with digital and non-digital documentation storage.
  • iraq war

    iraq war

    The start of the war was marked by the 9/11 attacks and the end was the execution.