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The "unsinable' Titanic ship, on it's first voyage, crashed into an iceberg one night over the Atlantic. At least 1517 people lost their lives in this tragedy, sparking the creation of many stories and theories about the events that transpired.
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Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by one Gavrillo Princep, an assassin supplied by a group known as the Black Hand. This event sparked Austria-Hungary going to war with one another, the harbinger of the following war that ravaged the world.
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After a long and brutal four year war, various nations officially put an end to "The war to end all wars". Almost everybody rejoiced at the news, as peace had finally arrived. Now the nations of the world could proceed to repair the immense damage caused in the war.
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As many expected, Adolf Hitler decided to attack Poland in order to expand Germany for the Nazi Party. Very soon many other countries became entangled in this conflict. Eventually this war expanded to immense proportions, resulting in the most damaging war known to man,
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The Japanese launched a brutal air attack at Pearl Harbour, a United States naval base. This killed over 2400 Americans, sunk 21 ships and destroyed 188 aircrafts. This event caused the U.S to join the allies in World War II.
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With the allies enclosing on his underground bunker in Berlin, Hitler and his wife Eva Braun took their own lives to avoid being captured by his enemy forces. His death is considered by many to be the end of the war in Europe.
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The united states dropped a massive atomic bomb upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima in order to put and end to World War II. This explosion resulted in over 66,00 deaths. The bombing of Nagasaki followed three days after, killing over 30,000.
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Young and popuar president John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while travelling through Dealey plaza in Texas. A bullet from a rifle pierced his head as het sat by his own wife, the Governor of Texas and said Governor's wife.
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After provocation from both sides, the U.S lands in Vietnam in prepartion to fight the new regime. Other nations soon join to aid the United States against the Viet Cong.
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Inspirational civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by a bullet from a sniper rifle while standing on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. His death was so impactful among both black and non-black citizens thats it sparked riots from individuals of all ethnicities.
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After much anticipation, countless hordes of people watched over their televisions and American Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, with Buzz Aldrin following several minutes later. This event inspired many people to explore further space exploration in the future.
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Louise Joy Brown was the world's first successful test tube baby. her both was cited as a huge triump is science and medicine, although it was layered in controversy. Many people fear how such advances could be abused.
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An incredible amount of radiation was released at the power plant near Chernobyl, Ukraine, killing thirty one people at the location while dooming thousands of people to die at a later date due to the negative effects of radiation. This event changed the entire world's mind about nulclear power.
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High school seniors Dylan Kebold and Eric Harris launched an assault on innocent students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. With a variety of weapons they killed twelve students and one teacher. In the end, the two students also lost their life.
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After a long way, South Vietnam concedes to the North as said party managed to overwhelm them. As the U.S recently withdrew all troops, the South lost any chance of combating the comunist threat, uniting all Vietnam under communist rule.
