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Aschduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated. This sparks World War I.
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War was declared against the Allied and Central Powers
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German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carried 1,198 people, 128 of them were Americans.
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Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. This is what starts the U.S. involvement in the war.
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The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
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Korea is split at the 38th Paralle.
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President Truman pledges to help any country that's under the attack of communism.
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North Korea launches a full scale attack against South Korea.
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Seoul is captured by the North Koreans.
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The Korean Armistice Agreement ends the Korean War.
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First big battle of the Vietnam War. Led by Hal Moore
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North Vietnam attacks the U.S. on a day of cease fire. Vietnamese New Year.
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4 people were killed at Kent State during a protest by police officials. This closed about 300 colleges world wide.
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Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. Saudi Arabia and Egypt ask the U.S. and the Internarional commumity for help.
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The United Nations give Iraqi until January 15, 1991 to withdrawal from Kuwait.
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Iraq has 300,000 troops in Kuwait. Hussein creates a peace treeaty with Iran to get military up to full strength.
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42 days of attacks - February 28th a cease fire. Hussein accuses Kuwait of taking crude oil, demands their foreign debt be taken care of, and says Kuwait is not a real country.
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Slovenia wins its battle with Milosevic. Milosevic focuses on Croatia, and after the fall of the City of Vukovat the first mass executions of Croats occurs.
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Bosnia is mostly a Muslim country. Snipers kill civilians, including over 3,500 children. Bosnian Muslims were outgunned, which resulted in mass shootings, forced repopulation of cities, and the rape of females.
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The battle ended at 6:30 on the morning of October 4th. 19 U.S. soldiers were killed and 73 were injured.
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Sarajevo is attacked again. Bosnian Serbs commit genocide against Muslims killing 26 and wounding over 200.
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Hussein is given the option to step down or to be removed
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The Persian Gulf War begins
