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William McKinley Assassination
Mckinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was in office during the Spanish American War. He was shot on the ground of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was shot by Leon Czolgosz on September 6, 1901 -
World War I
WWI lasted from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918. This war was also known as the Great War. It all started after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. In 1917 the U.S. joined the war because some U.S ships got sunk. The war ended when Germany surrendered and all other nations agreed to stop fighting while terms were negotiated. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crashed on October 24, 2029. The three major reasons that led to the stock market crash were overextended credit, uncontrolled spending, and overproduction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined nearly 13 percent. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. This revitalized the U.S. economy following the Great Depression. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
It surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan. The battleship USS Pennsylvania in dry dock with the heavily damaged destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes after the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953. It began as an attempt by North Korean supreme leader Kim Il-sung to unify Korea under his communist regime through military force. America joined because we wanted not just to contain communism - they also wanted to prevent the domino effect. Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. "I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. Kennedy’s motorcade was turning past the Texas School Book Depository at Dealey Plaza with crowds lining the streets—when shots rang out. The driver of the president’s limousine, with its top off, raced to nearby Parkland Memorial Hospital, but after being shot in the neck and head JFK was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States. -
The Watergate Scandal
A June 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to an investigation that revealed multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration. The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The Oklahoma City bombing occurred when a truck packed with explosives was detonated on April 19, 1995, killing 168 people and leaving hundreds more injured.