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Chernobyl Disaster
When: April 26th, 1926
Where: Ukraine
Who: Soviet Union
What: A nuclear plant explodes in Ukraine. -
Winston Churchills "Iron Curtain" Speech
Who: Winston Churchill
What: He gave a speech about communism
Where: Westminster college -
Gandhi assassination
Who: Gandhi
What: Gandhi was killed
Where: India -
Israel created
Who: Israel
What: Israel declared independence from Britain
Where: Israel -
NATO signed
Who: North American Nations
What: A treaty was signed
Where: North America -
Korean War
Who: Korea
What: Korea fought itself
Where: Korea -
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier
Who: Chuck Yeager
What:He broke the sound barrier in his plane
Where: California -
Martin Luther King Jr. leads boycott of bus
Who: Martin Luther King Jr.
What: Martin Luther King Jr. lead a boycott of buses in AL
Where: Montgomery, AL -
Vietnam War
Who: USA and Vietnam
What: We fought Vietnam to stop communism
Where: Vietnam -
Launch of sputnik I
Who: Soviet Union
What: The soviets launched the first satellite
Where: Space -
Alaska and Hawaii become states
Who: Alaska and Hawaii
What: They became states
Where: USA -
Castro takes over Cuba
Who: Fidel Castro
What: Castro takes over Cuba
Where: Cuba -
U2 shot down over russia
Who: USA
What: U2 shot down over Russia
Where: Russia -
Bay of pigs Invasion
Who: USA and Cuba
What: We invaded Cuba and failed
Where:Cuba -
Alan shepard launched into space
Who: Alan Shepard
What: First man in space
Where: Space -
Berlin wall built
Who: Soviet Union, Germany
What: Built a wall around East Berlin
Where:Berlin, Germany -
John glenn orbits the earth
Who: John Glenn
What: Orbits earth
Where: Space -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who: Soviet Union and USA
What: The Soviets placed missiles in America
Where: Cuba -
President Kennedy assassinated
Who: JFK
What: JFK was shot during a parade
Where: Dallas, Texas -
Gulf of Tonkin
Who: Vietnamese, USA
What: Firings on our destroyers
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Six day war
Who: Israel
What: War after tension in Middle East
Where: Israel -
I have a dream speech
Who: MLK jr.
What: Speech about racism
Where: Washington, DC -
Tet offensive
Who: USA
What: military campaign in vietnam
Where:Vietnam -
Neil Armstrong lands on the moon
Who: USA
What: We landed on the moon
Where: Moon -
Woodstock festival takes place
Who: Max Yasgur
What: A music festival
Where: New York -
Kent State Demonstration
Who: Students
What: Protesters shot
Where: Kent State -
RoevV Wade decided
Who: Supreme Court
What: Case about abortion
Where: USA -
Watergate Scandal
Who: President Nixon
What: Cover-up of a break in
Where: Washington, DC -
Salt talks
Who: Nixon
What: limitation of weaponry between nations
Where:White House -
Khmer Rouge takes over Cambodia
Who: Khmer rouge
What: Took over Cambodia
Where: Cambodia -
Elvis Dies
Who: Elvis presley
What: He died in his mansion
Where: Memphis, Tennessee -
Unabomber attacks
Who: Ted Kaczynski
What: He waged a series of bombings that lasted twenty years
Where: The United States -
Camp David Accords
Who: President and advisors
What: A series of negotitiations held in secrecy
Where: Camp David -
Iran hostage crisis
Who: USA and Iran
What: Diplomatic Crisis
Where: Iran -
USSR invades Afghanistan
Who: Soviet Union
What:USSR invaded Afghanistan
Where:Afghanistan -
Challenger explodes
Who: USA
What: Space shuttle explodes
Where: Upper atmosphere -
Iran Contra scandal
Who: US officials
What: A scandal between us and Iran
Where: United States -
Fall of Berlin Wall
When: November 10, 1988
Where: Berlin, Germany
Who: Eastern & Western Germans
What: Germans destroyed the Berlin Wall. -
Pan-Am 747 explodes over Scotland
When: December 21st, 1988
Where: Scotland
Who: 270 passengers
What: A bomb caused an explosion in Scotland. -
Tiananmen square rally
Who: Soldiers
What: Soldiers opened fire on citizens
Where: China -
US troops sent to panama
Who: USA
What: We invaded Panama
Where: Panama -
Persian Gulf War
When: 1990- 1991
Where: Iraq
Who: Coalition forces & Iraq
What: We responded to Iraq invading Kuwait -
Rodney King Riots
Who: Rodney King
What: Riots in Los Angeles over verdict of Rodney King
Where: LA -
Waco Texas standoff
Who: ATF
What: A standoff in Waco Texas
Where: Texas -
Rwandan Genocide
Who: The Hutu
What: 800,000 were killed
Where: Rwanda -
Nelson Mandela elected in South Africa
When: 1994
Where: South Africa
Who: Nelson Mandela
What: Released from prison & elected -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Who: Timothy McVeigh
What: Terrorist bomb attack
Where: Oklahoma City -
Princess Diana killed
Who: Princess Diana
What: She was killed in a car accident
Where: Wales -
Columbine Shootings
Who: Eric Harris
What: Shooting at a high school
Where: Colorado -
9/11 attacks
Who: USA and al-Qaeda
What: al-Qaeda flew an airplane into the Twin Towers
Where: New York City -
War on Terror
Who: World
What: War to stop terrorism
Where: Worldwide -
Enron Scandal
Who: Enron
What: Fraud, largest bankruptcy
Where: Worldwide -
Tsunami Hits Southeast Asia
Who: Asia
What: Huge Tsunami
Where: Asia -
Hurricane Katrina
Who: New Orleans
What: A Category 5 hurricane hit New Orleans
Where: Louisiana -
Saddam Husseins dies
Who: Saddam Hussein
What: He was killed by the USA
Where: Unknown