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The stock market crashed, sending the US into The Great Depression.
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The war began.
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By 1955, half of all Americans had a television set at home.
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Nine black students were admitted into an all white high school.
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The US engaged in their 16 year war against the North Vietnamese.
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More than half of all women entered the workforce.
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The use of the internet exploded.
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Cell phones became a popular form of communication.
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Two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City.
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Facebook began and an evolution of how social media impacts lives.
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Affected entire world economy and sparked the outbreak of the late 2000s financial crisis.
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Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president.
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One of the worst environmental disasters in US history.
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Life expectancy in the US population reached a record high of 78.64 years.
