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Panic of 1837
New York Stock Exchange closes for 10 days, out of the 364 growing railroads for the time, 89 go into bankruptcy. Unemployment reaches a high of 14%, and between 1873 and 1875, 18,000 businesses fail and collapse. -
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American Civil War
This is the second of only two times a war has even been fought on American soil, and it was ironically fought between country-men, primarily to do with the issue of slavery and whether or not it should be abolished. -
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Economic Growth
US enters a phase of rapid economic growth which DOUBLES per capita income over the period. USA leaps ahead of Britain for first place in manufacturing output. Railroad network greatly expanded. This begins the second industrial revolution. -
Invention of the Typewriter
The first typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule and would help to make producing papers for books and school far easier. -
Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone to allow longer distance, instant communication. -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb for widespread use, this begins the wave of inventions of items that use electricity. -
First Car Built
Karl Benz built his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany. -
The First Flight of the Wright Brothers
Wilbur and Orville Wright make the first FOUR flights on a powered aircraft at Kitty Hawk, though they acknowledged that there was much more work to be done. -
Assembly Line Starts Rolling
For it's time, the concept on the Assembly Line was quite marvelous, and has helped pave the way for future ideas to improve on the original. -
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World War 1
First world war that began with the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand. -
Stock Market Crash
The infamous stock market crash that resulted in the Great Depression that followed. The preceding Depression actually effected the entire world, and this particular market crash was on the global news. -
Pearl Harbor
The event that was the reason for the United States entry into World War 2. Attack committed by the Japanese. -
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World War 2
Largest Historical war to date, initially started around 1939 with the German invasion of Poland but started for the U.S. with the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
World War 2 Ended
On this day, the first and only nuclear warheads to be used were used to end the resistances of Japan. -
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Cold War Era
Period of time where the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in an arms race as well as other wars, most notably the Vietnam and Korean War. -
Korean War
War where North Korea invaded South, who then received allies from the United Nations. Similar to the Vietnam war, this was very much a communism vs anti-communism war. -
Vietnam War
A belief that that communist countries such as China and Russia led to American intervention in Vietnam where the North side of the country was supported by pro-communism countries and the South was for anti-communism countries. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A period of time during the Cold War era where Russian warheads were allegedly being moved to the coast of Cuba, in striking range of the United States. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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9/11
Tragic event resulting in almost 3,000 deaths. Also the event that kicked off the War on Terror and the invasion of Afghanistan. -
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War on Terror Era
Name of the series of wars started by the terror attacks of 9/11. This "War" is still going on today with the war on ISIL. -
War in Afghanistan
This war was the response to the terror attack in 9-11. Finally ended in 2014, but replaced with the war against ISIL. -
Iraq War
Infamous war started by claims of Weapons of Mass Destruction, ended with the death of Saddam Hussein, though the region continued to struggle due to insurgencies. -
War in North-West Pakistan
War in which Pakistan and it's military fought against terrorist organization inside the country. Examples of organization are the Taliban and al Qaeda. -
War on ISIL
War started in response to the actions of ISIS. Began as more of a military intervention, but as the problem grew worse, involvement with the situation has escalated.
