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The Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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World War I with the U.S. entering the conflict in 1917
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The stock market crashes which leads to the Great Depression.
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The U.S. participates in World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling declares school segregation unconstitutional.
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35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas Texas.
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Apollo 11 mission successfully lands the first human on the moon.
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President Richard Nixon resigns in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall marks the end of the Cold War.
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The introduction of the Euro impacts global markets, the U.S. plays a significant role in the economic shift.