The USA Hearts Sydney

WWI

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI started after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.

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Jul 17, 1916

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NCSS is founded

Jul 17, 1921

The NCSS is a group of educators that want to improve the teaching and learning of social studies.

Great Depression

Period: Jul 17, 1929 to Jul 17, 1932

The Dust Bowl also occured during this time.

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Jul 17, 1930

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WWII

Period: Jul 17, 1939 to Jul 17, 1945

This is the first war where women became a large part of the war effort.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor videoThis event brought America into the World War II conflict.

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Jul 17, 1942

Korean War

Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

North and South Korea split because of communism.

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Dec 17, 1951

Civil Rights Movement

Period: Jul 17, 1955 to Jul 17, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in this movement.

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

Oct 4, 1957

This began the Space Race.

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Jan 17, 1960

Vietnam War

Period: Jul 17, 1960 to Jul 17, 1973

This was not a popular war in America.

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

Apr 12, 1961

The second man in space was an American, also in 1961.

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Jan 1, 1967

First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Jul 21, 1969

Apollo 11 was the mission that carried Armstrong and his team to the moon.

Watergate Scandal

Aug 9, 1974

This scandal led to Nixon's resignation.

No Child Left Behind

Period: Jul 17, 2000 to Jul 17, 2013

This is George Bush's plan to make schools accountable for children's education.

World Trade Center Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

Four airplanes were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists to attack America.

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Jan 17, 2007