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The Titanic was a huge British luxury ship going to New York CIty from England. The steamship struck an iceberg causing it to sink. More than 1500 people lost their lives. -
The Spanish Flu Pandemic was a new variant of the influenza virus that began in 1918-1919. This deadly virus affected every continent and was thought to be spread by soldiers coming home during WW1. The Spanish Flu has been estimated to cause around 50 million deaths. -
The Holocaust was the mass genocide of mainly Jews, but also gypsies, disabled, and many more in Germany. Adolf Hitler became the supreme leader and wanted a "pure German race" by eliminating those who did not fit that genetic profile, leading to these tragedies. Concentration camps became widespread and killed 6 million Jewish people. More non-Jewish people were also killed. -
In 1941 the Japanese carried out a surprise attack against the United States, striking Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 2400 American Citizens died. A day after the attack war was declared against Japan. -
On August 6, 1945, an American bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people. Three days later another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki killing 40,000. Days later, many succumbed to radiation poisoning. Almost a week later Japan's Emperor announced surrender in World War ll. -
Martin Luther King was an influential leader who advocated for equality. He was a prominent leader in the civil rights movement known for his peaceful protests and his famous speech "I Have a Dream". On April 4, 1963, he was shot and killed from his hotel balcony. This event resulted in many cities rioting and caused violence. -
John F Kennedy was the 35th President. On November 11, 1963, he was riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Tx, where he was shot and killed. -
Apollo 11 was an American Spaceflight that carried 24 Apollo Astronauts to the moon. In the spaceflight was Neil Armstrong who was the first man to walk on the moon on July 20,1969. -
On July 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters, when Richard Nixon was president and was going through his reelection campaign. They stole top secret documents and tapped their phones. This led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration and ultimately lead Nixon to be the first ever president to resign. -
9/11 were planned attacks against the United States of America. On September 11, 2001 an attack was coordinated by an Islamic group, al Qaeda, which was founded by Osama Bin Laden. The terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and flew two of the planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, demolishing them. Another was flown into the Pentagon and the fourth plane landed in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed in these attacks.