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The Titanic sinks from sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the North Atlantic
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The 19th Amendment gives American women right to vote. It was declared by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby ending the women suffrage movement.
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World War II begins. Involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths.
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Allies invade Normandy. When 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces land on 5 beaches along a 50 mile stretch of the coast of France Normandy region.
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Color television is introduced to the U.S. CBS broadcast the very 1st commercial color TV program, the 1st color program was called “Premiere.”
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot twice and an hour after his death Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime.
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. King was a civil rights leader.
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Biafra surrenders after a 32 month fight for independence from Nigeria.
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Iraq troops hold 90 square miles after invasion. The 8 year Iran-Iraq war begins. An armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic. Iranian failure to invade and capture Iraqi territory and topple Saddam Hussein.
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Space shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.
