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Henry Ford's Model T Ford
$825, got you a car, a toolbox, optional windshield and hand-cranked starter -
The First World War Ends
It left 10 million dead and 20 million injured -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, left 2,403 people dead, 188 planes destroyed -
The Atomic Bomb Is Dropped
An Amercan B29 bomber named 'Enola Gay' dropped an atomic bomb called 'Little Boy' on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another was dropped on Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands died causing controversy even today. Supporters claim the swift harsh strike, prevented thousands of other casualties which would have occurred, had the imminent planned ground invasion gone ahead. Japan surrendered on September 2nd. -
Martin Luther King Speech
'I have a dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC -
Man Walks On The Moon
Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon -
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The Nobel Peace Prize Is Established
Named after the Swedish chemist, 'Alfred Bernhard Nobel -
Nelson Mandela is elected President of South Africa
taking office on May 10th. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
It took place in a government building. The bombing killed more than a hundred people including 15 children. -
China resumes control of Hong Kong
after 156 years of British rule, the colony was turned back over to China -
Versace was murdered
Andrew Cunanan murders fashion designer Gianna Versace fashion designer Gianni Versace -
Princess Diana of England passed away
when she got into a horrible car crash in Paris, France leaving her 2 sons behind. -
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Funeral for Mother Teresa
She died because of old age -
Ownership of the Panama Canal is transferred to panama
