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The Massacre at Sand Creek
A time when the where as massive killing of 600 800 Cheyenne Indians in southeast Colorado. They were promised this land in 1851 and thought they were safe, and then they learn the hard way. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
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VHS COURSE 1877-2013
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The Great Upheval
People were getting a 10% cut pay at this time and it contiuned to decrease, so at this time people decide to rebel. workers in the town of MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, a railroad company, Drove all the engines into the buildings and boldly declared that no train would leave until the owners restored their pay. --ushistory.org -
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Immgration PEAK
During this time Immgration was becoming very popular. Many people were coming from all over the world. They were doing this for many reasons, many involving a new lifestyle. Better jobs, a freedom of speech, and a place to rasie a family were some of the main reasons. -UShistory.org -
Panic of 1893
This was a time when the US was doing very well econmoically. In which they have double their size, from all their inevateive designs. People who couldnt provide the best product of all the products at the best price were driven into the ground or were bought up by hungry, successful industrialists. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
Sinking of the Lusitania
"When the Lusitania departed New York, the Germans believed the massive passenger ship was loaded with munitions in its cargo hold. on this day, a German U-boat torpedoed the ship without warning, sending 1,198 passengers, including 128 Americans, to an icy grave. The Lusitania, as it turned out, was carrying over 4 million rounds of ammunition." - UShistory,org -
Treaty Of Versailles
A agreemnet created just after WWI that was created by the Allied powers against Germany stating that They were not allowed to build up a military and never any weapons. Along with having to pay for their destruction http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
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The Great Depression
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The SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935
An act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes. - http://www.ssa.gov -
Pearl Habor
A time where the japanese planned a surprise attack on a American Naval base. This is important because of the amount of people that died. Along with the main reason for the United States getting involved with WWII http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
D-Day
"160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of Heavy guarded French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion.The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded " http://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
segregation broken in baseball.
In the summer of 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball. This really did break the culture of of sports with this one act. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
Rosa Parks
On this date, rosa park, a African American, decide she wanted to sit at the front of the bus. When the bus driver told her to get up from the bus, she refused. This was a famous act and fueled the fire for the Anti-Segreation. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
Publishment of THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE
a book made by BETTY FRIEDAN talking about how she is sick and tired of being treated lesser than the men, when she is just as capable. This book started a new feminist movement that would change the US. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was a Act was to give everyone rights no matter Sex, Religon, Race, or Color everyone was treated as an equal http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
Internet
The internet could be traced very far back, all the way to the 50s when computers were first getting developed. But When the Department of Defense was created during this time. Though it wasnt open to the public , it was later on in the 80s. http://www.ushistory.org/us/ -
40th President
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EXXON VALDEZ oil spill of 1989
Disasters such as the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill of 1989 and rising gasoline prices in 2000. this shows American's embarrassing need on fossil fuels. The ecological and economic havoc resulted from this.
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Soviet Union Collapsed
a time where the US as the only remaining army with a lot of power. They also have gotten rid of Nucleat Warfare by these guys going down as well. http://www.ushistory.org/us/
