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Allan Pineda Born
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William James Adams Born
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Stacy Ann Ferguson Born
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Iran Hostage Crisis (Age 4)
The Iran hostage crisis (Persian: اشغال سفارت امریکا, "Occupation of the American embassy") was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States in which 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian Revolution. -
KKK shooting in Chatanooga,Tennessee (age 5)
Four elderly African-American women (Opal Jackson, Lela Evans, Katherine Johnson and Viola Ellison) were shot by three Klansmen in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Fannie Crumsey, the fifth woman, was injured from glass flying around because of the incident. Klansmen Marshall Thrash (sentenced to nine months and released after three months for lesser charges), Bill Church and Larry Payne (acquitted by an all-white jury) were the perpetrators. -
Gullf War begins (age 15)
Also named Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized Coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
Cold war ends (age 16)
The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States with NATO and other allies; versus powers in the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union with the Warsaw Pact and other allies. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. -
Los Angelas Riots (age 17)
The riots occurred over a six day period within the Los Angeles metropolitan area starting on April 29 after a trial jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers of assault and use of excessive force. The officers were videotaped beating an African-American motorist Rodney King following a high-speed police pursuit. Thousands of people throughout the metropolitan area rioted over the news of the verdict. 53 died. -
Waco Seige (age 18)
The Waco siege began on February 28, 1993, and ended violently 50 days later on April 19.The siege began when the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), accompanied by several members of the media, attempted to execute a search warrant at Mount Carmel Center ranch, a property of the religious group Branch Davidians located in the community of Elk, Texas nine miles (14 kilometers) east-northeast of Waco, Texas. 86 died. -
9-11 (age 26)
19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger jets, Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, leading to the collapsing of the world trade center. The other plan hit the west side of the pentagon and the 4th laded in a field missing the capitol building. about 3000 died. -
War on terror begins (age 26)
The War on Terror (also known as the Global War on Terrorism) is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign which started as a result of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. This resulted in an international military campaign to eliminate al-Qaeda and other militant organizations. The United Kingdom and many other NATO and non-NATO nations took part in the conflict. -
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