Some of the Most Important Events in History

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party triggered the American Revolution which gave the United States freedom from the British. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmacfemfhR71PAYYG8gD5JQrLhPX_mcC3dE7sFeixFc/edit

World War II

Sep 1, 1939

World War II started in 1939, with Adolph Hitler's invade of Poland, and killed an estimated 60 million before the Allied Powers defeated Germany and Japan in 1945. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSUOtZi1yd5DcKeZSC1Bvuf2OwUDmQkWGOI5nKjHf7s/edit

The Space Race

Period: Aug 2, 1955 to Jul 1, 1977

Beginning in the 1950's, The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who had the technologies to land on the moon first. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jB-Np9uuBkzeVfenpFnEZ5KOQ2O23k3HOOGdg6mORfI/edit

"I Have A Dream"

Aug 28, 1963

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech that impacted equality in the United States. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zvUNq2_6_seTCaFO7R9y2Y51xxymTYGtTrVUwLHEW4s/edit

9/11

Sep 11, 2001

On September 11th, 2001 The Twin Towers in New York city were attacked by terrorists. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FUodSvlukzvqp11j-GyY3j4grsgHgSZs15Zjbj5fPn4/edit