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End of the American Revolution (1781)
“These are the times that try men's souls.”
― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis -
Civil War 1861-1865
“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.”
― Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage -
Women’s suffrage 1920
“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.”
― Susan B. Anthony -
Stock Market Crash 1929
Jan 20, 1931 "The country is not in good condition"- Calvin Coolidge. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945
“Japan knows the horror of war and has suffered as no other nation under the cloud of nuclear disaster. Certainly Japan can stand strong for a world of peace.”
― Martin Luther King Jr. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy 1963
“Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.”
― Robert F. Kennedy -
The Civil Rights Act 1964
“The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”
― Martin Luther King Jr. -
Armstrong walks on the moon 1969
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
-Neil Armstrong -
Vietnam War 1955-1975
“Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.”
― Edward R. Murrow -
Bombing of World Trade Center September 11, 2001
“I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy… I will never forget seeing what love can heal…”
― Steve Maraboli -
Barack Obama elected President 2008
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama