Top News Stories of the 20th Century 21 items ranked
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1945: U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Nagasaki: Japan surrenders to end World War II
This is one of the most memorable events in history. The news lit up the airwaves to proclaim the surrendering of Japan and the end of World War II.
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1963: President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
The assassination of our President John F. Kennedy caught the nation off guard and silenced many rooms and homes around the nation.
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1954: Brown v. Board of Education ends "separate but equal" school segregation
This story was the beginning of the end of segregation in schools. This was a landmark case that encouraged the evolution of civil rights.
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1920: Women win the vote
One of the greatest achievements by women in history is winning the opportunity to vote.
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1903: Wilbur and Orville Wright fly the first powered airplane
This story was the beginning of our advancement in transportation technology. The pioneers of the airplane.
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1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
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1953: The Structure of DNA is Discovered
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1964: Congress Approves Civil Rights Act
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1964: The U.S. Surgeon General Releases a Report that Cigarette Smoke is Linked to Lung Cancer
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1945: Horrors of Nazi Holocaust, concentration camps exposed
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1941: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor: U.S. enters World War II
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1928: Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
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1906: Fire/Earthquake Devastate San Fransisco
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1918: Flu Epidemic Kills 20 Million Around the World
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1981: AIDS is identified in the United States
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1929: U.S. stock market crashes: depression sets in
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1996: The First Cloned Mammal was Born (Dolly, the sheep)
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1946: The United Nations Meet for the First Time In the United States
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1927: Babe Ruth Hits an Unheard of 60 Home Runs in One Season
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