20 Most Infamous Moments in U.S. History 20 items ranked
This is a look at the worst events our great nation has seen. This list is not compiled to bring up pain, but rather to show that no matter what happens, America will always be strong in the face of tyranny.
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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
F.D.R. said it best that "This day will live in infamy." Yet while it is one of our worst moments in history, it mobilized a giant and thrust us into becoming a world power.
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Using the atomic bomb on Japan
It may have ended World War II, but it brought in a new age of fear.
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September 11th, 2001
We are still seeing the aftermath of this horrible moment. In fact we still have a while before we really truly understand how the ramifications of this event will shape your future.
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Columbine High School Shooting
In a few moments of chaos we realized that even our own children could become monsters if we did not care for them properly.
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Shooting at Kent State
a bunch of kids with guns shot a bunch of kids with flowers. Shows us just how easily tyranny can sneak into our lives.
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The assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Susan Smith Killing her own children
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The 1999 November Florida Presidential Ballot problems
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