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Date |
Event(s) |
1 | 1898 | - 1898—1898: Spanish-American War
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2 | 1906 | - 1906—1906: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, USA, killing at least 3,000.
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3 | 1914 | |
4 | 1919 | - 1919—1933: Prohibition of alcohol occurs in the United States.
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5 | 1929 | - 1929—1940: The Great Depression
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6 | 1939 | |
7 | 1949 | - 1949—1949: Establishment of the defense alliance NATO.
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8 | 1950 | |
9 | 1955 | - 1955—1975: The Vietnam War
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10 | 1958 | - 1958—1958: NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958
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