Armenian Genocide
During World War I, the Turkish government ordered the deportation of Turkish Armenians. More than one million Armenians perished. Learn more about this genocide through the following resources. Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing west. Just under three decades later, this icon of the Iron Curtain was dismantled and East and West Germany were reunified.
Boer War
The turn-of-the-century Boer War (also known as the South African War) was fought between the British and the Boer people in an unequal power struggle in South Africa. Boxer Rebellion
The Boxers, a name foreigners gave to a secret Chinese society, attempted to drive all foreigners from China in 1900, resulting in the uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion. Challenger Accident
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched with seven crewmen, including one civilian teacher. With the world watching, the Challenger exploded a little over a minute into its flight. Chernobyl
On April 25-26, 1986 there was a nuclear meltdown at the nuclear power plant near Chernobyl, Ukraine. Thirty-two people died immediately and dozens more died of radiation sickness. Learn more about this terrible disaster. Clinton Impeachment and Scandal
Articles of Impeachment were brought against President Clinton by the U.S. House of Representatives but he survived the vote in the Senate. Learn about the scandals of the Clinton presidency. Cold War
At the end of World War II, a rivalry began between the United States and the Soviet Union called the "Cold War." The Cold War was characterized by a fight between democracy and communism with a constant threat of nuclear war. Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the Soviet Union began placing nuclear missiles in Cuba. The confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over these missiles was the closest the two countries came to starting a war. First Flight at Kitty Hawk
On that cold morning in Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew the first controlled airplane.
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