Anderson, Marian
Debut at the MET
Armstrong,Neil
Landing on the Moon
Ashe, Arthur
United States Open Championship
Brown, Louise
Fertilization in Vitro
Castro, Fidel
Cienfuegos Uprising
Chavez, Cesar
Strike of Union Farm Workers
Comaneci, Nadia
1976 Olympics
Ferraro, Geraldine
1984 Democratic Party Convention
Gandhi, Mahatma
Hunger Strikes
Gehrig, Lou
Retirement from Baseball
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Fall of Berlin Wall
Hitler, Adolf
Invasion of Poland
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Civil Rights Act
Jorgenson, Christine
Transexual Operation
Berners-Lee, Tim
Creation of the World Wide Web
Lindbergh, Charles
Flight across the Atlantic
Lincoln, Abraham
Gettysburg Address
Nixon, Richard
Watergate
Parks, Rosa Bus
Boycott
Reagan, Ronald
Iran Contra Affair
Ride, Sally
Shuttle Challenger
Schweitzer, Albert
Nobel Peace Prize
Stalin, Joseph
Assassination of Trotsky
Thatcher, Margaret
Falkland Islands War
Truman, Harry
Atomic Bomb
Mao, Tse-tung
Cultural Revolution
Tubman, Harriet
Underground Railroad
Whitman, Walt
Publication of Leaves of Grass
You can find topics on current events if you consult newspapers and if you visit the links on Hot Current Paper Topics. A list of people who have contributed to the American history and culture is on the Library of Congress' American Memory site.
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