An influential historical event, detailing the event itself and any subsequent consequences that happened because of it

 An influential historical event, detailing the event itself and any subsequent consequences that happened because of it

World War I was one of the deadliest wars in history. For 4 years from 1914 to 1918, different groups of countries fought against each other. The Central Powers which were the Germans and Austro-Hungarians were on one side, fighting against the Allied Powers which were the British, French, and Russians. The entry of the United States in 1917 into the war to fight alongside the Allied Powers was a game-changer that wound up being decisive. By the time it ended, it displaced several monarchies, establishing new states such as Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

 The Battle of Bunker Hill had major consequences for the American colonies and their fight for independence from Britain. The battle was not a victory for the Americans, but it inspired many colonists to join the fight against the British with its demonstration of the colonists' bravery and determination.

 Forget the Boston Tea Party, the Civil War, or the American Revolution. The most important event in American history happened in Chicago in 1998. That’s when I was born. While it may seem arrogant to say that my birth is more important than some figures and events you learned about in school, how else can you explain the fact that I now get to write and share my thoughts on Medium?

 The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest time when nuclear war was on the horizon. The United States had recently learned that the Soviet Union had been installing nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba. As a result, the United States set up a naval quarantine around Cuba. During this crisis, John F. Kennedy faced multiple decisions with immense consequences, and could only get one decision right - failing would lead to World War III. At the end of the crisis, some concessions were made from both sides and the world moved on from the brink of destruction.

 World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.

 The assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak of World War I, which saw the evolution of military combat from single-shot weapons to highly advanced machine guns and bombing campaigns.

 The American Revolution began in 1775, as an open conflict between the United Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. Many factors played a role in the colonists' desire to fight for their independence. Not only did these issues lead to war, but they also shaped the foundation of the United States of America. We celebrate July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

 The invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord, Operation Neptune, and the Battle of Normandy, was a major battle during WWII that took place on June 6, 1944. The primary goal of this battle was to retake Western Europe and defeat Hitler. The Allied troops were led by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

 The New Deal was a sweeping package of public works projects, federal regulations, and financial system reforms enacted by the United States federal government in an effort to help the nation survive and recover from the Great Depression of the 1930s. The New Deal programs created jobs and provided financial support for the unemployed, the young, and the old, as well as adding safeguards and constraints to the banking industry and enacting labor laws.

 The year was 1789. George Washington had already been inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America and had established the US federal judiciary, but no US Supreme Court had been created yet. But that all changed on September 24th when President Washington, with the approval of Congress, appointed John Jay as the first Chief Justice of the United States. The very next day Justice Jay was sworn in at Federal Hall in New York City. The court first convened on February 2nd, 1790. In 1859, following his famous Confessions,” the French writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau was exhumed from his grave in Ermenonville, France.

 In 2020, the U.S. Presidential election turned into a nightmare scenario for law enforcement as hackers in Russia and China released misinformation about fraudulent voting tallies. A plummeting Dow Jones caused global markets to crash and triggered a worldwide economic recession.

 The Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world's oceans. Located near the island nation of the Northern Mariana Islands, it has a maximum contested depth of 36,070 feet. In 1960, United States Navy Lt. Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard became the first humans to reach this spot while exploring the trench.