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- 3. A surprise Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base on December 7, 1941.
- 5. This system of racial segregation ended in South Africa in the 1990s.
- 6. A devastating plague that swept through Europe in the 14th century.
- 8. Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969.
- 10. She refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the U.S. civil rights movement.
- 13. A plane crash on a volcano in Antarctica in 1979 killed all on board.
- 14. In 1989, this barrier dividing East and West Germany came down.
- 15. This "unsinkable" ship sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.
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- 1. A nuclear power plant exploded in this Ukrainian city in 1986.
- 2. The first city targeted by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.
- 4. A protest where American colonists dumped tea into a harbor in 1773.
- 7. Day marking the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
- 9. Terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers in New York on this date.
- 11. The movement for women’s right to vote.
- 12. A major WWI battle involving ANZAC troops in Turkey in 1915.