American
tragedies
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This invent kicked off America’s involvement in the Middle East and drastically changed our airport security routines.
9/11
(never forget)
The only two times atomic bombs have ever been used in warfare were both American uses in these cities.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Probably the greatest deal of all time, we got this land for about 3 cents per acre.
The Louisiana Territory
This hunk of burning love was found dead on his bathroom floor from some kind of cardiac issue triggered by gastrointestinal issues.
Elvis Presley
These warnings ensure suspects are informed of their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and their Sixth Amendment right to legal representation
Miranda Rights
This event gave America the final push it needed to get involved in the 2nd World War.
Pearl Harbor
Concentration camps on American soil, just by another name.
Japanese Internment Camps
At this location Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met to end the Civil War.
The Appomattox Courthouse
The most classic cartoon character, he started as a boat captain.
Mickey Mouse
An ironically punny name, this Supreme Court ensured desegregation of schools across America.
Brown v. Board of Education
The date of this event is now the name of a Netflix series based on the Stephen King book about time travel starring James Franco.
The Assassination of JFK
There are lots of famous trails in America, but unlike the Oregon trail or the Pony Express, those who walked this trail did so unwillingly.
The Trail of Tears
Ronald Reagan secured a win for democracy against communism when he said “tear down this wall” to this person.
Mr. Gorbachev
Contrary to popular belief, his fake teeth were not wood, but a mixture of materials, even including human teeth he got from his slaves.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln pulled overtime to get this amendment passed before the Civil War ended, fearing people wouldn’t support it if the war was already ended.
13th Amendment
In 1906 this city was rocked by an intense earthquake that started multiple fires, resulting in at least 3000 deaths and 80% of the city being destroyed.
San Francisco
This prison in the Middle East was home to torture tactics and war crimes committed by American soldiers.
Abu Ghraib
In 1781 the American Revolutionary ended with America winning the war in this final battle, also a song title in the musical Hamilton.
The Battle of Yorktown
“Don’t be ridiculous Andrea, everybody wants this” acting legend in their movies.
Meryl Streep
This act protects women against sexual discrimination in education, every university has an office dedicated to it.
Title IX
This event in 1911 resulted in the deaths 146 of the 500 mostly female workers in the building, and sparked debate and change in America for workers rights and workplace safety.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Not the airmen! The American government infected many people in this Black community with an STD to research it. But once they had a treatment, they didn’t administer it.
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The bloodiest battle for America yet, 600,000 American troops fought in this battle in Europe in Germany’s last shot offensive during WW2
The Battle of the Bulge
Following her marriage to Joe DiMaggio, he promised her that if she passed away before him, he would leave flowers on her grave every week—a promise he kept, sending roses to her crypt multiple times a week for 20 years
Marilyn Monroe
In response to widespread poverty amongst the elderly during the Great Depression, FDR signed this act into law.
Social Security Act