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world war 2 ended in this year

what is

1945

400

this term for a plan from Franklin D Roosevelt was to restructure the american economy

what is

the new deal

400

on nov 4 1979 this country took 66 americans hostage for 2 years

what is

iran

400

she was only 14 when she wrote books like the outsiders and rumble fish

who is

s e hinton

400

in 1980 this man killed john lennon 

who is 

mark david chapman

800

the major generals in the civil war were these 2 men

who are'

ulysses s grant and robert e lee

800

Abe Lincoln signed this document that included the freeing of slaves

what is

the emancipation proclamation 

800

may 5 1821 this man who was exiled to the island of elba died of mysterious causes

who is

napoleon

800

his best selling book about a great white shark was turned into a movie

who is

peter benchley

800

the cell phone was invented by motorola in this year

what is

1983

1200

this war with a year in its name was a battle between america and england

what is 

the war of 1812

1200

this man was in office during the cuban missile crisis

who is 

john f kennedy

1200

colombus landed on america in this year

what is

1492

1200

this man wrote the book 1984 in 1949

who is'

george orwell

1200

in 1984 the soviets boycott the summer olympics in this city

what is

los angeles

1600

world war 1 began because of the assassination of this man

who is

archduke franz ferdinand

1600

this man was president and the beginning of the 20th century

who is

william mckinnley

1600

in 1945 america drops atom bombs on these 2 japanese cities

what are

hiroshima and nagasaki 

1600

in 1951 he wrote catcher in the rye

who is

j d salinger

1600

in 1985 this iconic road was removed from the u.s highway system

what is

route 66

2000

this french area was the site of the d day invasion on june 6 1944

what is

normandy

2000

the last president to win back to back terms

who is

bill clinton

2000

on august 15 1914 this famous water way was completed

what is

the panama canal

2000

he wrote tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn

who is

henry miller

2000

the berlin wall was torn down in this year

what is

1989