Q1
During the final stages of the World War II in August 1945 there were two atomic bombings: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S dropped two bombs „Little Boy“ on 6. Aug to Hiroshima and "Fat Man" on 9. Aug to Nagasaki. About 200 000 people were killed in total.
The singer Sandra also made a song of this tragic incident.
Q2
On November 22. 1963 thirty-fifth President of United States J.F Kennedy was assassinated.
It took place in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was killed by a gunshot to the head.
Q3
9/11 refers to The September 11 suicidal attacks to the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NY City. Four jet airliners were used in the attacks. Two of them crashed into World Trade Center, one crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington and the last one crashed into a field near Shanksville.
Q4
On the 14th April 1912 the worldfamous Olympic-class passenger liner Titanic sank.
Minutes before midnight Titanic struck an iceberg and sank 2 hours and 40 minutes later.
1,517 of the 2,223 passengers died. There were'nt enough lifeboats on board because it was belived to be unsinkable.
Q5
The ship Mayflower
is important in American
History because it is
considered as a symbol
of the first early
European colonization
in the US.
Q6
On July 16th, 1969 a rocket called Apollo 11 launched from Earth. It landed on the moon 4 days later. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin were the first men on the Moon.
Q7
On January 20th 2009 Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th and first African-American President of USA
Q8
Arpanet was the first network of computers in 1969. In the late 70’s Arpanet wanted to devise an internet system, but it was difficult and unorganized. Tim Berners-Lee invented a method of organising information which he called the world-wide-web. It was easy to use and it allowed the transfer text, sound, images and video clips.
Q9
September 1, 1939 is considered to be a very significant date in the history of the world because the World War II began. It began with Germanys attack
to Poland. The WW include a lot of countries such as: U.S.A, England, Russia, German and others.
Q10
On the morning of December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Four battleships sunk, and four were damaged, two destroyers sunk,one destroyer was damaged. 188 aircraft destroyed and 155 aircraft damaged. 2,345 military were killed and 1,247 military were wounded. 57 civilians killed and 35 civilians wounded.
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