The United States Started a voluntary nuclear test moratorium hoping that the USSR would agree to it. The Soviets resisted at first, completing tests on November 1 and 3, 1958, before beginning a self imposed twelve month ban.

1. The LTBT Established Initial Restrictions

2. U.S. Moratorium Preceded the Treaty

3. It Was a Step Towards Complete Disarmament

A 3 day music festival, filled with substances. Around 500,000 people attended. It took place in the. Catskills region of New York.

1. Massive Attendance

2. Unexpected Free Admission

3. Iconic Performances

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were reported by the CDC. Doctors from across the country flooded the CDC with reports of similar cases. By year-end, there is a cumulative total of 270 reported cases of severe immune deficiency, and 121 of those people died.

1. Over 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV.

2. In 2022, there were an estimated 31,800 new HIV diagnoses.

3. The Southern United States accounts for a large portion of new HIV diagnoses.

Terrorists associated with Al Qaeda detonated a car bomb in the basement of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people were killed in the attack and more than 1,000 injured.

1. The bomb was huge, meant to topple one building onto the other.

2. There were Iraqis all around the fringe of the plot.

3. It was just two years after the Gulf War.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists executed a series of attacks led by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. At 8:46 a.m. A hijacked plane hit the north tower. Not long after, A second plane crashed into the south tower at 9:07 a.m. A third plane hit the pentagon in Washington D.C. at 10:03 a.m.

1. killed 2,977 people from 90 nations

2. 2,753 people were killed in New York

3. 184 people were killed at the Pentagon

US forces captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit, Iraq. On December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity.

1. Hussein, armed with a pistol, was described as looking "bewildered" and resigned.

2. Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq

3. He was also a leading member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

An overheated housing market and huge losses on mortgage backed securities. It lasted from December 2007 to June 2009. One of the largest corporate casualties was the investment firm Lehman Brothers, which declared bankruptcy in September 2008. Other major corporations failed as well, including Countrywide Financial, Bear Stearns, IndyMac, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

1. It was triggered by a crisis in the Subprime Mortgage Market

2. Lead to significant job and wealth losses

3. It was the worst economic downturn in the U.S. since World War II

The United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that state-level bans on same sex marriage are unconstitutional. With the decision, same sex couples were officially given the same legal rights and benefits as heterosexual couples nationwide.

1. It requires interstate recognition of same sex marriages

2. It was passed after the Obergefell decision

3. It was a bipartisan effort with significant support