The Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, began in California’s Salinas Valley.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.
The world’s first commercially successful steamship was launched on the Hudson River between New York and Albany.
Johnson was 40 years old when she enlisted, and her extensive clerical and stenographical experience made her a perfect fit for the role.
Tens of thousands of Ku Klux Klan members took part in an organised march through Washington D.C.
The Revenue Act of 1861 was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, imposing U.S. federal income tax for the first time.
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the neutrality of the United States in the First World War.
The Clay Street Hill Railroad was successfully tested, becoming San Francisco’s first operational cable car.
The world’s first transcontinental telephone line was successfully voice tested between New York and San Francisco.
Bonus Marchers in Washington D.C. were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army under General Douglas MacArthur.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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