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Historic events that shaped the world across centuries
A compact chronology highlights pivotal moments including Bell's first intelligible telephone words in 1876, MLK Jr. assassination conviction in 1969, the 26th Amendment in 1971, the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX grounding, the 1861 Confederate Constitution adoption, the 1888 blizzard fatalities, the 2020 WHO pandemic declaration, and other landmark milestones across science, politics, war, and culture.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S. Senate
Ethiopian Airlines
Confederate States of America
United States
World Health Organization