100 events that shifted history - part 4
76. Franklin Roosevelt elected president. 1932
77. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader, allows unprecedented freedoms.
1985
78. Max Planck proposes quantum theory. 1900
79. Scientists clone sheep in Great Britain. 1997
80. Interstate highway bill begins massive effort linking nation. 1956
81. Opening of Panama Canal. 1914
82. Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique helps launch women's movement. 1963
83. Space shuttle Challenger explodes. 1986
84. U.S. sends troops to South Korea. 1950
85. Violence erupts outside Democratic convention in Chicago.
86. Sigmund Freud publishes Interpretation of Dreams. 1900
87. China's forced modernization program results in famines killing 20
million. 1958
[[NOTE: There would seem to be an error -- between # 75 and #87 ...
who had the famines -China or USSR? Both??]]
88. U.S. enters World War I. 1917
89. Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, a record that lasted 34 years. 1927
90. John Glenn is first American to orbit Earth. 1962
91. North Vietnamese reportedly attack U.S. ships; Congress allows use of
force. 1964
92. Pathfinder robot lands on Mars. 1997
93. Hitler launches night of Nazi violence against Jews and their
businesses. 1938
94. Winston Churchill becomes British prime minister. 1940
95. First "test-tube baby" born healthy. 1978
96. Soviets blockade West Berlin; Allies react with massive airlift. 1948
97. Bill Gates and Paul Allen start Microsoft Corp. 1975
98. Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion kills more than 7,000 in Soviet
Union. 1986
99. Trial of teacher John Scopes in Tennessee pits creation against
evolution. 1925
100. Surgeon general warns tobacco is a health hazard. 1964