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Move through the events, discoveries and choices that shaped the modern world.

American Declaration of Independence

Thirteen colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

Political and social transformation reshaped France and Europe.

Conflict over union, slavery and federal power.

Industrialized war transformed states and societies.

A worldwide collapse in output, employment and trade.

The deadliest conflict in human history.

A new institution for international cooperation.

Apollo 11 put humans on the Moon.

A defining symbol of the Cold War opened.

The Soviet state formally ceased to exist.

Financial instability spread through the global economy.

Generative systems entered widespread public use.