20th century history is made up of both the large and the small events that shaped it. Some of the most important events took years to accomplish, while others took only minutes.
We'll give you a major event. Can you name the decade when it took place? Go on, take this quiz and test your memory!
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Can You Match the Decade to Its Events? Quiz Questions
The Roswell UFO incident occurred near Roswell, New Mexico.
1950s
1940s
1930s
The fall of the Berlin wall.
1960s
1980s
1970s
Riots in Los Angeles, spurred by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the beating of Rodney King.
1990s
1980s
2000s
The grand opening of Disneyland in California.
1970s
1960s
1950s
Actor James Dean was killed in a highway collision in Salinas.
1940s
1960s
1950s
Alaska was admitted to the Union, becoming the 49th state.
1930s
1950s
1960s
Bay of Pigs Invasion: The failed U.S. led invasion and attempted coup d'état of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro took place.
1960s
1950s
1970s
British Invasion: The Beatles arrived in the United States.
1960s
1970s
1980s
The movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, opens in cinemas.
1970s
1990s
1980s
US won the first Olympic basketball gold medal.
1920s
1930s
1940s
First man walked on the moon in this decade.
1960s
1970s
1950s
The World Wide Web is invented.
1990s
2000s
1980s
The founding of United Nations(UN).
1940s
1930s
1950s
The launch of the Macintosh 128K or the Apple Macintosh.
1990s
1980s
1970s
CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, was founded.
1970s
1960s
1980s
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