The events were selected by leading
journalists and historians nationwide. I've borrowed
the results of the list compiled by the Freedom
Forum. They surveyed the experts as part
of an interactive millenium exhibit at their museum of news history, The Newseum, in Arlington, VA. You will find a
more comprehensive list of the
top 100 news events of
the century at their website.
#1 - Hiroshima & Nagasaki#2 - Walking on the Moon#3 - Pearl Harbor#4 - First Powered Airplane#5 - Women Win the Vote#6 - JFK Assasinated#7 - Nazi Holocaust Exposed#8 - World War I Begins#9 - School Segregation Ends#10 - U.S. Stock Market Crashes |