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 1924 - 2003 (78 years)
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| 1 | 1929 | - 1929: Stock market crash
Stock market crash - great depression begins
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| 2 | 1941 | - 1941—1945: World War II
US involvement in World War II
- Aug 1941—May 1942: MCAS Cherry Point constructed
First named Cunningham Field, construction on Cherry Point started less than a month before WW II.
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| 3 | 1954 | - 15 Oct 1954: Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel hits North Carolina - 19 dead - 15,000 homes destroyed
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| 4 | 1962 | - 1962—1975: Vietnam War
US involvement in the Vietnam War
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| 5 | 1965 | - 1965: TGS Lee Creek Operations Begin
Texas Gulf Sulfur begins phosphate operations at Lee Creek Mine.
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| 6 | 1969 | - 21 Jul 1969: First steps on moon
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.
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| 7 | 1991 | - 1991: Internet created
First Internet website goes online
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| 8 | 1999 | - Sep 1999: Hurricane Floyd
Hurricane Floyd hits North Carolina killing 51 people and causing billions of dollars of damage.
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| 9 | 2001 | - 11 Sep 2001: Terrorist attacks
Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon
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