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Defining Moment
No matter the struggle, the United States has a long history of weathering the storm and coming back stronger than ever. Here is a look at some defining moments in their collective history.
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SJD321926 Barack Obama by Scott J. Davis (Contemporary Artist), Private Collection
NRM259549 Electric filament, 1879 (by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), Science Museum, London, UK
XJL186948 The first landing of Christopher Columbus (1450-1506) in America, 1862 by Dioscoro Teofilo de la Puebla Tolin (1832-1901), Ayuntamiento de Caruna, Spain
SNG175657 The March on Washington: A View from the Reflecting Pool, 28th August 1963 by Nat Herz (1920-64), Private Collection /Barbara Singer
RVI235968 The mushroom cloud created by the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima, as viewed from 500 metres above the city, 6th August 1945 by Japanese Photographer, Private Collection/ Roger-Viollet, Paris
PNP246194 Sacagawea with Lewis and Clark during their expedition of 1804-06 by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), Private Collection/ Peter Newark American Pictures
LAL295170 The Boston Tea Party by English School (20th century), Private Collection/ Look and Learn
PNP329553 Man selling his car, following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 by American Photographer (20th century), Private Collection/ Peter Newark American Pictures