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100 Turning Points in American History

By (author) Alan Axelrod

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Arnold J. Toynbee, the most famous professional historian of the twentieth century, is widely quoted as having declared that â€œHistory is just one damn thing after another.â€ This book argues that history is not about â€œthingsâ€ at all but is all about turning pointsâ€”the decisions, acts, innovations, errors, ideas, successes, and failures on which the shape of a nationâ€™s lifeâ€”our livesâ€”depends. It presents the 100 points at which Americaâ€™s path decisively turned on its way to where we find ourselves today. â— Columbus arrives in the New World â— The first slaves arrive in America â— Independence is declared â— The Indian Removal Act is passed â— Female suffragists meet in Seneca Falls â— Harpers Ferry is raided â— Fort Sumter falls â— A transcontinental railroad is completed â— Edison lights his first electric lamp â— Prohibition makes America a nation of lawbreakers â— FDR offers a â€œNew Dealâ€ â— The B-29 Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima â— The Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education â— Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon â— President Nixon creates the EPA â— 9/11 â€¦ Obama â€¦ Sandy Hook â€¦ Russian election â€œmeddlingâ€ â€¦ the Age of Trump â€¦ These and many more are the crucial â€œplot pointsâ€ in our grand national story, and best-selling historian Alan Axelrod presents them here.