The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The Gulf War (1990)

The Gulf War was waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the U.S. against Iraq in response to the country's invasion and annexation of Kuwait, which arose from oil prices and production disputes. This war introduced the concept of live news broadcast straight from the battlefield, mainly by CNN.

Abolishment of Slavery in the U.S. (1863)

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate regions were free. Although three million Confederate slaves were freed by the decree, Black Americans, particularly in the South, were subjected to other forms of white supremacist violence and involuntary labor under the Black Codes.