My Top Stories of the Century

On October 29, 1929 The Wall Street stock market crashed. The crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression. Stocks started to rise again just as World War II started.

On April 26, 1986 a catastrophic nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine.  It was caused by an unexpected power surge, that caused the reactors to explode. The explosion let out a highly radioactive fallout that drifted over three countries.


I consider the Chernobyl disaster to be one of the most interesting events of the 1900's because it is known one of the worst nuclear disasters ever. The radiation is still effecting people today. Also the area where the explosion happened is still to radioactive to  be around today.

On December 7, 1941 during World War II there was a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii by the Japanese. Their were multiple casualties. This attack was the reason the U.S enter the war.