This American national park is officially established, the world's first. 1872
Yellowstone
93.2%
Denali
0.9%
Olympic
1.1%
Everglades
3.3%
President John Tyler signs a bill that provides for annexation of this republic into the US. 1845
Texas
78.8%
California
10.8%
Arizona
3.1%
Alaska
6.6%
The US embassy reopens in this country following the end of Operation Desert Storm. 1991
Kuwait
69%
Saudi Arabia
6.5%
Iran
18.8%
Israel
2.2%
This agreement, a precursor to the US Constitution, is ratified by all thirteen states. 1781
Articles of Confederation
61.7%
Bill of Rights
18.5%
Emancipation Proclamation
3.2%
Declaration of Independence
16.7%
After moving the nationalist government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, this man re-assumes the presidency. 1950
Chiang Kai-shek
51.3%
Mao Zedong
34.6%
Deng Xiaoping
7.5%
Yen Chia-kan
3.3%
Henri Becquerel discovers evidence of this atomic process, also known as nuclear decay. 1896
Radioactivity
50.2%
Nuclear Fission
29.6%
Photodisintegration
6.4%
Atomic Diffusion
11.5%
This international financial institution, an agency of the United Nations, begins operations in Washington, DC. 1947
International Monetary Fund
49.6%
World Bank
43.7%
European Commission
1.8%
Financial Stability Board
2%
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