195-191: Empire State of Mind

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250 Most Impactful Moments In American History

Mar 25, 2026

195: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger

194: George Eastman founds the Eastman Kodak Company

193:The Empire State Building is completed displacing the Chrysler Building as the world’s tallest ft. Architectural Historian & Author, Anthony W. Robins

192: Radical abolitionist John Brown leads a raid on the Harper’s Ferry Armory. The raid is ended by troops led by General Robert E. Lee. ft. Distinguished Professor of American Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, David S. Reynolds

191: The U.S. enters the United Nations

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