Name 3 Significant Events

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I'm glad to ask this question here because this is a global community and whatever responses posted are sure to be engaging, enlightening, and eye-opening. People often say we forget our history. I sometimes wonder if we even know our history. Some of us are old enough to say that we have lived through history. I mean the events that get recorded in a history book that younger folks read about at school and you can say to them “I remember when that happened.” Can you name 3 significant events in the history of YOUR COUNTRY that you were either taught or that you remember that you believe has shaped the world that you are living in right now? Here are my 3. (1) George Washington ~ I was taught that he was the first US president, the father of our country, and that he would never tell a lie. I believed the part about him being the first president. Although, I'm sure my teachers meant well by teaching me all 3 of these … uumm … facts (?). (2) The Liberty Bell ~ I was taught that they rang this bell for freedom on July 4, 1776 , so loudly and for so long that it cracked. My introduction to America's awesome symbols of a nation that promised liberty for all of its citizens. It was what my big sister told me. When I got older I learned that the historical records for this event don't quite read that way. Nevertheless the way my sister told the story to me, sounded so thrilling and marvelous! Gosh darn! Why couldn't that be a true story? (3) JFK's Assassination ~ I remember this event. School classes were abruptly interrupted and we were sent home. When I got home from school and walked into my house the first thing I heard was the news reports on our television. They were announcing that the president had been shot. My introduction to the ruthless and dangerous world of American politics. That's my 3 significant events. What's yours? (P.S. If you're American and yours are the same as mine, that's cool!) I figure this is a fun way for me to learn world history.