The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

However, the struggle to vote did not end with the Nineteenth Amendment, which did not address the racial terrorism and discrimination that prevented African-American men and women in southern states from voting, regardless of sex. NAWSA actively excluded African-American women from its organization, focusing solely on enfranchisement for white women.

Invention of the Internet (1989)

Between 1989 and 1990, Tim Berners-Lee helped to form the World Wide Web. The Internet is the fastest-growing medium of communication in all of history. Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has fundamentally impacted culture, commerce, and technology.