Here shows Martin Luther King delivering the famous "I have a dream speech" He was at the forefront of the American civil rights campaign in the 1960's. He inspired people to become involved in the civil rights movement, and significantly changed Americas views on racial differences. We have Martin Luther King to thank for the multiracial and ethnically diverse America of today where there is no extreme forms of prejudiced towards them.

Here the image shows America at a very low point, the collapse of the world trade center on September 11, 2001. The photo shows America during a crisis where 2752 people lost there life's during a terrorist attack when two planes hit the towers, thus causing them to collapse. The events that occurred on this day serve as catalyst for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the attacks against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.