From an American point of view ...
1900s. McKinley assassinated
1910s. World War I, the great flu
1920s. Start of depression
1930s. Depression, World War II
1940s. World War II
1950s. Cold War, Korea
1960s. Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK assassinated, MLK assassinated
1970s. Stagnation, Opec, Vietnam, disco
1980s. Reagan shot, Stock market crash
1990s. Gulf war ("we can't fight in the desert. Iraqi's more experienced"), fall of USSR (concern over nukes and instability), impeachment of a president
Even crazier if you take a worldview.
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