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American history, or real history, is not always marked by dramatic events, extraordinary people, or remarkable speeches. Much of the history of the great nation is the slow progressive development, decline, and the way people recover from the decline. But in the context of American history, there are a few surprising times when everything has changed. These are not just one-day events, although some occur suddenly. But these are events that once happened, Americans consider themselves, the world, and their place in the world in a completely different way. And it is worth noting what those events were and how they changed the American people forever. The revolution itself and the founding of the country changed a group of colonists who considered themselves English as far away from home. When American independence was practiced, our view was completely different. It was now a proud new nation, a new kind of nation with its vision of the world and its hopes and dreams. World War II was a type of incident in which we experienced a great test, the struggle and the victory that such a war demands from the people, we could never go back to seeing ourselves and the same way we thought before the war. Our victories over Japan, Germany, and its allies have given us great confidence that we can positively impact world history. But it also gave us a great sense of responsibility. When we dropped those bombs on Japan, everyone in the world began to understand the awesome power now in the hands of humanity, for a time in the American hands, and the great responsibility for the fate of humanity that came with that kind of power. Pearl Harbor during World War II deserves mention because of significant changes in America's worldview. Before the invasion, the United States viewed itself as harmless. As a teenager who thought he could not get hurt, we had never been attacked in our own country before. But Japan showed that it could not only attack us but also cause us great harm. Yes, we responded angrily but from then on, we knew that we, like everyone else in the world, were in danger and had to start behaving differently in a world full of both friends and enemies. Outside of the military world, Dr. Martin Luther King's famous talk I Have a Dream Speech in March in Washington, on August 28, 1963, did not change the black community permanently. Yes, that speech had a profound effect on the African American community in seeing its future and gave inspiration and hope to a struggling human rights organization that encouraged them to win. But it also affected all Americans because we began to see ourselves as a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-ethnic society. It was the beginning of the country's acceptance. But that is a process that is far from over. In modern times, the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, had a profound effect on the minds and hearts of Americans and the world. We are still learning how that effect will eventually manifest itself as shock, fear, anxiety, and revenge continue. But to be sure, as, in Pearl Harbor, the effects on our feelings about our place in the world and our vulnerability were changed forever.