Certain people claim that elements of the Moon landings, as well as the Apollo program itself, were staged by NASA. Since the mid-1970s, a number of groups and individuals expressed their belief that NASA and other organizations knowingly misled the public into believing the landings occurred. Despite rebuttals and third-party evidence, between 6% and 20% of Americans believe the Moon landings were faked.
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
This pivotal event in history occurred on November 9, 1989. The fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe began with the falling of the Iron Curtain. Several weeks later, the Cold War drew to a close.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there has been an ongoing controversial debate as to whether November 9 should be declared a German national holiday. Although the date celebrates the declaration of the first German republic, it also is the anniversary of Kristallnacht, a heinous pogrom carried out against Jews throughout Nazi Germany.
9/11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
On September 11, 2001, four passenger airliners were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists. Two crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. In less than two hours, both 110-story buildings collapsed, killing nearly 3,000 people.