Top 30 Moments That Made The World STAND STILL

May 8th 1945 is declared victory in Europe day spontaneous celebrations erupt throughout the world welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for shocking events in modern history that may just about everyone stop and take notice what a moment man on the way to the Moon number 30 the Israel Hamas War the Israeli Palestinian conflict has been ongoing for 3/4 of a century with the 2023 Israel Hamas War adding another tragic and bloody chapter there are so many families across Israel asking where was the Army why didn't they stop this what do you tell those families I tell them it's the responsibility of the army it's the responsibility of the army of the army for the intelligence it's our responsibility to guard the people of Israel we failed on Saturday this is our responsibility but now we're fighting this latest conflict began when the Palestinian political and militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on the 7th of October 2023 killing around 1200 Israelis mostly civilians they also took 250 Israelis hostage demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners this is a massive terrorist attack that is gunning down Israeli civilians in their towns in their homes and as we've seen so graphically literally dragging people across the the border with Gaza in retaliation Israel dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza over 6 days and launched a ground Invasion over 20,000 Palestinians have been killed mostly civilians including more than 8,000 children there have been widespread Global protests and Gaza has collapsed into a humanitarian crisis number 29 the tianan square protests and massacre in China references to this event also known as the June 4th incident are heavily censored in the spring of 1989 student Le demonstrations were held in Tiana Square Beijing calling for democracy and greater civil liberties they turned tanaman Square the country's symbol of sovereignty into a hub of dissent and protest they want a Crackdown on corruption they want freedom of press they call for an Awakening to reform and progress in China the protests spread to hundreds of cities with workers joining them angry over inflation corruption and the erosion of welfare declaring martial law the government sent soldiers and tanks into the square the death toll is disputed ranging from hundreds to thousands estimates run from several hundred to over 10,000 some argue that by shooting at civilians the Communist Party lost its legitimacy to rule and with it an opportunity for political modernization famously at least outside of China the photo of an unknown man facing off against a column of Tanks has become an enduring symbol of the event today public displays of mourning for the victims are banned although commemorations still sometimes reportedly occur in secret secret number 28 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill also known as the BP oil spill this unfortunately wasn't the first industrial disaster to devastate our marine habitats but it Remains the largest on record it began on April 20th due to an explosion on the Deep waterer Horizon oil platform and there's 30,000 of these workers every day that go on the gulf to do this work and they're well trained but you know and and they worked to try to not have these accidents but on this day something went wrong and now we're you know we're working with the BP and we're Trans Ocean to um try to find the cause the Fallout from This Disaster resulted in 205 million gallons of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico and effects were still being felt years after the initial disaster birds are still on these islands coming in here feeding so you can just imagine the contamination that takes place within the wildlife in fact reports from 2012 stated that the oil refineries from Deep waterer Horizon were still leaking despite an an official statement from 2010 that claimed the well was sealed number 27 the Oklahoma City bombing this domestic terrorist attack shocked the nation on April 19th 1995 anti-government white supremacists Timothy McVey and Terry Nickles detonated a truck full of explosives in front of the Alfred P mura Federal Building in Oklahoma City in a blink the sky dark with a plume of deep black smoke there was a tremendous explosion a massive explosion at the Federal Building in the center of the city the AP M building we have a large column of smoke for be south of this address you check on that the explosion killed 168 people and injured 680 others the Alfred P mura Federal Building was left in Ruins and the force of the blast damaged cars and buildings over a dozen blocks away McVey and Nichols had sought to spark a revolution McVey became disaffected latching onto a growing proun anti-government ideology that gained Traction in the 1990s in the aftermath of federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge Idaho to this day it is the deadliest Act of domestic terrorism in United States history number 26 the Iran hostage crisis in 1953 British and American intelligence agencies orchestrated a coup against democratically elected Iranian prime minister Muhammad madak who had nationalized Iran's oil industry with us support sham Muhammad rea Lai became Iran's true ruler the Sha's power is maintained by a vicious secret police and the fifth largest military on Earth equipped with American weapons fast forward to the Islamic revolution of 1979 and the Sha seen as a western puppet was overthrone replaced with the Theocratic government of Ayatollah Rahi in the middle of this revolution militarized college students took 52 Americans hostage in the US Embassy in tran for over a year President Jimmy Carter sought to negotiate their return but only after 444 days were they released after a pledge from the us not to intervene in Iranian Affairs it was a long and harrowing ordeal for the hostages their families and indeed the entire nation and it was an ordeal that plagued the presidency of Jimmy Carter an ordeal whose final resolution eluded his presidency by less than an hour number 25 the November 2015 Paris attacks in January 2015 Frank was left reeling from an Islamic terrorist attack on satirical magazine sh ABDO in which 12 staff were killed the attack on Charlie ebdo last week was al-qaeda's most high-profile operation in years and today they bragged about it in a video al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed it targeted the magazine for insulting the prophet Muhammad several other smaller attacks occurred throughout the year on November 13th these culminated in by far the deadliest that night in in a series of coordinated attacks terrorists detonated explosive vests and open fire in streets and public venues in Paris only minutes later gunmen opened fire on several bars and restaurants in eastern Paris three gunmen stormed a concert at the bacan theater killing 90 people in all 130 lives were taken the attacks sent shock waves not only through France but also reverberated around the world number 24 John Lennon is assassinated it's safe to say that John lennin is one of the most influential singer songwriters of all time even after leaving the Beatles in 1969 he enjoyed enormous popularity and success he also became well known for his activism is there not a more positive way of of demonstrating in favor of Peace than sitting in positive it's very positive however on December 8th 1980 obsessive fan Mark David Chapman fatally shot him outside the Dakota apartments in New York City when news broke on ABC's Monday night football fans were shocked and horrified for many the world seemed to stop turning an unspeakable tragedy confirmed To Us by ABC news in New York City John lenon outside of his apartment building on the west side of New York City the most famous perhaps of all of The Beatles shot twice in the back around the globe fans were United in morning for a man whose music meant so much to so many number 23 Hurricane Katrina this Category 5 hurricane was devastating not only due to its intensity but also a failure of flood control systems and slow government response on August 29th 2005 the hurricane made landfall in Louisiana it was quickly predicted to become a catastrophic event my fear is is absolutely that the models are correct it is gaining strength again it is now stalking the Gulf Coast it rapidly doubled in size and intensified into a category 5 hurricane the storm surge breached New Orleans levies and flooded the city tens of thousands of residents had not evacuated it didn't matter if you were from there TV and radio audiences could feel the distress and panic in the air critics argued that race and class were factors in the slow local and federal response this story ends up being the road map the instruction booklet the how-to story of dealing with disaster it also tells you what not to do the hurricane left an estimated 1,392 dead in its wake making it one of the deadliest in US history number 22 the fall of Saigon seeing photos of the fall of Saigon you might be reminded of the more recent 2021 Kabul airlift in Afghanistan both involved scenes of panic and powerful images of last minute evacuation the hardest part was the waiting many people said it was unnerving to be waiting for a ride to safety and to be hearing fighting all around you on April 30th 1975 North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon the capital of South Vietnam marking the end of the deadly and divisive Vietnam War the iconic photo of a helicopter evacuation from the roof of the US Embassy symbolized the desperate and dramatic nature of the Fall yes we've chosen to leave but we've chosen to leave because it's no longer defendable with the resources that we have U chosen to commit and the limits that we have put on our involvement in South Vietnam in the aftermath Vietnam was reunified under communist Rule and the US began to significantly rethink its foreign policies number 21 the Jonestown Massacre founded in Indiana in 1954 Jim Jones's people's Temple preached a message nominally based on Christianity socialism and civil rights his driving force was less the Bible than social justice he was very much ahead of the current climate in terms of race relations and his desire to create an integrated Society but something very dark lurked under the surface in the 1970s Jones fled accusations of abuse and fake miracles to a remote settlement in Guyana over time the charismatic leader became paranoid and obsessed with domination over his faithful further reports of abuse led to a fact-f finding Mission from us Congressman Leo Ryan he never returned murdered by Jones's red Brigade Jones ordered his were 900 followers a third of the miners to take their own lives by drinking flavor Aid laced with cyanide this time Joan served a punch Spike was cyanide more than 900 died the tragedy left the public in shock and horror and is the origin of the expression drinking the Kool-Aid number 20 Nelson Mandela released in 1964 South African revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment four years he had fought against apartheid the system of racial segregation that privileged the country's white population and disenfranchised people of color even from prison he remained committed to this cause communicating with political leaders and gaining worldwide attention the fact that you could sit alone and think gave us a wonderful opportunity to change ourselves your behavior as civil unrest grew Mandela was finally released from prison in 1990 27 years after he was sentenced his release was broadcast around the world heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today in a historic speech he affirmed his commitment to peace but also to the ongoing struggle against the violence of apartheid Just 4 years later he would go on to become the country's first black president number 19 the 2021 United States capital attack on January 6th 2021 scenes of Carnage in the US capital Washington DC shocked Americans watching the riot unfold on TV USA at a rally before the attack outgoing president Donald Trump told supporters the election had been stolen and urged them to march to the capital building debunked by courts State audits and federal agencies this claim was part of a campaign to overturn the election results and reinstall Trump as president this was a fraudulent election but we can't play into the hands of these people within hours 2,000 angry Trump supporters broke into the capito building assaulting police in searching for lawmakers gathered to formalize Joe Biden's Victory among them were members of far-right militias and Neo fascist groups some of them are armed the Insurrection failed with lawmakers racing to safety before the mob reached them number 18 the space shuttle Challenger disaster there were a lot of eyes on Cape Canaveral Florida when Challenger finally launched on January 28th 1986 due to technical issues and bad weather the flight had been delayed multiple times lift off of the 25th Bas shuttle mission and it has cleared the tower on launch day CNN broadcast live Nationwide coverage NASA had organized for children to watch from schools to promote their teacher in Space Project which had added teacher turned astronaut Christa mcauliff to the crew but viewers hopes turned to horror as the shuttle disintegrated during its Ascent claiming the lives of all seven crew members we have a report from the flight Dynamics officer that the vehicle has exploded the Challenger's final flight had lasted only 73 seconds number number 17 the 1972 Summer Olympics the 1972 Olympic Games in West Germany were the first to be held in the region since Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler used the event as a platform for propaganda in 1936 sadly the September Games would become even more Infamous etching out their own Bleak Mark in history after infiltrating the Olympic Village eight armed men from the Palestinian terrorist group Black September killed two Israeli Olympic teams members and took nine more hostage the terrorists want hundreds of Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails nothing else will do after two grueling days of negotiation the hostage crisis was brought to a violent end the rescue attempt was botched claiming the lives of all hostages and a police officer number 16 the OJ Simpson murder trial verdict it was the trial of the century and the verdict left left the public reeling remember these words if it doesn't fit you must a quit after Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were stabbed to death in June 1994 Brown's ex-husband former footballer and actor OJ Simpson became the prime suspect before her death Brown had said that Simpson had abused and threatened to kill her every aspect of the case was highly publicized from the car chase that saw him arrested to the lengthy trial the coverage hooked viewers and everyone had an opinion on October 3rd 1995 the jury returned a verdict of not guilty we the jury and the Abed entitled action find the defendant or orthal James Simpson not guilty of the crime of murder for some it was a Vindication to others a travesty of Justice in which a celebrity had gotten away with murder number 15 the death of Osama bin Laden in the wake of the September 11th attacks in 2001 US President George W bush announced the beginning of a war on terror the first stage of this war was the US invasion of Afghanistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist group al-Qaeda in this conflict America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality this Manhunt continued for almost a decade as Bin Laden evaded capture however in 2011 the CIA tracked him down to a comp pound in Pakistan in a helicopter raid codenamed Operation Neptune Spear on May 2nd Bin Laden was killed after a firefight they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body for those who vividly recalled the events of 911 President Obama's announcement that the al-Qaeda leader was dead was a landmark event number 14 Russia's invasion of Ukraine 4 months the buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine's border had the world on edge would Russian President Vladimir Putin really give the order to invade in 2014 ukrainians had revolted against a pro- Moscow government sick of corruption and abuse of power their success LED Russia to Annex Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in February 2022 Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine furious at the country's aspiration to join NATO I considered it necessary to immediate recognize the independence and sovereignty of the dones and lugansk people's republics in response the International Community hit Russia with severe economic sanctions around the world everyone's eyes have been glued to their screens watching the outgunned ukrainians hold off the invading forces if we don't stand up we don't have a country to defend number 13 Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech Dr Martin Luther King Jr's speech may be remembered for just four words but they are arguably among the most powerful ever spoken I have a dream that my poor little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character the Baptist Minister had chosen his profession because he felt sermons were quote a respectful Force for ideas even social protest King oversaw the Montgomery Bus boy and became the leader of civil rights organization SCC in August 1963 he helped organize a March of 250,000 people to Washington DC to peacefully protest for equal rights for African-Americans with this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial he told listeners that he dreamt of a world free of racism and oppression ression his impassioned words were heard far and wide becoming a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement they remain iconic today Let Freedom Ring from the snowcap Rockies of Colorado Let Freedom Ring from the C slopes of California number 12 the death of Diana Princess of Wales although she was no longer her Royal Highness in 1997 having lost her title after her divorce from Prince Charles Diana remained a popular figure for the Commonwealth and Beyond we interrupt this film to tell you we are getting reports that Diana Princess of Wales has been badly injured in a car crash in France her sudden death in a car accident as she fled Paparazzi occurred in the early hours of August 31st while the British public were still asleep Diana's driver who had been intoxicated at the time and Egyptian producer Dodie fed also died in the crash when people in the UK woke and learned the news the country was left shocked and in mourning the death of the people's princess was felt around the world good Ro may you well grow in our hearts you are the great that placed yourself number 11 the fall of the Berlin wall after World War II the Allies split Germany into East and West the Soviet Union controlled the East while the US UK and France controlled the West if eventually East and West became separate republics but the flight of East Germans to the more affluent West prompted the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 dividing friends and families the wall became a symbol of the Iron Curtain separating Western Europe and the Soviet Block in the 80s however massive protests and waves of refugees leaving East Germany led the government to relax rules for immigration on the the evening of November 9th 1989 East Germans gathered at the wall elsewhere they were swarming over the wall hacking at it with hammers PS and chisels claing at it with bare hands rather than open fire border guards stood down and the world watched as Germany became one again number 10 the assassination of John F Kennedy JFK holds a unique place in political history the World War II veteran was the president of the United States during the Missile Crisis and the commencement of the Space Race we go into space because whatever mankind must undertake free men must fully share he was also the first Catholic President and was elected off the back of the first televised presidential debates yet despite all of this his time in office lasted Less Than 3 years before he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas on November 22nd 1963 although the moment itself was caught on camera the footage was not broadcast live however the breaking news was delivered to the American people as events transpired from Dallas Texas The Flash apparently official President Kennedy died at 100 p.m. Central Standard Time the country went into mourning and millions watched his funeral on television now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden we imposed on him may he rest in peace number nine the Chernobyl disaster at first the details of This Disaster were shrouded in secrecy there has been a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union and the Soviets have admitted that it happened but words soon got out during a safety test on April 26th 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near pripet in Soviet Ukraine went into meltdown the fault of design flaws and negligent operators the subsequent explosion threw radioactive particles into the atmosphere it was Sweden who alerted the world 2 days later when radiation hundreds of miles away set off alarms the first word that something was seriously wrong came from this power plant in eastern Sweden where workers coming on the job registered abnormally high levels of radiation as the truth was gradually revealed the scale of the disaster became evident the Meltdown led directly to the deaths of 31 people and to many more from radiation induced cancer in the Years afterwards number eight the attack on Pearl Harbor it might be known as the second world war but for the first few years the US waited out the conflict raging across Europe that all changed on December 7th 1941 when Japan launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii several ships were sunk and 188 aircraft destroyed over 2,000 Sailors were killed it was a devastating blow to the United States Pacific Fleet the following day US President Franklin D Roosevelt delivered his famous day of infamy speech and Congress declared war on Japan December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy the Allies call for the US to join the war had been answered number seven the Hindenburg disaster the first major disaster caught on camera this Airship accident transfixed and horrified audiences in the late 1930s on May 6th 1937 the German Airship lz129 Hindenburg was docking in New Jersey when it caught fire resulting in 36 fatalities it bur in the FL get it start get this it's F and it's ring it's rising terrible oh my get out of the way please watching the Airship crash to the ground radio journalist herb Morrison summed it up best with his iconic exclamation all the humanity despite the Carnage there were survivors but they couldn't help establish the cause of the fire which continues to be debated whatever the truth the effect was the end of Zeppelins as a popular form of air travel number six victory in Europe day after six bloody years of battle the second world war was finally over in Europe today is Victory in Europe day Berlin had fallen to the Soviet Union's Red Army and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had taken his own life his successor Admiral Carl dunit authorized Germany's surrender on May 8th 1945 British prime minister Winston Churchill announced victory over fascism leading to parties on the street in celebration Victory Day changes to Victory night and the darkening Skies over London are lit by the joyous lights of Peace at this great moment in their their history the people of Britain Rejoice with their allies in the victory for which every one of them has worked so hard and so long though the effects of the war were still being felt the Jubilation on that day is historic and several countries still commemorate the date as a public holiday number five the Cuban Missile Crisis just 17 years after the second world war ended Cold War tensions between the US and Soviet Union almost triggered another one this time nuclear in response to the US deploying nuclear missiles in Italy and turkey the Soviet Union did the same in Cuba in 1962 Cuba was Keen for Soviet help after the US had backed a failed Invasion the previous year but a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned Island despite being advised to launch an air strike and Invasion President John F Kennedy opted for a more diplomatic approach a naval quarantine preventing delivery of more missiles All Ships of any kind Bound for Cuba from whatever Nation or Port will they found to contain caros of offensive weapons be turned back after tense talks Kennedy and Soviet first Secretary Nikita kushev agreed to scale back their nuclear missiles but for just over one month the world stood on the brink of nuclear catastrophe number four the Apollo 11 moon landing it really was one giant leap for man kind back in the 1960s the idea of sending people to the Moon still seemed like science fiction 4 3 2 1 but spurred on by the space race between the US and Soviet Union NASA's Apollo lunar module Eagle touched down on the moon surface on July 20th 1969 tality base here the eagle has landed astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon and Buzz Aldren II an estimated 650 million earthlings tuned in to witness the event on TV despite all our divisions in that moment the world watched together in awe as we achieved something we never thought possible that's one small step for man one for man number three the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while World War II ended in Europe on May 8th 1945 the Allies continued to fight against Japan on August 6th after the Japanese refused to surrender the United States dropped an atomic bomb known as fat man on the Japanese city of Hiroshima now I am become death the destroyer of worlds 3 days later they dropped a second known as little boy on Nagasaki the bombs vaporized many in the blast radius and inflicted radiation Burns and sickness on others killing an estimated 29,000 to 226,000 people mostly civilians Japan surrendered on August 15th initially the horrors of the attacks were little reported but slowly images and footage began to reveal the hellish consequences of Atomic Warfare it's important I think that we understand the misery and Terror and death that it caused number two 911 just about everyone who's old enough to remember it can tell you where they were when they heard heard about the September 11th attacks in 2001 and we saw the plane on the other side of the building and there was Smoke everywhere and people jumping out the windows for New York it was morning when two hijacked passenger Jets crashed into and ultimately demolished the twin towers as part of a coordinated attack another plane hit the Pentagon after news of a fourth crash came to light that day it became apparent that the passengers of United Airlines flight 93 took back their flight and downed the weaponized aircraft before it reached Washington DC you could hear him yelling in the cockpit the cockpit the event claimed close to 3,000 lives and the world was forever changed the other trade Center's down it's down it's down before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one the covid-19 pandemic on March 12th 2020 the World Health Organization announced that the covid-19 outbreak had become a pandemic we have therefore made the assessment that covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic at the time few of us fully understood what it would mean for our lives in the years to come nonetheless the news had people worldwide glued to their screens or running to stock up on groceries especially toilet paper to ensure compliance with the government's instruction to stay at home we will immediately close all shops selling non-essential Goods through lockdowns the world watched as the virus continued to dominate headlines and the death toll skyrocketed from the hundreds into the thousands and then Millions the W's announcement was the beginning of a long rocky road for all of us boosters are important but the most important thing we need to do is get more people [Music] [Applause] [Music] vaccinated

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Published: Mon Jan 15 2024