Holocaust One of “Most Important Events of Century”

(November 17, 1999

The Gallup Organization took a poll asking people to choose the most important event of the century. World War II was the pick of 71% of the respondents, followed by women gaining the right to vote and the bombing of Hiroshima, which each were the choice of 66% of the adults. The Holocaust finished fourth with 65%.

World War II	71%
Women Gaining Right to Vote	66%
Bombing of Hiroshima	66%
The Holocaust	65%
Civil Rights Act	58%
World War I	53%
Man on the Moon	50%
JFK Assassination	50%
Fall of Berlin Wall	48%
U.S. Depression	48%

Source: Gallup