Defining Moments

   The Metropolitan Museum of Recent History and our board of directors would like to thank you in advance for your patronage of our newest exhibit! 

 The United States has rapidly advanced in the modern era, stepping into a role as a global force and world leader. The Metropolitan Museum of Recent History has compiled a list of events, from 1945 to present times, which allow us to track the evolution of our country's role on the world stage. The five points along our timeline have been carefully chosen because they illustrate events which have contributed significantly to the United States' role as a world power, increased American visibility around the globe or dynamically alterred the course of US foreign policy.