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Creation of the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, finally created the first, long lasting filminated bulb. After many failed attempts, this invention gave way to new light and forever changed America by lighting homes and places of work. -
Sherman anti-trust
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce and consequently prohibits unfair monopolies. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. -
Progressive era
Strived to reform society, politics and the economy, concentrated in urban industrial areas. -
Spanish-American war
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and establishing a protectorate over Cuba. -
Federal meat inspection act
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. -
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
The Meat Inspection Act was in response to Upton Sinclair's novel of "The Jungle" and the findings of government corruption and the unsanitary health practices of Chicago’s meatpacking industries. The act established standards for all meatpacking industries all over the United States which soon lead to the creation of the FDA. -
Model-T production
With the drastically low prices of Henry Ford’s Model T, Ford had the largest company in the automotive industry and with help of the assembly line, he was able to mass produce cars for the entire United States. The automobile allowed for easier transportation and a sense of freedom throughout all American citizens. The Model T has forever changed America’s economy. -
World war 1
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. -
First Red scare
The first Red Scare was a period during the early 20th-century history of the United States marked by a widespread fear of far-left movements, including Bolshevism and anarchism, due to real and imagined events -
prohibition
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the captivity and murder of around six million Jewish people all conducted by a group called the Nazi’s and was ran by Adolf Hitler. Jewish people were sent to concentration camps and many were killed due to “racial inferiority”. -
Banking act of 1933
The Banking Act of 1933 passed by Congress was another act in order to help Americans out of the Depression. The Banking Act would prevent the failure of any bank in the United States and even established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). -
Emergency Relief Appropriations Act
This plan, which allowed for a total of $5 billion dollars in order to help fund work relief projects with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). With projects being conducted all over the United States, this allowed more than 8 million people to have employment which would bring money into their homes for families. -
World war 2
A global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. -
D-Day
D-Day was the United States invasion of Normandy France lead by General Dwight Eisenhower. With troops fighting from all angles, Germany finally surrendered on May 7th, 1945. -
Launching of Sputnik
The launching of Sputnik started the era of the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States. The launch also started the American fear of the Soviet Union and communists being able to launch missiles which could potentially turn into a nuclear attack on one of America’s largest cities. -
The Bay of pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs, also known as the Normandy invasion, was when American troops were sent to Cuba in order to attack two of Cuba’s air bases. Hundreds were killed at the Bay of Pigs and many were captured and kept as prisoners until the United States negotiated and made a deal in order to get our soldiers back. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
At one time, the Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany, and was guarded so that no one could pass through. Around 2 million people from all over East Berlin traveled to West Berlin in order to participate in a celebration to finally knock down the Berlin Wall. People used tools such as hammers, picks, etc. in order to destroy the wall that had once separated Germany. -
9/11
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. -
The Death of Osama Bin Laden
By the order of President Barack Obama, United States Special Forces was sent in to assassinate Osama Bin Laden. With the leader of al-Qaeda now killed, America now had a good chance of shutting down al-Qaeda as a whole.