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From 1900 - 2010, ten significant events per decade
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Theodore Roosevelt is elected Vice President on March 4th, 1900
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Shot by a lone anarchist in Buffalo, New York on September 6th but pushed further west until the 14th when his body gave out
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Theodore Roosevelt suceedes McKinley and becomes President
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The first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight takes place
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The first New York City Subway opens nearly 35 years after the first above-ground railway
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Einstein proposes his new theory of general relativity, talking about space and time applied within physics
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Upton Sinclair Writes The Jungle, observing unethical health code violations in chicago and other industrialized cities at the time
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The San Francisco earthquake devastates many, killing 700 within the city and nearly 300 in surrounding areas
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for $825, the Model T turned the automobile from a luxury vehicle to something the average American could afford
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Taft wins the election in 1909, succeeding Theodore Roosevelt
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The titanic sinks, tragically, only to be made into the best selling movie of all time 86 years later
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Henry Ford creates the first moving assembly line
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World War I begins in Europe when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated
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The Zimmerman Telegram sparked America to join the war against Germany
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America decides to enter the war
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A great terror has ceased, and the people of the world rest a little easier
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Theodore Roosevelt passes away after having lived a fulsome life as President
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Hitler is sentenced to jail, and begins to write Mein Kampf - the book that started the war
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Submitted for ratification, this amendment allowed women the right to vote - a step in the direction of equality
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed by the League of Nations, which ends WWI and negotiates the terms of Germany's surrender
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The Harlem Renaissance began sometime in the 20's, and focused majorly on "Negro Literature"
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The League of Nations was established to restore peace to the world
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The 19th amendment was officialy ratified on this date
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The first commercial radio broadcast was sent by KDKA on November 2nd
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Leonard Thompson, a Toronto hospital patient was the first to be tested upon successfully
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The very irst issue of Time Magazine came out on this day
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Currency had peaked inflation at 525% by November
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The Scopes Monkey Trial's final verdict, an argument on teaching evolution in schools
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The first feature film originally presented as a "talkie" (sound) was The Jazz Singer
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Created by Walter Diemer in 1928, bubble gum quickly became a worldwide sensation
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The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was released within a "Steamboat Willie" cartoon
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It's the best thing since sliced bread!
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Alexander Fleming discovers the antibiotic that still saves lives today
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Al Capone and another gang get into a heated battle, leading to 7 dead on Valentine's Day - all in name of the beer wars
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The stock market crashes hard, marking the beginning of a long depression
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Al Capone imprsioned for evading income tax
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Hitler is beginning to woo the crowds with his speeches, and will soon become the most powerful dictator Germany has ever known
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Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor of Germany, which Hitler soon took to mean the true leader of Germany
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected
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The first sandwich to actually be called a "cheeseburger," was at a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky called Kaelin's
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(SEPTEMBER) World War II start in Europe with German Invasion of Poland. In just five weeks Poland surrenders to Germany
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Over 2 years ahead of schedule, still one of the most impressive monuments in America today
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35 of the 97 crew were fataly wounded
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Czechoslovakia was given to Hitler without their consent, in order to sate the power hungry dictator
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An adaptation of its 1900 novel counterpart, it is one of the most famous movies of all time for its use of Technicolor
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Germany invades Holland, Belgium and France – Churchill becomes P.M.
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British citizens help the French army flee Germany at Dunkirk
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"December 7th is a date that will live in infamy" -FDR
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The turning point of the war where the US began to push the Japanese off of the pacific islands - also beginning the island hopping campaign
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FDR passes away after 4 terms in office
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Germany surrenders afte the fall of Berlin and their once glorious empire
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Invading Manchuria, the Soviets declare war on Japan
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The first of two bombs dropped on Japan, followed by inevitable surrender
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American major league baseball player
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In order to show their lack of support for China's decisions, the US refuses to trade any goods
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U.S. recognizes Vietnam as an official country
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The very first Peanuts comic strip, written by Charles M. Schulz, appeared in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950
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The first Color TV was placed on the market at $499.95
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Dwight D Eisenhower and President Nixon won the 42nd presidential election
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"separate but equal" public schools were banned after the Brown Vs Board case, and segregation was one step closer to over
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Montgomery Bus Boycott; Martin Luther King becomes prominent
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5 million color TV’s have been sold since their beginning and are now a hallmark icon in America
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After several attempts, Sputnik was launched and traveled into space. Sputnik 1 burned on re-entry of Earth's atmosphere
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NASA was founded in hopes of being the first to reach the moon and prove our dominance over Russia. cough I mean to explore space
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Both admittd into statehood by Dwight D Eisenhower
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Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Released
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US supports the Bay of Pigs invasion, an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
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Congress authorizes creation of Peace Corps by JFK
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Dr. No was released on film
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A near Nuclear war with Russia, averted in 7 days by JFK
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JFK was assassinated for his extrmeely progressive views on America
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Malcolm X is shot and killed after his home was firebombed - he became a martyr after that
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The first Star Trek Series Airs in 1966, fans gather immediately
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Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated for his wildly successful movements in gaining right for the African American people
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On this date, Nixon anounces the first 2 Female Generals
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Constitutional Amendment (26) lowering voting age to 18
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The first Pocket Calculator was made available in 1972
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The Watergate scandal begins, and ends in Nixon's impeachment
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Before Nixon's resignation, a peace treaty is signed with Vietnam
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Microsoft was officialy founded in 1975 with Bill Gates as its CEO
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The first of the iconic saga was released to the public and rapidly drew a hungry fanbase
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The "King" of rock had fallen, and America mourned his death
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909 temple members died by cyanide suicide
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Sony introduces its first ever portable headset that sweeps America off its feet
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US soldiers failed to save hostages in Tehran, marking the beginning of an unhappy relationship with the middle east
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The first Pac Man arcade cabinet was released, and started a trend of arcade games everywhere
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Ted Turner founds CNN, the first around the clock news broadcasting station
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The first woman to be appointed to the supreme court was Sandra Day O'Connor
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IBM launches the first Personal Computers
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The premiere of ET, a movie that captivated the minds of America
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Challenger explodes on its 10th flight mission, killing the entire crew
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US reacts revengefuly in response to Libya's acts of terrorism (Spoiler alert not much has changed since then)
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The New York stock exchange crashes, leaving stock brokers helpless in the chaos of America's financial crisis
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The berlin Wall is demolished, unifying a greater Germany
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Since its launch, the telescope has orbitted the Earth, taking pictures that reach deeper into space than we ever could before
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The Cold War Officialy ends with a peace treaty, and America can rest easier now
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Riots began in Los Angeles After the Rodney King Verdict
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the 52nd presidnetial election swore Clinton in to presidency
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Stem cell research, regenerative limbs, all start here
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Tiger Woods, a golf sensation, wins the Master's Tour
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The NASA Pathfinder Sends Back Images of Mars
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The number of internet users by the end of 1997 reaches over 100 million
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The titanic is released, and is the most successful movie in history (too bad the boat wasn't)
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Personal Computers can now hold more than 1 GHz of RAM at a time
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George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd president of the U.S.
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The World Trade Center is bombed by terrorists, impacting every Americans in a profoundly emotional way
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The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster resulted in the loss of several lives, as well as the loss of major progress into space exploration research
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The invasion of Iraq marked the beginning of a long and tedious war for oil
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NASA rover lands on Mars in order to collect more pictures and sample data
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The deadliest of all storms off the Atlantic coast, costing roughly $81 billion in property damage alone
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YouTube is aunched officialy in november, and grows rapidly into what it has become today
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Barrack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA
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A BP oil rig explodes causing a major oil spill in the gulf coast
