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Hawaii Becomes US territory
As a result of the Spanish-American war the US wanted to annex the Hawaiian islands by a congressional joining. -
Kodak introuduces Brownie cameras.
The Kodak Brownie was the first camera introduced in the 1900's. The device was used not only by normal people wanting to snap some pictures, but also by famous photographers. The Brownie was named to attract children attention from a cartoon that was popular, but was not meant to be a toy. This Kodak camera was only $1.00. -
Billboard starts weekly publication
Billboard hot 100 begins to introduce new music each week starting May 5, 1900. Songs are released each week from bottom to top. This is where Billboard all began. -
First Middle School Opens
In Berkely, California the first junior high school opened doors for the first time in the USA. It started off the New year. Containing grades 7-9 for students to be educated. This began the start to multiple other junior high school openings. -
Boy Scouts is founded
When Boy Scouting was fouded in the early 1900's it became the largest youth organization in the United States. Cubbing was for the younger boys, and for the older boys their was a process still being considered, -
Japan annexes Korea.
The Japan-Korea treaty of 1910 also known as the Japan-Korea Annexation treaty, was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire. This treaty was made for Japan to annex Korea following the previous treaty in 1905. -
League of nations established.
The league of nations was an intergovermental organization founded from the Paris peace conference that ended the first World War. The mission of the League of Nations was to create world peace. -
Women gain rights to vote.
Womans rights slowly are pushing towards equality each day in the United States during the early 1900's. In 1920 the Ninteenth admendment to the US constitution stated "The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied by the US on any account of sex." -
First commerical radio broadcasts.
The first commerical radio station made its first showing on November 2, 1920. The station began by airing the presidential election of that year. This station was used for enjoyment and was telephone mechanism. -
Pluto's discovered.
Pluto, once thought of as the ninth planet was founded on February 18, 1930. It was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh. -
Gahndi salt march
In March 1930, in order to help India from British control, Ghandi proposed a non-violent march protesting British Salt tax. The Salt Tax made it illegal to sell or produce salt. Salt is a nessecity in everyones daily diets, everyone in India was effected. -
The Star Spangled Banner becomes national anthem.
On March 3, 1931, US president Herbert Hoover signed off to make "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem for the United States. Before this, the United States had gone without an anthem. -
Nylon stockings introduced.
In early 1940's, Nylon stockings were introduced to 4,000 middle class women at New York World's fair. A limited supply of the stockings went on sale in Wilmington, Delaware in October, but stockings didn't reach national market until May 15, 1940. Stockings were $1.15 a pair, and sold out at most locations. -
Leon Trotsky assasinated.
On August 21, 1940 around 5:30pm Leon Trotsky was sitting at his desk, studying, helping Ramon Mercader edit an article. Mercader waited for Trotsky to read the article, then came up from behind him and slammed an ice pick into Trosky's skull. Trotsky began to fight back, and lasted awhile. Trotsky's body guards began to beat Mercader and Trotsky tried to stop them. Unfortunatley Trotsky was brought to the hospital, operated on twice in his brain. Damage was too severe, and he passed away. -
Stone age cave paintings found.
In September, 1940, four teenagers and their dog tagging along visited the Lascaux caves in Southern France. These caves have inspired anthropologists, scientists and artists ever since. Beautiful paintings and engravings were found that aspired many to continue to add their art work to the caves. -
First Organ Transplant attempt.
The idea of transplanting organs has always been a myth, something known but impossible to do. Since humans have 2 kidneys, but can live with one, a kidney was transplanted. The first attempt was made in the early 1950's. The only other alternative for this patient was death. The transplant failed, but transplanting skills by doctors improved by 1954. -
First peanuts cartoon strip released.
Schulz's very first comic strip came out in 1950. It was four panels long and showed Charlie Brown walking by two younger children, Shermy and Patty. Snoopy was not a put in character for this first sketch, but later came into play. -
First modern credit card introduced.
In 1949, Frank McNamara thought of a way for customers to have just one credit card that they could use at multiple stores. In 1950 a new company called Diners club was created. The first Diners club credit cards were given out to 200 people. Most of these people were friends of McNamara. These cards were accpeted in 14 restaurants in NY. By late 1950's over 20k people were using Diners Club cards. -
Lunch Counter Sit-In at Woolworth's in Greenboro, NC
On February 1, 1960 four students from an all african american agricultural and technical college walked into Woolworth's walk in lunch counter to grab a bite. The manager ordered for the four to get out due to their strict "whites-only" policy. However, these four men stayed. They got drinks poured on them, nasty looks. People were just all out rude to these four, and they sat there all night, still not served. -
First Televised Presidential Debates.
On September 26, 1960 the first presidential debate was broadcasted live on tv for people to tune in. John F. Kennedy VS Richard M. Nixon was the first ever broadcasted debate. The assement was 60 minutes long. Behind the scenes footage was put in prior to the debate. -
Birth control pill approved by FDA.
In 1960's, the FDA approved the birth control pill. Women's ability to control their own fertility was critical to the sexual revolution. The pill also remade family dynamics for those who prefer conventional family life. -
The Beatles break apart.
The breakup of the Beatles, the most popular and influential music groups in history was in 1970's. The break up itself was a process throughout 1969-1970. Rumors started, and comments reguarding the band stated by the Beatles lead to people seeing a future break apart. There was no public acknoledgment about the break up until Paul McCartney announced on April 10, 1970 that he was no longer apart of the Beadles. -
Kent state shootings.
On May 4, 1970 Ohio national guardsmen were on Kent State college campus to maintain order during student protest against the Vietnam War. For an unknown reason, the guardsmen suddenly fired upon a crowd of student protesters, and killed four, wounded nine. -
First floppy disk introduced.
The first floppy disk for computers was introduced in 1971. The disk was 8' in diameter with a magnetic coating. It was enclosed in a cardboard case with the capacity of one megabyte. -
Rubik's cube becomes popular
In 1974, Erno Rubik designed a small cube, with moving pieces to help his students study three-demensional geometry. Once the invention was built, Rubik twisted and turned the sides. The Rubik's cube was mind-puzzle and internationally sold starting in 1980's. -
First Pac-Man video game released.
On May 22, 1980 the first Pacman videogame was released in Japan. By October 1980 it was released in the United States. The yellow pie shaped Pac-Man eater became an icon of the 1980's. To this day Pac-Man still stands as one of the most popular video games in history. -
John Lennon assasination.
John Lennon, muscian, member of the Beadles, was shot by Mark Chapman at the enterance to the building where he lived on December 8, 1980. The Dakota, In NYC was where he was shot. Lennon was just returning from the Record Plant studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was pronounced dead upon arrival at Roosevelt hospital. -
Nelson Mandela freed from prison.
Nelson Mandela, leader of movement to South Africa apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years of jail time. In 1961, Nelson was arrested for treason, and then again in 1962 for illegally leaving the country. He was put on trial in 1964, and then sent to jail. -
Art from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston stolen.
On the night of March 18, 1990, a pair of thieves disguised as boston police officers entered the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston. They roamed through the museums galleries, slowly, and sneakily. Then the two thieves steal 13 pieces of artwork. -
Simpsons aired for the first time.
The Simpsons first season aired on television on May 13, 1990. This tv show began with the Simpsons Christmas special "Simpsons roasting on an open fire." The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James Brooks, and Sam Simon. -
Christina Aguilera wins.
On February 23, 2000, the fourty-second grammy awards was hosted at the Staples center, in Los Angeles. Christina Aguilera became second youngest artist to win a grammy at age 19 years old. -
Three astronaunts reach station.
On October 31, 2000, three astronaunts launch up into space. They sucessfully make it to the space station for the first time ever. -
Bill Clinton visits Vietnam.
On November 16, 2000 Bill Clinton, is the president of United States at this time. Bill Clinton visits Vietnam, and becomes the first president to visit Vietnam since the Vietnamese war ended. -
Burj Khalifa opens.
On January 4, 2010 the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world opens. Construction began on September 21, 2004. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. -
Two female suicide bombers kill 40.
On March 29, 2010 there were suicide bombings carried out by two women during rush hour. At the two stations of the Moscow Metro fourty people were killed and one hundred were injured. -
Car bomb fails to go off.
On May 1, 2000 A Pakistani-American man failed a Times Square car bombing. He admitted to his role in the car attack, and said he recieves explosive training in Pakistan. The man, Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested as he tried to flee the country in a Dubai-bound jet late Monday. Hours later, there were reports that seven or eight people had been arrested in Pakistan. Mr. Shahzad was charged on terrorist crimes.
