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The end of The American Civil War
Confederates finally surrender and sign under the terms of the Union. -
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
P.T Barnum starts his second greatest venture with The Ringling Brothers and James Bailey. -
The first American culinary school, The Boston Cooking School
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The beginnings of The Hershey Chocolate Company
With an already booming business in caramel Milton Hershey kicked off his venture into chocolate after being inspired by the 1893 World's Fair. -
Fairy Floss at the 1904 World's Fair
Also known as Cotton Candy, created by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton. -
The Jungle is published
Upton Sinclair publishes his novel detailing the harsh conditions of American industrial jobs and the disgusting meatpacking industry at the time. -
The Hershey Kiss
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The Pure Food and Drug Act & The Meat Inspection Act
The government steps and cleans up poor sanitation practices. -
The Hershey Industrial School
Hershey and his wife were unable to have children of their own so they started a school for orphaned boys. It now welcomes girls and is known as the Milton Hershey School -
World War One begins
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the beginning of the first World War. -
Armistice
Germany seeks to end the first World War due to lack of funds and soldiers to continue the fight leading to The Treaty of Versailles. -
The 19th Amendment
After a long fight women finally win the fight to vote in American elections. -
The Roaring Twenties
The economic boom beginning in 1920 to 1929 where the American population saw a "consumer's society" for the first time. From rich to poor, all poured their savings into stocks. -
The End of an Era and the beginning of the hardest one
October of 1929 the American stock market crashed causing the money people had thrown into the market to disappear almost completely. -
The Joy of Cooking published
Written by Irma S. Rombauer, Joy of Cooking is one of the most published American cookbooks. -
Al Capone, caught for Tax Evasion
In 1932 Capone was finally arrested. -
Alcatraz Island, Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island opened as a Federal Penitentiary for the first time. -
Invention of the chocolate chip cookie
Ruth Wakefield who, with her husband, ran the Toll House accidentally created the most well known cookie by accident. -
The beginning of World War Two
After being taken advantage of in the Treaty of Versailles many German citizens were angry, especially one Adolf Hitler. -
The first commercially available microwave
The Raytheon Company, a major U.S. defense contractor, were the first to build the Radarange. Known know as the microwave. -
The 22nd Amendment
The amendment that limited the amount of terms a president can serve. -
Escape from Alcatraz
Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, & Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. -
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. -
The Civil Rights act is passed
US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
The Stonewall Riots
The NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club, in Greenwich Village New York City. This led to six days of protest by bar frequenters and neighborhood residents. -
First man on The Moon
Motivated by the Cold War American scientists put man on the moon in 1969 -
MASH airs it's first season
MASH is one of the most popular television shows of all time. -
The Fall of the Berlin wall and the end of The Cold War
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Same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states.
Ruling made by the Supreme Court. -
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus close their door.
After 146 years the circus comes to an end
