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cars
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Built the first self propelled road vehicle (military tractor) for the French army. -
Computer
Nobody really knows when the first computer was invented but in around 1820 designed two different computers that could be programed with punch cards. -
telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell and now because of it we all have cell phones. -
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The Great Migration
The great migration is was a huge migration of African American's out of southern U.S to the midwest, northeast, and west to escape slavery and find jobs. -
18th amendment
the 18th amendment made alcohol illegal -
Radio
The CB radio came out in the 1920s with about 23 channels to listen to. -
19th amendment
Gave women the right to vote. -
Emergancy quota act
restricted immigration into the United States. This proved to be most important turning-point in American immigration policy because it added new features to American immigration law. -
Immigration Act 1924
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television
The first t.v system was built by J.L. Baird.The first person to appear on television was a young office boy in the building where Baird worked. -
Black thursday
The day the New York Stock exchange plummeted, leading to the great depression of the 1930s. -
Black tuesday
The day the New York Stock Exchange crashed. Prices for stock were too high, far higher than they were really worth -
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The hoover dam was constructed
This was a massive effort involving thousands of workers and costing about 100 lives. The Hoover Dam was also dedicated to Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 -
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president
Roosevelt led the U.S through WWII and died in 1945. -
21st amendment
It repealed the 18th amendment and started prohibition. -
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1933(state of economy)
This was pre-war economy right before WWII -
GI bill of rights
The purpose of the bill was to help the nation reabsorb millions of veterans returning from overseas who had been fighting in World War II. -
GI bill of roghts
The GI bill of rights allowed veterans to go to college or vocational education for returning from World War II. -
internet
The internet started from Arpanet in 1969. Arpanet was a project of th US ministry of defense. It had been used to network between universities and research institutes.