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Computer
Charles Babbage invented the first computer. It was basically a mechanical type of computer that also held memory. Charles Babbage was the first person to introduce the idea of “programmable machines.” -
Telephone
In the 1870’s Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both invented devices that could transmit speech, the telephone. Both men rushed to patent their designs within hours of each other. Only, Alexander Graham Bell patented his first. Although this issue is very contentious and raises a lot of debate, Alexander Graham Bell is considered the inventor of the telephone. -
Car
Karl Friedrich Benz invented the first gasoline-powered car back in 1885. It was called the motor wagon. It ran off of fuel that could only be bought in a pharmacy. It had only two seats, with three wheels. -
Radio
Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the reality of radio waves. while conducting experiments in his parents attic, he invented "the wireless telegraph." He used radio waves to communicate morse code, it was this act that was later named the radio. -
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The Great Migration
The great migration was a time period when more than six million African Americans moved to nothern cities, from the deep south. They left, because of all the hatred and violence that went along with segregation. Beetles infested cotton fields, forcing many African Americans to search for different jobs. WWII created many job openings. -
The 18th amendment
the 18th amendment made the sale, transportation or possession of alcohol a crime. During prohibition, many prescription alcohol supplies changed routes, and ended up in the hands of bootleggers. Churches and the clergy also received wine for sacrament. This led to corruption in the sense people were clarifying themselves as ministers or rabbis in order to get this sacramental wine. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment gave any U.S citizen the right to vote, regardless of sex. This means, women now had the right to vote in not only the ballot box, but also in the jury room. The 19th amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920 -
Emergency Quota Act
In 1921 the government limited to each racial group could not be over 3 percent in the United States. Southern Europeans leave after World War 1 to escape problems, they settled in the east coast, the cause was a strain on resources and jobs. The majority of the population reacted through racism, anti-immigration, and nativism. -
The Immigration Act 1924
The immigration act of 1924 was a federal law in America, reducing the number of people coming from eastern and southern Europe, through a national origin system. Only two percent of immigrants from each country could be admitted a passport. This did not exclude Africans, Arabs, East Asians, and Indians. The purpose was to control the entrance of immigrants, and keep it to a minimum, while abolishing illegal immigration. -
Television
Who invented the television will forever remain controversial. John Logie Baird became the first person to broadcast pictures of items moving in 1925. In the meantime, Philo Farnsworth shared some of the same ideas, by 1927 he presented an electro-mechanical television system. -
Black Thursday
Black thursday was the day the stock market crashed, This led to a world-wide economic pandemic. 12,894,650 shares were traded. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the day the stock market suffered about a 12%loss. The crash caused billions of dollars of wealth to completely desintegrate. Thus, ending the roaring twenties, and starting the great depression. -
The Hoover Dam
the Hoover dam is a massive electric power generating station. It was built to supply water and hydroelectric power for the expanding southwest and subdue the Colorado River. The dam is on the Arizona-Nevada border. Construction started in 1931. -
1933 (state of economy)
Fifty percent of banks failed, due to the stock market crash. The unemployment rate was at 25 percent. The state raised taxes, while cutting spending. People all over the world were panicked. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
His priorities were to improve the economy by government assistance. He wanted to put Americans back to work, and even out the distribution of wealth throughout our country. Roosevelt put millions of people back to work, vouched for millions of American farmers to stay in business, guaranteed the safety for citizen’s savings, and put trust back into the bank. -
The 21st Amendment
The 21st amendment repealed the 18th, which had forbidden the sale of alcohol in the U.S, also known as prohibition. The U.S attempted prohibition for thirteen years. This was unsuccessful, because people were brewing their own alcohol, and participating in speakeasies. -
The GI Bill of Rights
GI is a term for American military servicemen. It stands for “government issue.” It was created for the returning veterans of World War II. It supplied honorable discharged soldiers with federal aid they could use for a number of things, like education. -
Frisbee
Walter Frederick Morrison invented the "Pluto Platter," which is the fundamental design for frisbees. Later Morrison met Warren Franscioni who paid for the plastic molding of frisbees. The aerodynamic disc was a development from the metal pie discs called, "flying saucers." Both sold the rights for the "Pluto Platter" in 1957 to a toy company called Wham-O. -
Internet
The internet was invented by several peoples idea's. However, the first one to think of it was Leonard Kleinrock's. he wrote "Information Flow in Large Communication Nets."
