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FDR is born
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is born in Hyde Park, New York. -
Eisenhower is born
Dwight D. Eisenhower is born -
Ronald Reagan Born
Ronald Reagan is born. -
Nixon is born
Future president Richard Nixon is born. -
JFK birth
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is born. -
Roosevelt is elected President
FDR defeats incumbent Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential race. -
First 100 days
Roosevelt sent Congress a record number of bills in order to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, marking the beginning of his First New Deal. -
Second New Deal
FDR begins his Second New Deal including the WPA, Social Security, and the Wagner Act -
1936 elections
FDR destroys Republican Alf Landon in the second largest popular vote win since 1820. -
Election of 1940
FDR causes controversy after breaking tradition by running for a third presidential term. He would go on to beat Wendell Wilkie. -
Executive Order 9066
Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which relocated hundreds of thousands of the "Issei" (first generation of Japanese immigrants who did not have U.S. citizenship) and their children, "Nisei" (who had dual citizenship). They were forced to give up their properties and businesses, and transported to hastily built camps in interior, harsh locations. -
D-Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt and other allied countries undertake the invasion of Normandy, France, in order to liberate France from German occupation. -
George Bush Born
George W. Bush is born -
Bill Clinton birth
Bill Clinton is born. -
Eisenhower takes office
Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson in the '52 elections. -
Interstate Highway System
Eisenhower saw a need to improve American Transportation and thus implemented the Interstate Highway System -
1956 Presidential election
Eisenhower successfully runs for re-election. -
NASA
Eisenhower begins the Space Age by creating NASA -
Kennedy elected President
John F. Kennedy defeats Nixon in the 1960 presidential race. -
Peace Corps
JFK establishes the Peace Corps by signing executive order 10924. -
Bay Of Pigs
JFK orders the Bay of Pigs invasion in attempts to overthrow dictator Fidel Castro -
Obama is born
Barack Hussein Obama II is born in Honolulu. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy prevents full scale nuclear war in the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
JFK assassination
Kennedy is shot while riding in a Dallas motercade. -
Nixon elected president
Former president Richard Nixon defeats Herbert Humphrey in the 1968 elections. -
America wins the Space Race
The United States wins the Space Race, becoming the first country to land on the moon. -
Nixon desegregates schools
The Nixon presidency was the first administration to witness large scale desegregation of schools, and by 1970, less than 10 percent of black kids went to public schools. -
Nixon visits China
Relations between the US and China begin to normalize as Nixon visits China. -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon resigns as president as the Watergate Scandal unfolds. -
End Of Vietnam War
Nixon ends the 20 year involvement in Vietnam when he brings US troops home. -
Reagan is elected president
Reagan destroys opponent Jimmy Carter on the electoral map and becomes president. -
Reagan Assassination Attempt
On March 30, 1981, only 69 days into the new administration, Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy were struck by gunfire from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. outside the Washington Hilton hotel. -
War on Drugs
Reagan announces a War on Drugs in 1982, in response to concerns about the increasing crack epidemic. -
Iran Contra
The Reagan Administration goes under fire as the Iran Contra scandal unfolds. -
Berlin is reunited
Berlin is reunited when Ronald Reagan orders Mikhail Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall!" -
1992 Election
Bill Clinton wins over incumbent George H.W. Bush -
Family and Medical Leave Act
President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act. The law, which covers over 42 million Americans, offers workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-guaranteed leave for child birth, adoption, or personal or family illness. -
The Brady Bill
President Clinton signs the Brady Bill which mandated background checks and waiting periods for purchasing firearms. -
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
Clinton's Crime Bill provides 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 Billion in funding, and bans assault weapons. -
Election of 1996
Bill Clinton resumes office as he beats Bob Dole in the '96 elections. -
George Bush elected
Bush defeats Gore in the controversial 2000 presidential race. He won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote. -
Patriot Act
Bush signs the Patriot Act in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. -
Iraq War
President George W. Bush invades Iraq under the false pretenses that Sudaam Hussein possessed nuclear weapons. -
George Bush Re-elected
Bush is re-elected after beating Democrat John Kerry -
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The senate passes Obama's multi-billion dollar stimulus package in order to end the recession. -
Obama is elected
History is made when Barack Obama becomes the first Black President. -
The Affordable Care Act
President Obama signs his signature legislation into law, the Affordable Care Act (Otherwise known as Obamacare). -
Dodd-Frank
Obama signs a modern day Glass-Steagall, known as Dodd-Frank, in order to regulate banks that caused the recession -
Osama Bin Laden is Killed
Obama orders Seal Team-Six to eliminate Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden -
Obama is re-elected
President Obama re-assumes office after winning against Mitt Romney.
