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Assassinated
Heir of Austria-Hungary's throne Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by serbian nationalists Gavrilo Princip -
United Kingdom
United KIngdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium -
Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson announces that the US will remain neutral. The US will not attack other countrys in War World I -
Trench warfare
Battle of Marne begins. Trench warefare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in. -
War Zone
Germany declares a War zone around Great Britain, effecting a submarine blockade. -
Battle of Ypres
First battle that the germans use poison gas -
Battle of Verdun
Bloodiest and longest battle of War World I -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany send the Zimmerman note to Mexico to make Mexico join the war, and the British intercept the note and sees the coded message. -
Russian Revolution
Bolsheviks Successfully overthrow the Russian Government into the Revolution -
Signs armistice
Germany signs the armistice Compiegne, France. Fighting end at the 11 hour of the 11 day of the 11 month -
Eighteenth
Congress ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States. -
Stroke
While on a speaking tour president Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke. he becaame largely incapacitated for the final 18 months of his term. -
Senate rejects league
The Senate refuses to ratify the Versailles Treaty or authorize United States participation in the League of Nations. -
19th ammendment
The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will eventually be convicted of murder and executed. -
World Series
Baseball's World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time; the New York Giants defeat the New York Yankees, five games to three. -
Ford Motor Company
The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion. -
Fitzgerald Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby -
Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight -
Babe Ruth 60
Yankes star Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, breaking his own record of 59. -
Mickey mouse
The first Mickey mouse comic strip is published in the New York mirror -
Clyde Tombaugh
American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. -
London Naval Reduction
The London Naval Reduction Treaty is signed into law by the United States, Great Britain, Italy, France, and Japan, to take effect on January 1, 1931. It would expire on December 31, 1936. -
Indian Villages
The ruins of the ancient Indian villages around Canyon de Chelly are designated a national monument by President Herbert Hoover. -
Star spangled banner
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established to stimulate banking and business. Unemployment in 1932 reached twelve million workers. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time. -
21 ammendment
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. -
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Framklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt overwhelms his Republican challenger, Alfred Landon, for a second presidential term.Won 62% of the popular vote and insured his new deal plans. -
Mussolini and Hitler
Mussolini and Hitler announce Italy's formal alliance with Germany against England and France. -
German Air Attacks
As German air attacks over Britain intensify, the British Royal Air Force begins night bombing of German targets. -
Lend Lease act
Britain receives its first American "Lend-Lease" aid shipments of food. By December, millions of tons of food will have arrived from the U.S. -
German troops invade soviet Russia
German troops invade Soviet Russia, breaking the "nonaggression" pact signed in 1939. Two days later, President Roosevelt promises US aid to Russia. -
waac
The U.S. Congress establishes The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), under the direction of Oveta Culp Hobby, editor of the Houston Post. -
OWI
President Roosevelt authorizes the creation of the U.S. Office on War Information (OWI). The first director is Elmer Holmes Davis, a CBS commentator and novelist. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi and Germany for the city of Stalingrad and the soviet uinion. -
109 billion dollar budget
President Roosevelt submits his budget to the U.S. Congress. 100 billion of the 109-billion-dollar budget is identified with the war effort. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitlers last offensive of attack -
Atomic Bomb
Dropped on Nagasaki -
European Communist government
First East European Communist government set up in Albania. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gives Iron Curtain speech in Missouri, tensions rise between United States and Soviet Union -
Hydrogen Bomb
Truman orders developement of hydrogen bomb -
Korean War
Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea -
Color Television
Color television introduced in U.S. Libya gains independence -
Eisenhower
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated president of United States -
Joseph Stalin
Stalin dies on this day -
Submarine
First atomic submarine Nautilus launched -
Sovereignty
Soviet Union grants sovereignty to East Germany -
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of USSR Communist Party, denounces Stalin's excesses
