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First Powered Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright fky the first powered airplane. made out of Spruce,Muslin, and wooden propellers the wright brothers flew the first powered airplane in 1903. -
Plastic invented
When plastic was invented in 1909 it revolutioned the packing industry. -
The "Unsinkable" Ship
The Titanic was the largest man amde structure up until 1912. It was thought to be unsinkable and that it was the graetest ship of all time. On April 15 1912 it hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. -
First Major U.S. assembly line
In 1913 Henry Ford and his coworkers came up with the idea that they should have a line so one man is doing the same job all the time, this idea eventually led to the modern day assembly line. -
World War 1
This war is considered the sixth most deadly conflict in world history. There were over nine million combatants killed. One of the major events was trench war fare. -
First Flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. This flight opens new doors in the realm of aviation. -
First antibiotic
Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin. Penicillin is formed from the mould penicillium notatum. -
Stock market crash
When the stock market crashed in October of 1929 it signaled the beginning of the 10 year great depression. The psychological effect of the crash was much larger than the monetary crash. 16 % of americans had invested in stocks. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
IN 1933 Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany. The Nazi party starts to come to power. -
Begining of world war two
Begining with Germany invading Poland in 1939 we see the start of the second worl war. This war is the most widespread in history involving most of the worlds nations and 100 million military personnel. -
Television Debut
The introduction of the television opens a new door to the world of entertainment. -
First Jet Airplane
In 1939 the first jet airplane takes flight opening the door for new was of transportation and ways of trading. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a suprise attack intended as a preventive action to keep the united States out of military actions of Japan. Three hundred and fifty-three fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor sinking four battleships and damaging eight. -
D-Day
D-Day, also the invasion of Normandy, was the largest invasion force in history, as well as the largest amphibious operation ever to take place. This invasion included Canada, France, United Kingdom, and the United States. This was the turning point that eventually brought the war to an end. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the allied forces on May 8 1945. -
Atomic Bombs
In 1945 during world war two America drops an atomic bonb Hiroshima and Nagasaki making Japan surrender to end the war. -
Nazi Holocaust
The 1945 genocide of six milloin jews during world war two. Led by Hitler this genocide was one of the biggest of all time. -
Jackie Robenson
Jackie Robinson is the first black major league baseball player in history. This opens the door to African American athletes in America. -
Isreal achieves statehood
In 1948 Isreal achievs statehood after many yesr of being controlled by other countries. -
DNA discovered
Dna is a nucleic acid containing the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. -
Polio Vaccine
Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine proven effective in University of Pittsburgh tests. This vaccine is also a major step in medical advancement. -
Soviets launch Sputnik
The launching of Sputnik in 1957 ignited the space race. Sputnik was the first artificial satelite to be put in to Earths orbit. This satelite also plays a major role in the Cold War. -
Birth Control
The FDA approved the birth control pill in 1960, this is a major jump in medical history. -
Cuban Missile
During the Cold war in 1962 the Russians were threatening to move nuclear missile into Cuba, but the United States strongly disagreed. By the missiles not being moved into to Cuba worl war three was most likely avoided. -
John F. Kenedy Assanation
The 35th president of the United States was assasinated on Friday November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assasination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assanated on April 4th 1968 in Memphiss Tennesse. A civil rights activist and preacher King died at the young age of 39. -
First human on the Moon
On July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buz Aldrin landed on the moon in a lunar moduel named Eagle. They walked around the moon for three hours. -
President Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon was the 34th president of the united states, he was also the only president to resign from office. His resignation was do to the watergate tapes. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
With the fall of the Berlin Wall it would be the starting point of reunification of Germany. -
Fall of U.S.S.R
The fall of the soviet union marked the fall of the largest communist state and the end of the cold war.
