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In Vietnam
Cease-fire in Vietnam, U. S. forces withdraw and Spiro Agnew resigns -
Work on New York subway began
Work on the New York subway begins on the first section from city hall to the bronx. It was finacnced by the isuue of rapid transit bonds by the state of New York and because no company was willing to take the risk of such a large project. -
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First Speed limit law passes
Connecticut passes new laws limiting the speed of auotomobiels to 10 MPH in cities, 15 MPH in villages and 20 MPH in rural areas. -
Queensboro bridge
The Queensboro bridge started to be built. I was finished by 1909. This bridge conected New Yokr boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. -
Modern art brought to America
The armory show brings modern art to america. Over 100,000 visitors and 300 european works exhibited. Most important painting of exhibitation was Dutchamps " nude descending staircase" -
Wilson is reelected fpr president
Jack London commits suicide at age 40. Woodrow Wilson is reelected as president on his 14 points of peace platform. This platform would later be wilsons basis for the league of nations. -
World War!
The United states enters world war 1, on the side of the allies. -
World War 1 ends
A joint resolution to officially end world war 1 in the united states finally passes. -
Immigration law
The unites states immigration law now included the Japanese. -
Strock market crashes
After hitting an all time high in september the stock market crashes creating a world wide economic crisis. -
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Social Secruity
Congress passes social secruity act. -
Child labor
The fair labor standards act makes it illegal to employ child labor -
World War 2
Attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent entrance of the United States into WWII. -
Law signed by president Frannklin D.
Executive order 9066 is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, confining 110,000 Japanese Americans, including 75,000 citizens, on the West Coast into relocation camps during World War II. -
Turman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is passed by the U.S. Congress, granting $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey to battle Communist terrorism. -
Credit card
First modern credit card is introduced -
DNA
DNA is discovered in this year. -
European economic
European Economic Community was Established in this year -
Legos
Lego bricks are first introduced -
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi integrated -
Detroit
The detroit riot happened in this year -
Outerspace
First Man walked on the moon -
woman grow in the working field
44% of married woman where employed -
Regan for president
Regan was elected president -
equal rights
Equal amendment dies -
William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist becomes chief justice of the Supreme Court -
Oil spill
Massive Alaskan oil spill by Exxon Valdez -
Space telescope
Hubble Space Telescope launched during Space Shuttle Discovery mission. -
soviet republican
Soviet Republics declare independence -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton elected President, and the Recession recovery happened -
Phlight
A heat wave kills 750 in Chicago, bringing to attention the plight of the urban poor and the elderly in extreme weather conditions. -
Bill clinton reelected
bill clinton was reelected in 1996 and heBill is Impeached by the United States House of Representatives in 1998 -
George Walker Bush
U.S. presidential election, 2000; incumbent Texas governor George Walker Bush wins by 537 votes in Florida in a highly contested election against the incumbent Vice President Al Gore. He is thus elected 43rd President of the United States -
Twin towers
19 terrorists hijack four planes and crash them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring over 6,000. All civilian air traffic is suspended for 3 days, the first time an unplanned suspension had occurred in U.S. history. -
Barack Obama
U.S. presidential election, 2008; Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States
