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Enaction of Prohibition
• Prohibition was the ban of the manufacture, transport, and consumption of any source of alcohol. Although it was illegal, people still bought and sold alcohol beverages; Al Capone was part of the Prohibition buying/selling. Even though Prohibition wasn’t exactly taken seriously, during the Great Depression, alcohol became very unpopular and not many, if any, could afford it. Eventually, the Repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with a passage from the Twenty-first Amendme -
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Prohibition
• Prohibition was the ban of the manufacture, transport, and consumption of any source of alcohol. Although it was illegal, people still bought and sold alcohol beverages; Al Capone was part of the Prohibition buying/selling. Even though Prohibition wasn’t exactly taken seriously, during the Great Depression, alcohol became very unpopular and not many, if any, could afford it. Eventually, the Repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with a passage from the Twenty-first Amendme -
Formation of Soviet Union
In 1922, after the fall of the Russian Empire, the largest communist country ever was officially formed. The country eventually consisted of much of eastern Erope and a large ammount of Asia -
Charleston
• The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city, Charleston, South Carolina. The dance was matched with a song called “The Charleston”, performed first by composer/pianist James P. Johnson. The Charleston reached the peak of its popularity from 1926 – 1927. A well known Charleston dance was performed by Josephine Baker in Folies Bergere, Paris 1926. -
Discovery of Pennicillin
• Penicillin was discovered by Scottish scientist and Nobel laureate, Alexander Fleming, in 1928. This drug was used in the cures of many patients. However, it didn’t cure every disease, but had been known to cure most eye infections in its day and many more types of diseases. Penicillin even saved the life of a dying patient. This modern medicine phenomenon was known as “The Wonder Drug.” Alexander Fleming and his partner Ernst Boris Chain received the Nobel Prize in 1945 for their work on peni -
Stock Market Crash
• In the summer of 1929, The Wall Street Crash happened. The Stock Market crashed and the economy plummeted to an all time low. Many people crowded Wall Street, trying to empty their bank accounts before the money was all lost. Unfortunately, the crash had left many, if not all, people bankrupt. This crisis lasted for some time and was the cause of The Great Depression. The Stock Crash was known as the worst economic crisis of modern times. -
Empire State Building
• The site for the Empire State Building’s construction was first figured by John Thompson Farm. Construction started in 1929 and ended in 1931. The Empire State Building held the world record (tallest building) from 1931 – 1972. It surpassed the World Trade Center but is preceded by the Chrysler Building. The building is part of a business for office and observation, and holds 102 floors with 72 elevators. $40,948,900 was spent to build this magnificent skyscraper, and even more is being spent -
Dustbowl
• Also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a time when severe drought caused major dust storms to sweep across American and Canadian prairies. The areas with the dust storms were called dustbowls. Dustbowls would be areas used for agriculture and would result in dusty fields from not rotating crops. Dust storms are deadly as well as destructive: covering everything with sand and if you were caught in one, you would suffocate. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes because the dust sto -
Hindenburg Crash
• The Hindenburg was a massive dirigible that caught fire and crashed. The disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937. The German passenger airship, LZ 129 Hindenburg, caught fire and was destroyed in an attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station (Lakehurst, New Jersey). Of the 97 people aboard (36 passengers, 61 crew members), there were 35 fatalities and one death of a ground crew member. No one knows how the Hindenburg caught fire, but this disaster shattered t -
WWII
World War 2 was a global war that irreperably changed the face of warfare. There were two main sides, the Axis consisting of Japan, Germany, Romania, Poland, and Italy and the Allies consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. -
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WWII
World War 2 was a global war that irreperably changed the face of warfare. There were two main sides, the Axis consisting of Japan, Germany, Romania, Poland, and Italy and the Allies consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. -
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Cold War
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier that seperated Soviet controlled East Berlin from American controlled West Berlin. The wall was used to keep East Germans in the communist country from defecting to the democratically controlled West Berlin. -
JFK Assassination
On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kenedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was killed, and both Govener Conally and James Tague were both injured. -
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, by Lyndon Johnson. The law required the end of segrigation of public places and private buildings, as well as intergration of schools and the end of voter restrictions. -
Apollo 11
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Woodstock
Woodstock was a 3 day concert that occurred from August 15th to the 17th. Approximately 500,000 people attended. Bad weather plagued the event, as well as shortages of supplies and food. Nevertheless, Woodstock is commonly regarded as one of the greatest musical events of all time. -
Kent State Massacre
On May 4, 1970, National Gaurd members fired on unarmed students over growing hostilities. 4 were killed and 9 were wounded. -
1970's oil crises
The 1970's Oil Crises were a series of oil shortages caused by an oil embargo by OAPEC, as well as over - regulation of domestic oil supplies. Due to the shortages, fuel priced rose at an unprecedented rate, leading to fuel rationing. -
Nixon Resigns
After growing tensions over the Watergate Scandal, and preasure from the media, Nixon Resigned. Nixon's Presidency began in 1969, amid the turmoil and unpopularity of the Veitnam War and the Cold War. -
Jonestown Massacre
The Jonestown Massacre was a mass suicide that occoured on November 18, 1978 in Jonestown, Guyana. The settlement of Jonestown was the last in a string of settlements from Indiana to California that was inhabited by the People's Temple, a cult started in Indiana by Jim Jones, a lifelong resident of indiana. -
3 Mile Island
3 Mile Island is a Nuclear power generation plant, completed in 1974. On March 28, 1979, a broken valve led to an unfortunate chain of events that eventually ran away. This eventually allowed a partial meltdown to ensue. -
Mount Saint Helens
On May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helens errupted in a tremendous explosion. The explosion leveled everything for miles, and killed 57 people and countless animals. -
John Lennon Killed
A crazed man by the name Mark David Chapman stalked, shot, and killed Lennon. -
Chernobyl Disaster
On April 26, 1986 Soviet Scientists performed an expirament that caused a runaway reaction that ended with disaster. The scientists did not account for the lag that the startup of the backup generators. The ensuing explosion destroyed 2 of the 4 functional reactors and spread radioactive debris over a huge area. -
Exxon Valdez
On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, triggering one of the worst oil spills in the United States. Eventually, 750,000 barrels were spilled. -
Tiananmen Square Protests
The Tiananmen Square Protests were a series of demonstrations and peaceful protests conducted by students, factory workers, and intellectuals. The protests were to permote liberties and democracy, as well as premoting the end of communism. In the end, the totalitarian government unsucessfully atempted to supress all evidence of the protests by killing between 2500 to 10000 people, and imprisoning many others. -
Los Angeles Riots
The LA Riot took place in 1992, also known as the Rodney King Riots or South Central Riots. The LA Korean Community was sparked on April 29, 1992, when the jury declared three white and one Hispanic Los Angeles Police officers innocent that were accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist known as Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. As they reached a verdict, thousands of people rioted in Los Angeles for six days. There were many crimes of looting, assault, arson and murder. Ther -
OJ Simpson
OJ- Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson, nicknamed “The Juice”, is a retired American college and professional football player and actor. Simpson had a pretty swell life with a child, a wife, and money. Yet eventually he and his wife Nicole Brown were separated, left with Simpson paying child support. On June 12, 1994 Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead outside of Brown’s condo. Simpson was charged with their murders. After failing to turn himself in, he became the object in a low-speed -
OJ Simpson
OJ- Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson, nicknamed “The Juice”, is a retired American college and professional football player and actor. Simpson had a pretty swell life with a child, a wife, and money. Yet eventually he and his wife Nicole Brown were separated, left with Simpson paying child support. On June 12, 1994 Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead outside of Brown’s condo. Simpson was charged with their murders. After failing to turn himself in, he became the object in a low-speed -
Columbine Shooting
Columbine Shooting- On April 20, 1999 there was a shooting at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. Two senior students known as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, took place on a shooting spree where a total of 12 students and one teacher were murdered. They also injured 21 other students and afterwards the pair of them committed suicide. This shooting was the fourth-deadliest school massacre in United States history. The weapons used in this massacre were one 9mm handgun and two 12-gage sh
