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20th Century
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Wright brothers fly first airplane.
Wilbur and Orville Wright fly the first powered airplane. -
Theory of Special Relativity presented
Albert Einstein presents Theory of Special Relativity, which is a scientific theory describing how matter moves through time and space. General Relativity Theory is to follow. -
Titanic sinks
The "Unsinkable" Titanic, largest man-made structure, sinks. 1,517 passengers died. -
Henry Ford produces Model T cars
Henry Ford organizes the first major U.S. assembly line, producing Model T cars. -
World War 1 begins
Beginning in Europe, World War 1 begins. -
Russian Revolution ends
Communists take over Russia after Russian Revolution. -
Women win the vote
After many years of suffrage, women get the right to vote alongside men. -
First solo flight
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean in the first solo flight. -
Penicillin is created
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, the first antibiotic. -
The Great Depression begins
U.S. stock market crashes, the Great Depression sets in throughout the country. -
Adolf Hitler named Chancellor
Adolf Hitler named Chancellor of Germany. Nazi Party begins to seize power. -
WWII begins in Europe
Germany invades Poland, marking the start in Europe of the Second World War. -
U.S. enters WWII
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, leading the United States to join in WWII. -
U.S. drops bomb on Heroshima
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Heroshima, Nagasaki: Japan surrenders to end WWII. -
Concentration Camps exposed
Horrors of Nazi Holocaust concentration camps are exposed. -
DNA discovered
The structure of DNA discovered by James D. Watson and Francis Crick. -
Polio vaccine proven effective
Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine proven effective in University of Pittsburgh tests. -
Space Race begins
Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first space satellite, beginning the Space Race. -
Birth Control approved
FDA approves the birth control pill. -
President John F. Kennedy assassinated
Beloved U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Jack Ruby. -
Segregation Outlawed
Congress passes landmark Civil Rights Act outlawing segregation. -
Martin Luther King assassinated
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis Tennessee by James Earl Ray. -
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
American astronaunt Neil Armstrong becomes first human to walk on the moon. -
President Nixon resigns
After the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon resigns. Henry Ford to take office. -
Personal Computers Introduced
First mass market of personal computers was launched. -
AIDS disease identified
Deadly disease, AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is identified. -
Berlin Wall Falls
East Germany lifts travel restrictions, lettiing the Berlin Wall fall. -
World Wide Web is introduced
The Internet is revolutionalized by the World Wide Web. -
USSR disolves
USSR disolves, Mikhail Gorbachev resigns and Boris Yeltsin takes over Russia. -
D-Day invasion
D-Day invasion marks the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.
