History Timelime

By Joseph Rice

  • The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

    The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
    A hurricane that killed of 8000 people, making it the most deadly natural disaster in US history.

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo the conflict that starts World War One.

  • Trench Warfare and Other Technologies

    Trench Warfare and Other Technologies
    Trench warfare was a new type of fighting in which soldiers stayed in trenches and other tunnels and fired artillery/guns at enemies. Other inventions like tanks and planes were also used in WW1.

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition
    Made the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal. Prohibition was eventually revoked.

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    The most devastating stock market crash in the United States and was one of the main causes for the Great Depression.

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    Large dust storms caused by over production of plants like wheat swept across the Southern Plains and brought about large droughts. It lasted about a decade.

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    The starvation, enslavement, and murder of over 6 million jewish people. Prisoners were kept in camps where they were put into gas chambers.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    A surprise attack from the Japanese on a US naval base that killed over 2000 people. It is what brought the US into WW2.