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Assasination of Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I -
World War 1 Begins
Germany invades Belguim first -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
U.S. Enters War
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
The Holocaust
Genocide in which approximately six million Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Operation Al by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters -
Doolittle Raid
Air raid by the United States on Japan -
D-Day
I vasion of Normandy by the Allied powers -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers liberated Majdanek Camp in Lublin, Poland -
VE- Day
The formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Enola Gay
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Korea divided between North and South
Soviets maintained military presence in the North with American troops in the South. Temporary border at 38th parallel established -
North Korea invades South Korea
The war officially begins -
U.S. troops invade at Inchon
U.S. forces push North Korean army back north of the 38th parallel -
China enters the war
Chinese troops push UN forces back across 38th parallel and capture Southern capital of Seoul -
Armistice formally re-established the division of Korea
Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict plus thousands who die as prisoners of war -
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Ranch Hand was the military code name for spraying herbicides through out southeast Asia to reveal the enemy positions. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
It was the event that sparked the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. On this day, NVA patrol boats fired on the USS Maddox causing President Lyndon B. Johnson to declare war on the communist nation of North Vietnam and its allies. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the U.S. against Vietnam. -
Battle of La Drang
It was the first major battle between the U.S. army and the North Vietnamese soldiers. -
Battle of Khe Sanh
North Vietnamese launched a large offensive against the United States garrison located at Khe Sanh. The battle carried out for 77 days, making it one of the bloodiest and longest battles of the Vietnam War. -
Battle of Hue
Huế was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of Vietnam, the city served as a base for the United States supply boats, the battle lasted a little over 2 months. More than 5,000 civilians were killed and 2,800 of that were executed by PAVN. -
Tet Offensive
It was against the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam and Vietcong against South Vietnam and the United States. It was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam war. -
My Lai Massacre
United States Army, who were on a search and destroy mission for Vietcong in the area, attacked, tortured, raped, and murdered between 347 and 504 men women and children. -
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Also known as Operation Apache Snow, Hamburger Hill was ten-day long battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam. It's purpose was to clear the Vietnam Army from A Shau Valley. -
Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son 719 was an attempt to disrupt the communist supply and infiltration along Route 9 in Laos. -
Operation Linebacker II
It was another bombing against North Vietnam. The U.S. attempted to destroy all major target complexes. -
Operation Homecoming
Operation homecoming was a series of negotiations that helped bring home prisoners of war that were captured during the Vietnam War. -
Saddam Huessein invades Kuwait
Nearly 150,000 Iraqi troops overrun Kuwaiti forces. -
United States vs. Iraq
The United States asks for Uraqi withdrawal from Kuwait. -
U.S. led aerial bombing campaign
Preceded the full-scale invasion of Iraq. -
Operation Desert Storm
42 days of attacks which lead to the invasion of Kuwait and the Iraq war in 2003. -
Operation Desert Sabre
Get rid of all WMD and recognize Kuwait -
End of Persian Gulf War
Codename Operation Desert Sheild. -
Slovenia and Croatia declare independece
Begins a civil war -
Recognized Bosnia Independence
Milosevic responds by attacking Sarajevo. -
UN Resolution 751
Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts. -
Operation Provide Relief
Want to avoid using the military in these humanitarian efforts. -
Operation Restore Hope
Humanitarian groups established camps for refugees so they didn't starve to death. -
Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in mogadishu
U.S. troops go to Somalia to help citizens who are experienceing famine and a civil war. -
NATO Bombing Forces
Military effectivness takes hold. -
Milosevic is ready to make peace
Agreed to Democratic elections and two main portions: Bosnian Serb Republic and Muslim-Croat Federation.
