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Civil Rights Act of 1866
This was basically the act giving every man equal rights without regard to race or color. Though this was a great year, it was the same year the KKK was invented. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
With the assassination of President McKinley, Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States and also became the youngest President as well in that time. -
US enters WWI
The US enters World War 1 and declared war on Germany because of their unlawful submarine attacks on ships and merchants. -
Treaty of Versailles
This was the peace treaty that was signed after WW1 had ended. A total of 8.5 million soldiers died in the war and around 21 million others were wounded. -
Manhattan Project
This was the production of the first nuclear missle during world war 2 and ended up employing around 130,000 people by the end of it. -
JFK assassination
35th President of the United States, John Fitzgeral Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Tx. -
Moon Walk
Niel Armstrong became the first man to land on the moon and step foot on it. This was a huge day for American because of the Cold War with Russia. -
Watergate Burglary
Watergate burglars broke into the democratic party's national committee. -
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford became president of the US and served one term but was the Vice-President before that. -
9/11 attacks
The Twin towers and pentagon were attacked by hijackers who took over airplanes and ran them into these particular buildings. -
Obama
Barack Obams became the first black President of the US and won his re-election in the year of 2012.