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Telephone Invented
Johann Philipp Reis is known for making the first working telepohone. the telephone was a brand new way of communicating and now, it is the main way of communication. -
Car Invented
The year 1886 is the year of birth of the modern automobile - with the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, by German inventor Carl Benz. the Ford Model T was introduced in 1908. -
Radio Invented
Many people were involved in the invention of radio. Several possible methods of wireless communication were considered, including inductive and capacitive induction and transmission through the ground, however the method used for radio today exclusively involves the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves. -
Television Invented
John Logie Baird's demonstration of televised moving images in 1926 is considered to be the first modern day television. -
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The Great Migration
Between 1915 and 1970, more than 6 million African-Americans moved out of the South to cities across the Northeast, Midwest and West. -
18th amendment
The U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol (the beginning of Prohibition). It was ratified on January 16, 1919 and repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. -
19th amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest. -
Emergancy Quota Act 1921
Reduces the amount of immagrants allowed into the US down to 3% -
Immagration Act 1924
Reduced immigration down to 2% allowing almost no body into the U.S during this time. -
Black Thursday
the start of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 at the New York Stock Exchange. "Black Tuesday" was the following week on October 29, 1929. -
Black Tuesday
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States.The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression. -
Hoover dam built
The biggest dam in the world made with thousands of tons of concrete is built. Many die while making the massive dam. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President elected in 1932. He passed a lot of laws that helped the US and created programs we still use today (FDIC, Social Security, etc.) -
21st amendment
United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol on January 17, 1920. The Twenty-first amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933. -
1933 (state of economy)
The Economy Act of 1933, is an Act of Congress that cut the salaries of federal workers and reduced benefit payments to veterans, moves intended to reduce the federal deficit in the United States. -
GI Bill of Rights
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, known informally as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans. Benefits included low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, etc. -
First Computer
The computer has become more advanced over the years and now it is one of the most relied on pieces of technology in todays society. -
Frisbee Invented
The frisbee is a flat disk you can throw through the air. It was invented by the company, Wham-o and many games have been invented involving the use of the frisbee.
