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The Spindletop Oilfield is discovered in Beaumont, Texas and sparks the beginning of a huge oil boom, marking the birth of the modern petroleum industry. -
The 19th amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote and showing significant progress for the women's rights movement. -
The Great Depression was an economic depression that occurred worldwide after the stock market crash of 1929. It lasted for 10 years. -
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the clouds of dust that swarmed over the Great Plains in the U.S. as a result of a period of severe drought. This heavily affected the agricultural workers in this region and was a major factor in the Great Depression for the U.S. -
World War II occurred as a result of many factors, majorly including residual resentment from World War I. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th president of the United States, taking the title of the first Texas-born president of the U.S. -
The Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education case that it state-sanctioned segregation within public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was thus unconstitutional. -
NASA's Houston Spacecraft facility was opened and publicized for the United States new goal to put man on the moon. -
Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent black leader in the Civil Rights Movement, delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, sparking motivation for action and lighting a fire in the movement that led to real change in regards to racism in America. -
The World Trade Organization is formally established to regulate and govern international trade.