Social Studies Event Timeline

Period: Jan 16, 1914 to Jan 16, 1918

WW I
Jan 16, 1921

NCSS is Founded
Period: Jan 16, 1929 to Jan 16, 1932

The Great Depression
Period: Jan 16, 1939 to Jan 16, 1945

WW I
Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Attack Educational Video
Period: Jan 16, 1950 to Jan 16, 1953

Korean War
Period: Jan 16, 1955 to Jan 16, 1968

Civil Rights
Jan 16, 1957

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
Period: Jan 16, 1960 to Jan 16, 1973

Vietnam
Jan 16, 1961

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
Jan 16, 1969

First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
Jan 16, 1974

Watergate

A political scandal leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon
Period: Jan 16, 2000 to Jan 16, 2013

N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
Sep 11, 2001

World Trade Center Attacks

South Tower Attack An act of terrorism against the United States of America by the Al-Qaeda

WW I