Social Studies--World Events By cami.heroux Period: Jan 16, 1914 to Jan 16, 1918 WWI WWI change the culture of the world by pushing people out of the customs they had been participating in for centuries. Jan 16, 1921 NCSS is Founded Period: Jan 16, 1929 to Jan 16, 1932 Great Depression The Wall Street Crash in 1929 was one of the primary causes of the Great Depression. Period: Jan 16, 1939 to Jan 16, 1945 WWII Pearl Harbor Video Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor 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 Period: Jan 16, 2000 to Jan 16, 2013 N.C.L.B. mandate in schools Sep 11, 2011 World Trade Center Attacks World Trade Center Attacks Video