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Sydney Jean
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Max Planck
Max Planck discovered the quantum theory and recieved the Nobel Prize in physics in 1918. Quantum physics is the study of tiny subatomic particles. -
Radio in the USA
The first radio broadcast started in 1909. This changed how news was spread and eventually revolutionized the music buisness. -
Invention of Plastic
The invention of plastic revolutionized the way products are packaged. -
The Titanic Sinks
The Titanic was thought to be an unsinkable ship until disaster struck when it collided with an iceberg. The ship sunk and many people died in the icy water. -
World War I Begins
World War l began in Europe. It began after the assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The United States didn't enter the War until 1917. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks started the bus boycots in Alabama by refusing to give her seat to a white person. The Bus Boycots -
World War I ends
The ending of World War I ends with Germany being defeated. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war in 1919. -
Women Win RIght to Vote
Women gained the right to vote in 1920. Women's suffrage was a fight for all women across the country. Women protested and eventually gained male supporters in the 20th Century. The protests included marches and gatherings that weren't always peacefully. -
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohanda Gandhi started the nonviolence protesting in Inda. His goal was to get a reform in India. -
US stock market crashes starting the Great Depression
The stock market crashed in the United States. It sent the whole country into what is calle the Gret Depression. This date also is refered to as "Black Thursday" when all the prices plummeted. -
Jet Plane
The first jet plane took off in 1939.This new technology changed air combat for the future. -
Television Broadcasting in the USA
Television in 1941 revoltuionized America's future generations. The first broadcast was in black and white. Color television din't come around until 1953 in America. -
D-Day: Begining of WWII for USA
The United States invaded the beaches of Normandy. Forces arrived by parachute and by boat. -
Holocaust Revealed
The Nazis' concentration camps were discovered and revealed to the world in 1945. The horrors of the Holocaust revovled around the genocide of millions of people. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945 ending World War II. THis date marks the end of the Nazis and liberation of people in holocaust camps. -
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan are the sites of the first atomic bombs to ever be used in war up to present day. The United States dropped the bombs because they believed it was neccessary to make the Japanese surrender. Ends War World II. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball who broke the color barrier in baseball. He became the first African American Major League Baseball player. -
Israel Statehood
Israel defeated the Syrians. Eventual, after years of warfare, a truce was decided. The fighting stopped, temporarly, and Israel became idependent again. -
US protects South Korea from the North
The United States sent troops into Korea to protect the South from the North. The US still has troops stationed in Korea. -
DNA Structure
The discovery of the structure of DNA has led to a better understanding of genetics and the effects disease have on the body. It has also helped doctors and scientists to develope better more effective medicine. -
Space Race Begins
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space. The Soviet Union and the United States were competeting with eachother in what is called the Space Race. The Soviets got the first space craft into space bu the United States had the first man walk on the moon. -
First American in space
Alan Shepard was the first American in space in 1961. This amazing accomplishment set NASA up for many years of technological break through. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was between Russia and the United States. Russia wanted to take part of Cuba to set nuclear weapons pointed toward the US. The first nuclear war was avoided. -
Martin Luther King JR.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. It laste 17 minutes. He asked for racial equality for all people in this speech. -
Warning of Smoking Hazards
When th U.S. Surgeon General shared the news it was like a bomb exploded in the country. He mentioned in his report that cigerattes were the cause for the 70 percent increase in the mortality rate for those who do smoke. -
The Beatles play in the USA
The Beatles became one of America's favorite bands in 1964. They played on the Ed. Sullivan show. -
First man walks on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He is also the first American to walk on the moon. -
The World Wide Web
This new invention allowed documents to be browsed via the internet. It has changed the way the Internet works and what it is used for. -
Pathfinder Lands on Mars
The pathfinder that lands on Mars marks future space explorations for NASA> -
Sheep Clone
Scientists were successfull in cloning a sheep. This genetic break through has led to many other genetic building discoveries.
