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Wright Brothers flight
Orville Wright flew the Flyer for 12 seconds over 120 feet of ground.This flight, conducted on Kill Devil Hill just outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the very first flight by a manned, controlled, heavier-than-air aircraft that flew under it's own power. In other words, it was the first flight of an airplane. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948) -
WW I
The First World War begins, originally called the Great War, raged from 1914 to 1918. Mostly fought in western Europe in muddy, bloody trenches, WWI saw the introduction of the machine gun and poison gas into battle.
Picture of President Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921 -
WW I
End of WW I. -
19th Amendment (Women's Right to Vote)
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Alice Paul was an American suffragist and activist. -
WW II Begins
A truly world war which lasted from 1939 to 1945. The countries of the world aligned with either the Axis powers or the Allies and battled in a total war.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945 -
WW II Ends
Harry S. Truman finished the war after FDR passes away during his presidential term.
