The Modern and Postmodern Periods

By mbarr7

  • Edward the 7th becoms king

    Edward the 7th becoms king
    Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

  • Winston Churchill becomes prime minister

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister
    Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister

  • Japan Bombs Pearl Habor/Start of World War 2

    Japan Bombs Pearl Habor/Start of World War 2
    The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI[6][7] by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (Operation Z in planning)[8] and the Battle of Pearl Harbor[9]) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan).

  • Berlin Wall was built

    Berlin Wall was built
    The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin

  • Apollo lands on the moon

    Apollo lands on the moon
    Apollo 11 was the spaceflight which landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr, on Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17:39 UTC. The United States mission is considered the major accomplishment in the history of space exploration.