20th Century Events and Inventions that changed America

Urbanization of America

Jan 20, 1900

Began in the late 19th century and increased well into the 20th century. This shows us between 1870 and 1920.
http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/urbanization-in-america.htm

First Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 1901

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-nobel-prizes-awarded

First box of crayons produced

Sep 30, 1903

http://www.crayola.com/about-us/company/history.aspx

First airplane flown

Dec 17, 1903

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers

Boy Scouts of America Incorporated

Feb 8, 1908

http://www.scouting.org/Home/CubScouts/Parents/About/history.aspx

Henry Ford changes the world in 1908

Jul 8, 1908

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm

First oreo cookie created

Mar 6, 1912

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/oreohistory.htm

World War I

Jul 28, 1914

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment
http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage

Medical Insulin developed

Jan 18, 1921

http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/insulin/discovery-insulin.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/discoveryofinsulin.php

Great Depression

Oct 24, 1929

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression

World War II

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history

Selective Training and service Act

Sep 16, 1940

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-approves-military-draft

Biology

Feb 23, 1953

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/watson-and-crick-discover-chemical-structure-of-dna

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/RosaParks.htm

Civil Rights Movement

Aug 28, 1963

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement/videos

1st Heart transplant

Dec 3, 1967

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900b.shtml
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-heart-transplant

First man to walk on the moon

Jul 20, 1969

http://www.history.com/topics/apollo-11

Roe vs Wade

Jan 22, 1973

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/a/Roe-V-Wade.htm

Cellular phones in America

Sep 21, 1983

http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/about-motorola-us/About_Motorola-History-Timeline/About_Motorola-History-Timeline.html