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The invention of the Model T
Henry Ford unveils his invention and his factories make a cheaper and more efficient way to make them make it affordable for the average American. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent by the Germans the Mexican government to try and convince them to side with the Germans and attack the United States. -
The WWI Armistice
WW1 ends! -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment guarantees that women have the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles Lindbergh flies nonstop from New York to Paris solo. -
Black Thursday
The stock market crashes, causing the United States to fall into a depression. -
The New Deal
FDR comes up with "The New Deal" as a way to get people jobs and out of poverty. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact gave Germany parts of German-speaking Czechoslovakia in hopes that it would permenatly satisfy Hitler. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler Invades Poland, causing WW2. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the war. -
D-Day
The Allied Forces launch an attack on German-held territories in France. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Hiroshima & Nagasaki were each destroyed using an atomic bomb, anilating both cities. -
The formation of United Nations
The United Nations is founded. -
The Long Telegram
George Kennan pushes his anti-communist views in "The Long Telegram." -
The formation of NATO
The a millitary alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is founded in April 1949. -
Russians acquire and test the Atomic Bomb
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The Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
Because of Brown v Board of Education, segregation is now illigal in public schools. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Americans discover that the Russians are bringing missiles to Cuba and put a naval blockade around the island until the Russians agree to remove the missiles if the Unided States doesn't attack Cuba. -
JFK’s Assassination
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution enables the president to take any means necessary to protect the United States, resating ing the Vietnam war. -
The Vietnam War
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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
First men land on the moon. -
The Watergate Break-ins
A couple burgale are caught after breaking into Watergate, taping phones and stealing important documents. -
Nixon’s Resignation
President Nixon resigns. -
The invention of the Internet
Many brilliant minds come together, and over the course of the next few decades leads to the invention of the Internet. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Fall of the Berlin Wall unites a once divided Berlin. -
9/11 Attacks
Terrorists hijacked a couple planes and purposely crashed them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
