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Industrialization:Telegraph
Telegraph was a device used to transmit messages from a distance. The fisrt telegraph was created by Samuel Morse. -
Industrialization:Sewing Machine
Sewing Machine created by Elias Howe. A Sewing Machine is used for sewing or stitching cloth. -
Civil War:4 Way Race
Lincoln won a four way race. He won the race for the president of the United States. -
Civil War:Mississippi Secession
Mississippi Secedes from the union. An ordinance was used to end the union between the state of Mississippi and other states united. -
Civil War:Civil War Begins
Confederate forces under General Beauregard bombarded Major Robert Anderson and his union soliders. Civil War begins. -
Reconstruction:10 Percent Plan
Lincoln introduced a 10% plan. Lincoln also issued a Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction -
Reconstruction:Booth Shoots
president Lincoln was assainated. President Lincoln was shot and wounded while attending a comedy. -
Industrialization:The Type Writer
A typewriter was an electronic machine to type print-like letters. Christopher Sholes improved the effectiveness of office work. -
Reconstruction:Johnson Became Impeached
On February 24, Johnson was impeached, March 13 his impeachment trial began in the Senate under the direction of U.S. Supreme Court Chief. -
The Gilded Age:Alexander Graham Bell Invents Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Alexander Successfully transmited a human voice over a wire. -
The Gilded Age:Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot was a Rally in Chicago's Haymarket Square in support of striking workers from McCormick Harvester.A bomb was thrown killing six policemen and wounding more than 60 others. -
The Gilded Age:Homestead Steel Strike
The strike started by Henry Frick and plant manager at Carnegie's Homestead steel plant, shuts down the factory and locks out its employees. Iron workers broke down. -
Imperialism:Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule. The war started in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. -
Imperialism:Boer War in South Africa
The Boer War was Canada's first dispatch of troops to an overseas war. The Boer War is one of the first total war battles fought by the British against the Dutch farmers in South Africa. -
World War I:Assassination Of Archduke Ferdinand
The War started when a Serbian Terrorist shot Archduke Ferdinand. The Versailles Treaty was a peace treaty that ended World War I -
World War I:Sinking Of The Lusitania
A German Submarine sunk the Lusitania, which was a british passenger ship. The attack left 128 americans and , 94 children dead. -
World War I: Sedition Act Of 1918
The Sedition Act of 1918 made it a crime to use "disloyal" langauge. Those wartime restrictions were upheld by the supreme court. -
Roaring 20's:18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was ratified January 16 1919 which introduced prohibition. Many Americans failed to obey it. -
Roaring 20's:Sacco And Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian anarchists arrested in 1920 for the murder of a gaurd during a robbery. After an unfair trial they were convicted from petty evidence and assaination. -
Roaring 20's:19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. women had increased opportunities in employment and education -
Great Depression:Black Tuesday
On October 29th the stock markets crashed. Stock prices dropped suddenly, everyone was selling but no one wanted to buy. This was called "Black Tuesday" -
Great Depression:National Recovery Act
The National Recovery Act was an ecouraging business to establish codes that set prices, wages, and work hours. This was to help promote cooperation and fairness. -
Imperialism:The Platt Amendment Was Abrogated
The purpose of the Platt Amendment was to permit the United States to lease or buy lands for the establishment of the naval bases. The amendment was finally abrogated(revoked) May 29 1934. -
Great Depression:Social Security Act
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into the law. This Act was an establishment for unemployment insurance, retirement benefits, and aid to the disabled and orphaned. -
World War II:Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was pushed by Roosevelt through Congress. This act was to supply arms to the British, who could pay for or return them after war. -
World War II:Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprised attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The attack led to the United States entry into the World War II. -
World War II:D-Day
American and British forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. General Dwight D. Eisenhower acted as a Supreme Commander. -
Vietnam War:Roosevelt Dies
On April 12th Roosevelt's health became worse , In Warm Springs, Georgia he died. Roosevelt died of Cerebal Hemorrhage which is uncontrolled bleeding in the brain. -
Vietnam War:Nagasaki Bomb Dropping
A second atomic bomb is dropped in Nagasaki. The result in the bomb dropping, Japan finally made an unconditional surrender. -
Vietnam War:First Indochina War
The Viet Minh attacks French forces occupying Hanoi in Northern Vietnam. The First Indochina War, also called the Franco-Vietnamese War begins. -
Cold War:The Berlin Airlift
A balance of power had surfaced between the once united Allies: Great Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union. The opposing economic structures of capitalism and communism at the end of the war. -
Cold War:National Atlantic Treaty Organization
The National Atlantic Treaty Organization is also knowed as NATO. This was an Atlantic Alliance and Intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. -
Civil Rights Movement:Brown Vs Board Of Education
Brown Vs Board Of Education was a Civil Rights case In Topeka, Kansas.The Board Of Education violated the 14th Amendment which then was unconstituional. This decision marked the end of the "Separate But Equal". -
Cold War:Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is originally known as The Warsaw Treaty Organization. The Warsaw Pact was a political and military alliance. -
Civil Rights Movemet:Civil Rights Act Of 1964
The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 was an act to enforce the constitutional right to vote. The act provided relief against discrimination in public places. -
Civil Rights Movement:Voting Rights Act 1965
The Voting Rights Act enforced the 15th amendment. The act prohibited discrimination in voting, this act was considered to be the most effective act of Civil Rights ever enacted in the country.
