U.S. History B Timeline 1900s-2021 By Gilliebird Period: 1908 to 1927 The invention of the Model T 1917 The Zimmerman Telegram 1918 The WWI Armistice Aug 18, 1920 The 19th Amendment May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh’s Flight Oct 24, 1929 Black Thursday Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Period: Mar 3, 1933 to 1939 The New Deal Sep 30, 1938 The Munich Agreement/Pact Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Invasion of Poland Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Period: Aug 6, 1945 to Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oct 24, 1945 The formation of United Nations 1946 The Long Telegram Apr 4, 1949 The formation of NATO Aug 29, 1949 Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 The Korean War Period: Dec 9, 1952 to May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 The Vietnam War Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat 1960 The invention of the Internet Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 22, 1963 JFK’s Assassination Aug 10, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Period: Jul 16, 1969 to Jul 24, 1969 The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Jun 17, 1972 The Watergate Break-ins Aug 8, 1974 Nixon’s Resignation Nov 9, 1989 The Fall of the Berlin Wall Sep 11, 2001 The 9/11 Attacks Dec 31, 2019 Covid-19 Pandemic To present date