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The invention of the Model T
The Model T was an automobile built by Ford Motor Company. Becoming the longest production run of automobiles during that time. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
Issued by the German foreign office, it was a secret diplomatic communication that proposed the military alliance between German and Mexico. -
The WWI Armistice
When the armistice was signed, it ceased all fire from land, air, and sea between the allies and Germany during World War 1. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified to grant the American women the right to vote. Ending almost a century of protest. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean using his Spirit of St. Louis. -
Black Thursday
When 13 million shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Causing investors to lose $5 billion dollars. -
The New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to restore prosperity to Americans using a series of projects and programs instituted during the Great Depression. Aiming the stabilize the economy and jobs in the U.S. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. -
The Munich Pact
Signed by Neville Chamberlain, Edouard Daladier and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. This averted an outbreak of war although, Czechoslovakia was given away to German conquest. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland marking the beginning point of World War II. The invasion lasted until October 6, 1939. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
It was a classified research project that lasted until 1949 and was authorized by Joseph Stalin, part of the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Causing America to enter WWII, the attack of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service. This occured at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
D-Day
Known as the largest seaborne invasion in history, allied forces invaded the northern France. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
America, given the consent of the United Kingdom, detonated two nuclear weapons over the two Japanese cities. This was required by the Quebec Agreenment. -
The formation of United Nations
Founded in San Francisco, California. It is an intergovernmental organization that was used to maintain international security and peace. -
The Long Telegram
It was an 8,000 worded telegram that was by George Kennan. Being sent from the United States Embassy in Moscow to Washington. -
The formation of NATO
Called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it's an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 European and North Aerican countries. -
The Korean War
Being split between to sovereign states, The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. This war lasted until July, 27 1953. -
Brown v Board of Education
The United Supreme Court declared laws establishing separate
public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional. -
The Vietnam War
Having the longest US combat force participation of 17.4 years, it was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Ending on April 30, 1975, with US involvment ending in 1973. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, because she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This action sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Consisting of ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey. Also consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. Lasting until October 28, 1962. -
JFK’s Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated at Dealy Plaza, Dallas, Texas. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed this resolution to give authorization to President Johnson to do whatever deems necessary to maintain the international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The first successful mission to land on the moon. Also recording the first steps by man on a planetary body. Those steps were taken by Neil Armstrong. -
The Watergate Break-ins
A major political scandal that followed by a five men break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. -
Nixon’s Resignation
The Watergate scandal escalated so much that it had cost Nixon his political career. Causing him to resign from office. -
The invention of the Internet
After ARPANET adopted TCP/IP, researchers started to assemble the "network of networks." Then, in the 1990's, the online world became more recognized when a computer scientist named Tim Berners-lee invented the worldwide web. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete wall that was constructed on August 13, 1961 and demolished on November of 1991. -
The 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were a series of 4 coordinated attacks that were organized by the Islamic Group names Al-Qaeda. It was done by an aircraft highjacking that attacked New York City, Stonycreek Township, and Arlington County. Totalling the amount of deaths to be 2,996.
