U.S Modern History Timeline By SaltyPecan257 Nov 22, 1663 JFK's Assassination Nov 9, 1889 The Fall of Berlin Wall 1908 The invention of the model T Jan 16, 1917 Zimmermann telegram Nov 11, 1918 the WWI Armistice Jun 4, 1919 The 19th amendment May 20, 1927 Charles Lingbergh's flight Period: Oct 24, 1929 to Nov 13, 1929 Black Thursday Period: 1933 to 1939 The new deal Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor Sep 30, 1938 The Munich Pact Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Hitler invades poland Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oct 24, 1945 The Formation of United Nations Feb 22, 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 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 Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962 The Cuban Missiles crisis Aug 7, 1964 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Jul 24, 1969 The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Jun 17, 1972 The Watergate Break-in Aug 8, 1974 Nixon's Resignation Jan 1, 1983 The Invention of the Internet Sep 11, 2001 The 9/11 Attack Dec 12, 2019 Covid-19 Pandemic start date