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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary's heir to the throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip. -
Start of WWl
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
U.S. is neutral
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral. -
First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne begins as well as trench warfare. -
Christmas Truce
Solidiers stopped fightng on Christmas and declared truce for one day. They also crossed trenches to exchange seasonal drinks and conversation. -
RMS Lusitania is sunk
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat. -
Battle of Verdun begins.
The Battle of Verdun was the longest and bloodiest battle of WWl. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme begins. Also, tanks are first introduced into battle. -
Germany send a secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico
Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram, which the British intercept and decipher, to persuade Mexico to join the war. -
Germany signs the armistice
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France, which ends on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleveth month. -
Beyond the Horizon
The first performance of the play "Beyond the Horizon" was held and Eugene O'Neill won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes -
Garvey Conference
Marcus Garvey convenes the first International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World in New York's Madison Square Garden. -
19th Amendment
Women are given the right to vote, the 19th Amendment was added to the United States constitution which granted universal women's suffrage. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
The Sacco-Vanzetti trial began.
Eventually Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will be convicted of murder and executed. -
Congressional Resolution
A Congressional resolution by both houses was signed by President Warren G. Harding, which declared peace in World War I hostilities with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. -
Miss America
The first Miss America pageant was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. -
Yankee Stadium
Construction began on Yankee Stadium in New York City -
Warner Bros
Warner Brothers Pictures was incorporated. -
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover was appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. -
NBC Radio
The NBC Radio Network was formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, and opened with twenty-four stations. -
Rose Bowl
16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11 -
Bruin Win
Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game -
Mickey Mouse
"Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears -
Lone Ranger
1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger -
1st woman to purchase a baseball team
Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League -
police dead
Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield Missouri -
Lindbergh kidnapped
Charles Lindbergh Jr (20 months), kidnapped in NJ; found dead May 12 -
Gold Standard dropped
US & Canada drop Gold Standard -
Alcatraz
Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison -
first dutch talkie
1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange" premieres -
Sale of Surplus
The United States government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britain -
Sale of Surplus War Material
United States government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britain. -
First Peacetime Conscription Draft
The U.S. Congress approves and enacts the first peacetime conscription draft -
Congress Aprovs Peacetime Conscription
The U.S. Congress approves and enacts the first peacetime conscription draft. -
Jeep
Jeep was invented. -
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore was completed. -
G.I. Bill
The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed into law, providing benefits to veterans. -
Korematsu vs. the United States
The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Korematsu vs. the United States, the wartime internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast was valid during a time of war. -
Microwaves
microwave ovens were invented. -
Republic of Austria is reconstituted
The Republic of Austria is reconstituted, with its 1937 borders, but divided into four zones of control, American, British, French, and Soviet. -
Joseph Stalin makes his Election Speech
oseph Stalin makes his Election Speech where he states that capitalism and imperialism make future wars inevitable. -
Philippines gains independence
The Philippines gains independence from the United States, and begins fighting communist Huk rebels -
First Indochina War
French landings in Indochina begin the First Indochina War. They are resisted by the Viet Minh communists who want national independence. -
Biig Bang
The widely accepted theory of the creation of the universe is the Big Bang Theory. -
United Nations forces engage North Korean forces
United Nations forces engage North Korean forces for the first time, in Osan. They fail to halt the North Korean advance, and fall southwards, towards what would become the Pusan Perimeter -
China intervenes in Korea with 300,000 soldiers
China intervenes in Korea with 300,000 soldiers, catching the United Nations by surprise. However, they withdraw after initial engagements -
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cult and its Consequences"
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cult and its Consequences" at the closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress of the CPSU. The speech marks the beginning of the De-Stalinization. -
Intestinal Surgery
Eisenhower falls ill with an inflammation of the small intestine. He undergoes surgery the next day -
Soviets Land Spacecraft on the Moon
The Soviets reach the moon with an unmanned spacecraft, spurring Americans' fears that the Russians are leading in the so-called "space race
