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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Gavrillo Princip assassinated Ferdinand -
The War Begins
Germany invades Belgium -
Allies invaded Belgium
Belgiums allies invaded but only to be push back out -
The lusitana
the German u boats sank the british ship -
The Arabic
Germanys u boats sink another boat this time with 2 americans on it -
French Passengers killed
The Germans torpedod a passenger ship and killed 80 passengers and that included americans -
Presidents election
Wilson had become president -
Peace without victory
wilson wanted peace with all countries but germany denied -
U boats
germany says it will sink all boats in british waters -
The telegram
brithish agents find a telagram from the germans to the mexicans to join there aliance -
U.S joins the war
the us.s declares war on germany -
U.S troops
the u.s sends toops to war -
u.s amd hungary
the u.s declares war on hungary -
the war starts to slow down
both sides to start to slow all fighting down -
the war ends
both sides sign a treaty -
NFL
Jim Thorpe created the NFL and had 11 teams -
Womans Rights
Woman were granted the right to vote with the 19th admendment -
The Tea Pot
The tea pot dome scandel started out in wyoming -
Time magazine
Time magazine was first published -
President Warren G. Harding dies
The president dies after coming home from Alaska -
Winter Olympics
The first winter Olympics were held in the french alps -
American Indians
American Indians were granted american citizenship -
Scopes trial
The Scopes Trial or "Monkey Trial" begins and would later convict John T. Scopes of teaching Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory -
fueled rocket
the first fueld rocket took flight traveling 184 feet -
North pole
first flight to the noth pole and back -
NBC
nbc was created by westinghouse -
Chinas civil war
The civil war in China prompts one thousand United States marines to land in order to protect property of United States interests. -
Mississippi flood
mississippi has its great flood affecting over 700,000 -
mickey mouse
The first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse on film occurs -
stock market falls
The stock market falls rapidly -
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is signed by President Herbert Hoover. It's effective rate hikes would slash world trade. -
Public works Project starts
President Hoover trys to pass an act to help people get jobs -
Star Spangled-Banner
Hoover passes the national anthem -
Empire State building
The construction of the Empire Sate building is complet -
The Reonstrution Finance Corparation
Its created to help the banks and americans -
Longest paved road
The highest contious paved road is complet and oped to the public in colorado -
Rossevelt defets Hoover
Rossevelt wins the election in a land slide victory -
New Deal
the New Deal is passed to help americans -
21st Amendment
This ends prohibition -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth retiers fro the MLB -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is created for older americans -
Olympics
The olmpics open in Berlin -
Golden Gate Bridge
The golden Gate bridge open to the public -
Basbeball Hall Of Fame
The baseball hall of fame opens in Coopers toen new york -
President Truman speaks
President Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress, blames the Soviet Union for the Communist take over in Czechoslovakia -
United States is planning war.
The Russian newspaper Trud claims that the United States is planning war. -
President Truman
President Truman sees fears of a Communist takeover or influence on the U.S. government -
Executed
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage -
The U.S. begins
The U.S. begins Voice of America radio transmissions into the Soviet Union, viewed by Russians as hostility -
U.S. military
unit has been in China to disarm the Japanese -
Mcdonalds
McDonald's Corporation Founded -
US. troops withdraw
The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Korea -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus -
The Soviet Union is unhappy
The Soviet Union is unhappy with the policies toward Germany by the U.S. Britain and France -
The Cat in the Hat
•Dr. Seuss Publishes The Cat in the Hat -
In the United States
In the United States, George F. Kennan is concerned about public opinion -
Sputnik
Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age -
George C. Marshall retires
George C. Marshall retires. Dean Acheson replaces him as secretary of state -
NASA
NASA Founded
