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Franz Ferdinand assassinated
While visiting Sarajevo the capitol of Bosnia at the time Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are shot by Gavrilo Princip -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalists Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany Invades Belgium
On August 3 1914 Germany invades Belgium tryin to execute what they called the Schlieffen Plan -
Allies retreat to the Marne River in France
The allies were unable to stop the Germans from taking Belgium so they retreated to the Marne River where they stopped the german advance -
Lusitania sunk
The Lusitania a British Passenger ship was sunk off the southern coast of Ireland by a german U-Boat -
Germany sinks the Arabic
German U-boats sink another passenger ship killing two amercians -
First battle of the Somme
battle that began on july 1 1916 and did not end until mid november 1916 -
Wilson is reelected as president
In November 1916 Wilson beats Charles evan Hughes to win the Presidental election of 1916 -
Kaiser announces Germany will sink all ships in British waters
German kaiser announces that all ships in British waters will be sunk doesnt matter if they are hostile or nuetral -
Wilson announces America will go to war
Woodrow Wilson read his war resolution to congress on April 2nd and a few days later congress passed the resolution. -
Selective Service Act is passed
In May 1917 congress passed the selective service act that required men to register with the military to be selected randomly for military duties -
America gets an Airforce
America had a very weak airforce until congress gave the military $675 million to build an airforce -
Austria-Hungary surrenders
On this same day german sailors had a mutiny against the government and it carried over into Germany. -
Germany establishes a republic
German socialists leaders in Berlin establish a republic and make the Kaiser give up the throne -
The armistice is signed
Germany agreed to sign a cease fire and that officially ended the war -
Sacco and Vanzetti are arrested
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are arrested for supposedly killing a factory paymaster and his guard. There is no actual proof that Sacco and Vanzetti killed these people. -
19th amendment passed
This gave women the right to vote and it prohibited any US citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex -
Pittsburgh has first radio broadcast
station KDKA in Pittsburgh does first radio broadcast and also becomes first station to do regular radio broadcasts -
8.02 million americans are unmployed
by this time there are 8 million americans unemployed due to the great depression -
Roosevelt becomes president
after capturing 23 million votes FDR wins the election of 1932 and aims to get the nation out of he depression -
Hindenburg explodes
As the german airship the Hindenburg was landing in Lakehurst New Jersey complications caused it to explode and a number of people die -
"War of the Worlds" is broadcast across the United States
Orson welles broadcast H.G wells's novel the war of the worlds on the radio and many americans think the world is really coming to an end. -
Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial
after being told she was not allowed to sing at constitution hall, marian anderson was contacted by the first lady and FDR and asked to perform on the steps of the lincoln memorial -
Auschwitz built
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The First Mcdonalds opens
The very first Mcdonalds is opened in San bernadino California -
Joe DiMaggio breaks httingstreak record
Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sislers record of 41 consecutive hits -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
Over 350 japanese planes launch suprise attack on Pearl Harbor -
Korean War Starts
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Korean War ends
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Soviets Launch Sputnik, and the space age is started
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Construction on Berlin Wall begins
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Cuban Missile Crisis
On this day a 14 day Crisis beetween Cuba,Russia, and The United States began when an American U-2 spy plane took photographs of Soviet Union Nuclear Missile sites in cuba. -
"I have a dream" speech delivered.
On this day Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous I have a dream speech from the steps of lincoln memorial calling for an end to racism in the United States. -
John F. Kennedy assasinated
While on his parade rout in Dallas President Kennedy is shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was on his way to a ceminar in the City of Dallas. Widely beleived that there were two shooters. -
LBJ becomes president
Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona to win the election of 1964. He won the election by gaining 61% of the popular vote he was JFK's vice president. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed
This act was passed on this day although it was not effective until August of 1965. This act outlawed voting practices used to not let African Americans vote. This act outlawed the literacy test that were given to African Americans as well. -
Richard Nixon becomes President
Richard Nixon defeats Lyndon B. Johnsons vice president Hubert Humphrey by 109 electoral votes to become the 37th president of The United States -
Vietnam War Ends
The fall saigon cause south vietnam to do an unconditional surrender to north vietnam. The ends the vietnam war a year later vietnam is reunited.
