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The Second Battle of Ypres begins
Poison gas is used for the first time by Germans in an attack on the Canadian sector. -
Allied forces make landings an Gallipoli, Turkey
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The American naval and military attaches in Paris and London draft a plan for mobilizing US shipping to carry an American army to Europe
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President Wilson, publicly calls for the German's to stop their submarine policy of sinking all ships in enemy waters without warning.
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Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, asks for American military participation in Europe.
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British forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.
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German forces finish their withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.
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United States comes out of neutrality and declares war on Germany
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The Nivelle Offensive begins.
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The Nivelle Offensive, which includes the Second Battle of Aisne and the Third Battle of Champagne ends in French Failure
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Chemin des Dames Offensive ends in disastrous failure for the French having advanced only 500 yards at the cost of 250,000 casualties
A month long series of mutinies break out amongst the French army. -
Canadian troops take Vimy Ridge and the surrounding area in one of Canada's finest battles of the war.
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President Woodrow Wilson delivers war address to Congress
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Germany launches second Spring offensive, the Battle of the Lys, in the British sector of Armentieres
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Foch appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces on Western Front
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1920's
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Prohibition Amendment
The 18th Amendment goes into effect -
Station KDKA
Station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, initiates regular radio broadcasts, the first station to do so. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein lectures in New York about his theory of relativity. -
Wage Cuts
Wage cuts and massive unemployment cause unrest and an increase in violence -
Margaret Sanger
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19th Amendment
The Supreme Court declares the 19th Amendment (votes for women) to be constitutional. -
President Coolidge
President Harding dies of an embolism after suffering ptomaine poisoning followed by pneumonia. Coolidge is sworn in on 3 August. -
Diptheria Epidemic
A diphtheria epidemic in Alaska captures the country's attention as dog teams drive through the winter weather to deliver antidiphtheria serum to Nome -
Air Commerce Act
The Air Commerce Act regulates civil aviation; the Army Air Corps is established -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh flies The Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris, traveling 3600 miles in 33 and a half hours -
Broadway
The Jazz Singer, starring Broadway star Al Jolson, debuts as the "first" talking picture, and its success spells the beginning of the end for silent movies -
Model A
The Ford Model A, the successor to the Model T, is produced under great secrecy -
Massacre
In the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre," six gangsters from the "Bugs" Moran mob and another man are gunned down in a Chicago garage. -
Immigration Act
Enforcement of the the Immigration Act of 1924 begins -
Black Thursday
On "Black Thursday," 24 October, 13 million shares are sold on the New York Stock Exchange -
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1930's
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American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto
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In order to combat the growing depression, President Herbert Hoover asks the U.S. Congress to pass a $150 million public works project to increase employment and economic activity
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The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem
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Construction is completed on the Empire State Building in New York City and it opens for business.
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The infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped
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Democratic challenger Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent President Hoover in the presidential election for his first of an unprecedented four terms
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The New Deal social and economic programs are passed by the United States Congress is a special one hundred day session to address depression era economics
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The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treat of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930
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The greatest hitter in the history of baseball, Babe Ruth, retires from Major League Baseball
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The Santa Fe Railroad inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California
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William Henry Hastie is appointed to the federal bench, becoming the first African-American to become a federal judge.
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Naval expansion act passed.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks the U.S. Congress for a defense budget hike.
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Italy enters the war.
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The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.
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The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.
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Bulgaria joins the Axis.
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A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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British and U.S. navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
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British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt
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Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.
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The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union
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U.S. and British troops land on Sicily
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Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples
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U.S. troops land in the Philippines
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Yalta Conference Cold War Begins
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Hitler commits suicide
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United States first used atomic bomb in war
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Japanese surrender End of World War II
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
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Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
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Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Soviets explode first atomic bomb
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Korean War begins
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Federal Civil Defense Administration established
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Rosenberg executions
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Korean War ends
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Warsaw Pact formed
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Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary
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Sputnik launched into orbit
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Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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1960s
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•First Televised Presidential Debates
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•Bay of Pigs Invasion
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•Peace Corps Founded
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•Soviets Launch First Man in Space
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•Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
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•JFK Assassinated
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•Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech
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•Beatles Become Popular in U.S.
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•Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S.
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•U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam
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•Mass Draft Protests in U.S.
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•First Super Bowl
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•Three U.S. Astronauts Killed During Simulated Launch
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•Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
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•Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon
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Nixon travels to People's Republic of China
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Nixon resigns from Presidency
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Star Wars released
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Sony introduces first Walkmen
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MTV starts up
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Deepest US recession since The Great Depression begins.
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Suicide Bombers attack US peace keepers in Lebanon, killing 241
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Michael Jackson releases song "Thriller"
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George H. W. Bush becomes President
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Berlin Wall Falls
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Beatles release #1 hit after 30 years of being broken up.
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Foreign terrorist attack World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
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President Bush orders invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from Power.
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Barack Obama elected as first African-American President of US.
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"King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies.
