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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassinated -
Germany invaded Belgium
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The Western Front 1st Battle
Allies stop German advance on Paris. -
United States expierence a labor shortage
The United States shipped millions of dollars of war supplies to the Allies, but requests kept coming. -
The Western Front 2nd Battle
Germans use chemical weapons for the first time. -
Lusitania sank
A U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland. -
The Western Front- Verdun
French hold the line in longest battle of the war. Feb.- July 1916 -
The Western Front- Somme 1st battle
Disastrous British offensive. July-Nov. 1916 -
The 1916 Election
Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes -
Bosnia becomes part of Yugoslavia
After WWI, Bosnia became part of a country that became known as Yugoslavia. -
World War just ended
World War 1 just ended -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote -
China's Communist Party
China's Communist Party was founded -
Reader's Digest
Reder's Digest is founded and the first issue is published. Becomes largest paid circulation magazine in the world. -
The Five-Power Treaty
Treaty between the major world powers of France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It limited naval construction, outlawed poisonious gas, and respected China's sovereignty. -
Lincoln Memorial Dedicated
The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. -
Louis Armstrong Plays in Jazz Band
Plays in Jazz band for King Oliver, in Chicago. -
King Tut's Tomb
His Tomb was discovered in Egypt -
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Aztec Indian ruins in New Mexico are proclaimed a National Monument by President Warren G. Harding. -
Time magazine publishes first issue
The first weekly news magazine in the Untied States. -
First Winter Olympic Games
Held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France. The Winter Olympics have been held every for years since except during World War ii. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight
Made a nonstop trip from New York to Paris in a single-engine monoplane. -
Work on Mount Rushmore begins
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum starts chiseling the faces of four presidents; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. It is completed fourteen years later. -
Amelia Earhart flies over Atlantic
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Hoover Dam construction is approved
The United States Congress approves construction of the Hoover Dam, -
Martin Luther King Jr. is born
Future Civil Rights leader is born in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Stock Market Crashes
Signaled the beginning of The Great Depression and did not end until 1941. Most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States. -
Banks Fail
more than 40% of the nation's banks fail -
Jose Uriburu Took control of Argentina
Army led by Jose Uriburu took control of the government of Argentina -
James Adams
shares the Nobel Peace prize -
Americans unemployed
8.02 million americans were unemployed -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan Invades Manchuria -
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
President Hoover signed into law the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. -
Franklin Roosevelt elected President
Franklin Roosevelt elected as the 32nd President -
Army arrives in Washington, D.C.
the Bonus army arrives -
Ibn Sa'ud becomes king
becomes King of newly-united Saudi Arabia -
Securities Act
The Federal Securities Act was passed. -
SEC
Congress creates the SEC to regulate the Stock Market. -
National Labor Relations Act
Robert Wagenr introduced the Act. -
NIRA declared unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declared the NIRA unconstitutional. -
Social Security Act
Congress passes the Social Security Act. -
Radio audience
Father Charles Coughlin speaks to a radio audience. -
Spanish Civil War
The Civil War begins in Spain. -
Fair Labor Standards Acts
Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Acts. -
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is released in movie theaters. -
German fleet
The Germans begin to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast. -
Japanese expansion
British too busy fighting Hitler to block Japanese expansion. -
Chelmno
The first Chelmno extermination camp began operating. -
Hitler invades
Hitler invades the Soviet Union -
United States
The US joins World War 2 -
Lend Lease Act
Congress passes the Lend Lease Act. -
Japan pushes southward
Japan begins their southward push by taking over French military bases in Indochina which is now Vietnam, Cambodia, and Haos. -
Extended term of draftees
Roosevelt's proposal to extend the term of draftees is passed in the House of Representatives by only one vote. -
Prepare for an attack
Tojo ordered the Japanese navy to prepare for an attack on the U.S. -
Pearl Harbor bombing
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor -
Labor Camps
Most of Poland's 3,000,000 Jews were sent to labor camps. -
Final Solution
The Final Solution reaches its final stage. -
Invasion of Europe
The Allies launch a massive invasion of Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
Nazi retreat begins after the Battle of the Bulge. -
Ebensee concentration camp
Inmates at the Ebensee concentration camp in Austria were liberated by U.S. soldiers. -
3 billion in aid
The American Government sent the Nationalists approximately 3 billion in aid. -
Communist control
Much of Northern China was under communist control -
United Nations
United Nations is established. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders after atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Churchhill gives the Iron Curtain Speech -
Policy of containment
George F. Kennan proposed a policy of containment. -
Winter
Most bitter winter in several centuries -
Gordon Kahn
Gordon Kahn was a successful screenwriter. -
First headlines
House Un-American Activities Committee first made headlines. -
Truman asks for aid
Truman asks Congress for 400 million in economic and military aid. -
US provides aid
Sec. of State Geroge Marshall proposed that the US provide aid to all European naitons of need. -
New President
Harry S. Truman is elected President. -
Berlin airlift
Berlin airlift begins -
Accused spy
A former Communist spy named Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of spying for the Soviet Union. -
Israel
State of Israel is created -
NATO
United States joins NATO. -
Atomic bomb
Americans learned that the Soviet Union had exploded an atomic bomb. -
Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Rock-n-roll
Disc jockey Alan Freed was the first to use the term "rock-n-roll." -
Economy
The economy booms. -
Middle class
60% of Americans are in the middle class. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president. -
Cinema Scope
20th century Fox introduced Cinema Scope. -
USSR
USSR opens the first small nucler power plant. -
McDonald's
Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's. -
Reelection
Eisenhower is reelected. -
Baby boom
This year is the height of the baby boom. -
On the Road
Novelist Jack Kerouac's On the Road was published and sold over 500,000 copies. -
NASA is established
NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is established. -
Toy sales
Toy sales alone reached 1.25 billion dollars. -
American Express
The American Express card was introduced. -
49th and 50th states
Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states. -
Spy plane shot down over Russia
The U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia. -
3AD Commander
Creighton Abrams made the 3AD Commander. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is elected President. -
M-60 Battle Tank
The 3AD begins conversion to the M-60 Battle Tank. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion happens in Cuba. -
First to orbit Earth
USSR astronaut Gagarin is the first to orbit Earth. -
Berlin border closed
The Berlin border is closed. -
Berlin Wall
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. -
Involvement
U.S. involvement in Vietnam increases. -
US Army Europe troop strength peaks
US Army Europe troop strength peaks at 277,342 for the Cold War era (1946-1991). -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis happens and a nuclear war is narrowly averted. -
Kennedy visits 3AD troops
Kennedy visits 3AD troops in Germany. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is ratified. -
3AD is revamped
The 3AD is completely revamped in organization under ROAD concept (Reorganization Objective Army Divisions). -
Operation BIG LIFT
3AD participates in Operation BIG LIFT, forerunner of REFORGER exercises and 2AD is air-lifted from Ft. Hood, Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident happens and starts the Vietnam War. -
China's first atomic bomb
China detonates its first atomic bomb. -
USS Pueblo
North Korea captures USS Pueblo. -
Czechoslovakian revolt
Soviet troops crush the Czechoslovakian revolt. -
First man on the moon
U.S. lands the first man on the moon. -
Earth Day
America celebrates the first Earth Day. -
Drug Overdose
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin both died of drug overdose. -
All in the Family
All in the Family was the most popular TV series. -
State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act
The revenue sharing bill known as the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act became law. -
President Nixon
President Nixon is reelected. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). -
Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled that women who chose abortion has to be during the first three months of pregnancy. -
Energy Crisis
Energy Crisis begins and gasoline prices soar. -
Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria started the Yom Kippur War against Israel. -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is elected President -
Bicentennial
Americans celebrate the nation's bicentennial. -
Disco Fashion
The movie Saturday Night Fever inspires disco fashion. -
Nuclear Power Accident
A nuclear power accident occurs at Three Mile island in PA. -
Foreign Oil
US dependence on foreign oil had eased slightly. -
Inflation Increases
Inflation soared from 7.6% to 11.3%
