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Start of war
The assination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was done. He was the heir to the Austrian Empire. He was visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
War on Serbia
Austria declared war on Serbia. Serbia took over a part of Bosnia and people there considered themselves as Serbs and they wanted Bosnia a part of Serbia. The Serbian government couldn't fill the demands that Austria wanted, so Austria declared war. -
War on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia. -
Turkey with Germany
Turkey entered the war with Germany's side. The Trench Warfare started to dominate the Westeren Front. -
Britian and Turkey
Britian bombared Turkish forts in the Dardanelles. -
Italy, Germany, and Austria
Italy declared war on Germany, and Austira. -
Warsaw
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians. -
Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos started. It was designed to push back the Germans two-pronged offensive. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun started. It was the longest battle during World War 1, and it was fought between France, and Germany. -
United States
The United States didn't want to be in World War 1, but we traded with nations and ended up being in war with Germany. -
Prime Minister
Lloyd George becomes the Prime Minister for Britian. -
Jersaleum
Britian captured Jersaleum from the Turks. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk waws signed between Russia and Germany, -
Megiddo
Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo. -
Peace settlement
The Treaty of Versailes was signed by the Germans.This was a peace settlement to end World War 1. -
Leauge of Nations established
The League of Nations was established after World War 1 was over. It was made to ensure that another war outbreak wouldn't happen. -
Womens Right to Vote
Women were granted the right to vote in 1920. It was known as the 19th Amendment. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucritia Mott were very organized it this. -
First Radio Broadcast
The first commercial radio broadcast was aired. It was made in Pittsburgh by Frank Conrad who was the assistant chief engineer of the Westinghouse Electric Company. -
Lie Dector
date not known
The First lie dector was invented in 1902 by James Mackenzie but the invention was not as successful. The modern lie dector was invented later in 1921 by John Larson. -
Time magazine
In 1923, Time magazine was founded. It was published by Henry Luce, and Briton Hadden. They wanted to make a magazine then was important, yet fun. -
President Warren G. Harding
President Warren G. Harding died after becoming sick from a trip to Alaska. -
Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge won his first President election. The electrial margikn was 382 to 136. -
First Women Governer
Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as the first women governer in the United States. She was the governer of Wyoming. -
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
The first Mickey and Minnie Mouse apperance on film was released. It was a short film called, "Plane Crazy". -
Radiovision
Radiovision was created in 1925. It was demonstrated by Charles Francis Jenkins when he transmitted a film from Anacostia to Washington DC. -
Lava Beds National Monument
Lava Beds National Monument was designated by President Calvin Coolidge. It's in California and was used by the Modoc Indians in 1872 during the Modoc War. -
North Pole Flight
The first flight to the North Pole and back was done by pilot Floyd Bennett and his navigator Richard Evelyn Byrd. They recieved the Medal of Honor. -
Mississippi Flood
The Great Mississippi Flood started April 22, and ended May 5. The flood affected more than 700,000. -
First Women to Fly over Atlantic
Amelia Earhart becomes first women to solo across the Atlantic ocean. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivials in Chicago, Illinois. It's known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. -
Pluto
Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto. It was considered to be the 9th planet at that time. -
Empire State building
The Empires State Building was completed as the tallest building in the world. -
Assassination Attempt
There was an assassination attempt on Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was giving a speecdh when 5 shots were fired. -
Wiley Post
Date not known
Wiley Hardeman Post flew around the world in 8 and a half days. -
Prohibiton
Prohibition ended because of the 21st amendment. Many people still debate whether the band of alcohol was a good, or bad idea. -
War
The Spanish Civil war began. It ended in 1939. -
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie wrote and published "How to Win Friends & Influence People". -
Kind Edward VIII
Kind Edward VIII was being forced to deciede if he still wanted to be King or to be with his love. He only was King for a short 11 months. -
Hindenburrg
The Hindenburg was a large airship that was about to land but suddenly broke into flames. The entire aircraft was in flames within 34 seconds. -
Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge finally appeared in 1937. It was the lognest span in the world until the Verrazono Narrows Bridge was built in 1964. -
Vanish
Amelia Earhart disappeared. She had reported a day earrlier that her plane ran out of fuel and couldn't land anywhere. -
Wage
The National Minumin Wage was created. It was $.25 per hour. -
Gettsyburg
The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettsyburg. There was the final reunion of Blue and Gray. -
Baseball
The baseball hall of fame opened in Cooperstown, New York. Some idcutees were Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, and Ty Cobb. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein alerted Franklin Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity. -
Ships sunk
German planes attacked 12 ships off the British coast. Three ships sank and 35 people were killed. -
Hitlers plan
Hitler had a plan to attack the West, but he ended up canceling it because of the bad weather. -
"Gone With the Wind"
The Novel, "Gone With the Wind" won eight Academy Awards, and best picture in 1939. The first black performer to recive an oscar was Hattie McDaniel, with that movie/novel. -
Air rade
A Nazi air raid killed 108 people on a British liner in the English Channel. -
Baseball on tv
WGN-TV televised the first baseball game which featured the White Sox vs. the Cubs. -
Caputre of Ostend
The Germans captured Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Little in France. -
Capture of Derna
British forces in North America took over Derna. -
Upright sinks Armando Diaz
The British submarine "Upright" sinks the Italian cruiser "Armando Diaz" in one of the sea battles in the North American campaign. -
Hitler gives orders
Hitler gave orders for the expansion of the Auschwitz prison camp to be ran by Commandant Rudolf Hoss. -
Allied Countries
Twenty-six of te Allied Countries signed the Declearation by Unied Nations during the Arcdica Conference. -
El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein begins when Rommel begins itself assault on British defences. -
Island of Kos
The Germans conquered the Island of Kos. This was the small battle between the British, Italian, and German forces. -
St. Lo, France
United States bombers accidently bomb Aemrican troops near St. Lo, France. -
Singapore
United States planes bomb Singapore under the Japanese contorl. -
Russia and Japan
Russia enters war against Japan. -
British and Indian troops
Singapore was officaly liberted by British and Indain troops. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade began. It supplied up to 12,000 tons of fuel, food, and various items daily on aircrafts. -
Berlin border closed
The Berlin Blockade ended. In 1961 the East German government closed the Berlin border and wasn't reopened until 1989. -
Aid in South Vietnem
Thirty-five military advisors were sent to South Vietnem to give military and economic aid to the anti-communist government. -
Atomic explosion
The Federal Civil Defense Administration was established. This was created in response to the Soviet's first atomic explosion. -
Security pact
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States signed a mutual security pact and called the ANZUS Treaty. -
Steel mills
President Truman authorizes the seizure of United States steel mills in order to avert a strike, but his action is ruled illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 2. -
Polio
The first large scale vaccination of children againist polio began in Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania. -
Nuclear Arms Race
Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of eleven explosives at the Nevada test site. -
CIA
The United States CIA assists in the overthrow of the government in Iran, and retains the Shah Mohammod Reza Pahavi to the throne. -
Color tv
The first color televisions went on sale. -
USSR
The USSR sent tanks into Pozan, and Poland to suppuess demonstrations by works. -
Aid in Afghanistan
The USSR sent military aid to fight in Afghanistan. -
Orbit
Sputnik launched into orbit. -
Government
The United States recognized Fidel Castro's Cuban government. -
Satellite
The first weather satellite called the Tiros 1, wasw launched by the U.S. -
Hawaii
Our flag was debuted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to reflect the admission of Hawaii in the union. -
JFK
Senator John F. Kennedy won the presidency. His campaign for president was the first televised debate. (September 26) -
Nationalization
There were disputes over the nationalization of United States bussinesses in Cuba because the U.S government had diplomatic and consuler relations with the cuban government. -
"Bay of Pigs"
The "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba is repulsed by Cuban forces on an attempt to exile under the direction of U.S. forces. -
Vietname
The first sign of a Vietname conflict was when President Kennedy admited the military advisers in Vietname would engage the enemy if we werea fired at -
Mercury
Lt. Colonel John Glen became the first U.S. astronut to orbit in the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. -
Alcartraz
The island prison, alcartrazm was shut down by General Robert F. Kennedy. -
Soviet union
The U.S., Soviet union, and Great Britain all agreed to linited nuclear test-ban above ground. -
Peace Settlement
A peacae settlement to the land dispute between Mexico and the United States was enacted with the signing. -
Assassin
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal incident occured when Panamanian mobs engaged with the United States troops. -
Bomb
President Lyndon B. Johnson orders the continous bombing of North Vietname bellow the 20th parrallel. -
Race riots
The Watts race riots in Los Angeles went on for five days. Thirty-four people were killed, and there was over $200 million of destruction. -
Apollo mission
The Apollo program completed its mission, and Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. -
Computer disk
Computer floppy disks were first created. -
War
The United States withdraws troops from VietnamInternational event. -
Microsoft
Bill Gates founded Microsoft. -
New pope
John Paul II becomes Pope. -
IBM
IBM created first personal computers. -
Challenger
Challenger space shuttle explodes in space. -
DNA
DNA was first used to convict criminals of crimes to prove them guilty, or nonguilty. -
Space
The Hubble Telescope was launched into Space. -
World Trade Center
The World Trade Center was bombed by terrisots. This killed 6, and injured thousands. -
Attack
Terrorists attack the US federal building in Oklahoma City, OK, and destroyed it. The attack killed168 people. -
Titanic
The Titanic was awarded with the most successful movie ever made. -
Columbine shooting
A Killing Spree at Columbine High School occurred. -
Hybrid
Toyota releases first hybrid cars ever created. -
King of Pop died
Micheal Jackson passed away. -
Japan
A huge earthquake, and tsunami hit Japan. More than 28,000 people dead or missing.
