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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot and killed. -
Austria Declares War
Austria declares war on Serbia -
Germany Declares War
Germany declares war on Russia -
The War Starts
Germany invades Belgium -
Britain Declares War
Britain declares war on Germany -
Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Marne Started. -
Italy Declares War
Italy decalares war on Germany and Austria -
Battle of Loos
the Battle of Loos started -
Battle of Verdun
the Battle of Verdun starts -
Battle of Jutland
the Battle of Jutland starts -
Lloyd George
Lloyd George becomes British Prime MInister -
USA Declares War
USA declares war on Germany -
Germany and Russia
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed -
Britian Captures Jerusalem
Britian captures Jerusalem from the Turks -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and Russia. that marks the end of the war -
League of Nations
League of nations are established -
Women's Right to Vote
Women get the right to vote -
Declaring Peace
President Warren G. Harding declared peace in World War I -
The first Miss America Pageant
The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City -
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is founded -
The Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is located in Washington D.C. -
Aztec Ruins
The 12th century Aztec Ruins are made a national monument -
Time
Time magazine published for the first time -
Winter Olympics
the first winter olympics are in the French alps -
IBM
the IBM corporation is founded -
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Nellie Tayloe Ross is elected the first women govener -
The Grand Ole Opry
the Grand Ole Opry transmits first radio broadcast -
NBC Radio Network
NBC is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA -
Mount Rushmore
work on Mount Rushmore begins -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart flies across the atlantic ocean -
Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key -
Empire State Building
The construction on the Empire State building is completed -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time -
21st Amendment
The 21st amendment was passed, ending prohibition -
Haiti
The U.S pulls troops out of Haiti -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth retires from major league baseball -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt -
Summer Olmpics
Summer Olympics Games held in Berlin, Germany -
Polymer
Wallace H. Corothers patents the polymer -
Hindenburg
German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames -
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is open to pedestrian -
Naval expansion
Naval expansion act passed -
Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in New York -
Neutrality
The United States declares neutrality in the European war -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Peacetime
The Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft -
Iceland
The U.S. occupies Iceland in fear of an attack -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor -
Atomic Bomb
The development of the first atomic bomb started -
North Africa
The U.S. invades North Africa -
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birthday -
Normandy Invasion
Allied soldiers invade the beaches of France to begin the World War II -
Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb is tested -
Strike
400,000 mine workers begin to strike -
The Philippines
The island of the Philippines are given their independence -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson breaks MLB's barrier against colored players -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman becomes president -
NATO
NATO is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations -
Korea
U.S. withdraws its troops from Korea -
Korean War
The Korean war begins its three year conflict -
The ANZUS Treaty
The United States, Australia, and New Zealand sign the ANZUS Treaty, a security pact -
Geodesic Dome
Richard Buckminster Fuller patents the Geodesic Dome -
U-2
Russia shot down a US U-2 plane -
The Fifty Star Flag
The fifty star flag of the United States is debuted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Space Flight
The first U.S. manned sub-orbital space flight is completed with Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. -
Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall begins by the Soviet bloc -
Lt. Colonel John Glenn
Lt. Colonel John Glenn becomes the first U.S. astronaut in orbit in the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins -
Nuclear Test-Ban
The United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain agree to a limited nuclear test-ban -
The Civil Rights
The Civil Rights march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom culminates with Dr. Martin Luther King -
Lyndon B. Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson wins his first presidential election with a victory over Barry M. Goldwater -
Earth Day
The first Earth Day celebration is held -
President Richard M. Nixon
Nixon resigns the office of the presidency, avoiding the impeachment process -
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. St. Helens volcano, in Washington State, erupts, killing fifty-seven people and costed $3 billion
