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U.S. History B Timeline
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The Invention of the Model T
The first production is completed and unveiled. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The telegram is sent in January. "German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admitted the telegram was genuine on March 3 (wikipedia)." This helps get the U.S involved in WW1. -
The WWI Armistice
The armistice is signed. -
The 19th Amendment is Ratified
For the first time, women can vote. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Lindbergh takes off- the flight lasts 33.5 hours. It's the first time someone flew non-stop from New York to Paris. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday helps "kick off" the Great Depression. -
The New Deal
This occurred in three waves, from 1933 to 1939 -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
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The Munich Pact
An agreement between Britian, France and Germany that stalls the start of the war. However, in the deal Germany acquires Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Poland
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese surprise and bomb Pearl Harbor. The next day, Congress approves the President's call for war on Japan. -
D-Day
Begins the Battle of Normandy. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki- August 6 and 9
Hiroshima is bombed on August 6- Nagasaki is bombed on the 9th -
The Formation of United Nations
It became effective. -
The Long Telegram
"George Kennan, the American charge d’affaires in Moscow, sends an 8,000-word telegram to the Department of State detailing his views on the Soviet Union, and U.S. policy toward the communist state (history.com)." This greatly affected U.S policy during the Cold War. -
The Formation of NATO
(Western) leaders meet in D.C to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
The Russians successfully set off their first atomic bomb. -
The Korean War Begins
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The Korean War Ends
The war ended in July. -
U.S Involvment in the The Vietnam War Begins
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Brown v Board of Education
The Supreme Court declares racial segregation in education as unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
This event helps spark a civil rights movement. -
The first form of Internet is Proposed
The first idea of the internet is proposed, addressing the military concern that if telephone lines are targeted by the enemy, communication will be down. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Happened in October. Missiles are installed in Cuba, 90 miles off the coast of Florida. A tense month between the U.S and the Soviets begins. In the end, the Cuban missiles are disarmed when the U.S promises not to invade Cuba, and removes missiles from Turkey. -
JFK’s Assassination
JFK is assassinated in Texas, while traveling in an open car with his wife, the Texas governor and his wife. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Resolution is passed in Congress, essentially putting us in the Vietnam War. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The U.S becomes the first country on earth to land on the moon. The moon surface is walked. -
The Watergate Break-ins
Several men are caught trying to bug the Democratic National Committee building. This marks the beginning of the Watergate Scandal (publicity). -
U.S Involvment in the Vietnam War Ends
Ended in January. -
Nixon’s Resignation
Nixon announces his resignation. The next day, he officially leaves, becoming the first U.S president to resign. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The government of East Berlin announces that, at midnight, it will now allow people to enter and exit the East. People flock to the wall and either cross it, or start trying to tear it down. -
Berners-Lee introduces World Wide Web
The idea of internet shifts from begin a way of sending files to different locations, and to the idea that the internet can be a "web" that anyone can get information from. -
The 9/11 Attacks
