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The Invention of the Model T
Automobile built by the Ford Motor Company -
The Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram suggesting military alliance between Germany and Mexico was sent in January. -
The WWI armistice
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The 19th Amendment
Guaranteed all women the right to vote! :P -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Aviator Charles Lindbergh becomes the first solo pilot to fly over the Atlantic. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday began the Wall Street crash. -
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The New Deal
Programs, Public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations put into action by FDR. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Hitler is appointed chancellor. -
The Munich Pact
A pact by great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany. -
Hitler Invades Poland
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Navy air service. -
D-Day
Allied forces invade France by landing on beaches in Normandy -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Hiroshima & Nagasaki are bombed. -
The formation of United Nations
The United Nations is founded -
The Long Telegram
Sent by George Kennan -
The Formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
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Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
Ended segregation in schools -
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Vietnam War
A conflict between America and Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
October 16-28 crisis of soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
JFK's Assassination
JFK is assassinated. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution passes authorizing Johnson to take any measured he wanted to bring peace in Southeast Asia. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
One small step for man. -
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The Watergate Break-ins
Connections between the government (President Nixon) and this scandal helped add to the distrust of government. -
Nixon’s Resignation
Nixon resigns from his office. -
The internet is invented
Researched star building the "Network of networks" -
The Fall Of the Berlin Wall
The wall falls -
9/11 attacks
Terrorist attacks on the U.S
