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The invention of the Model T
One of the first mass production of cars, deigned and made by Henry Ford. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret diplomatic communication between Germany and Mexico proposing an alliance if America entered the war. -
The WWI Armistice
the armistice that ended all fighting between the allies so that they could take down their last opponent, Germany. -
The 19th Amendment
The amendment guaranteeing all American women the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
The first solo, transatlantic flight without stop, completed by Charles A. Lindberg. -
Black Thursday
The major American stock market crash that affected thousands of Americans. -
The New Deal
The series of government funded programs to help stabilizer the economy after the great depression, put in place by Franklin Roosevelt. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Adolf Hitler obtains power as chancellor. -
The Munich Pact
the pact that allowed German annexation, giving Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The Nazi army invades Poland, initiating World War 2. -
Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack from the Japanese army that occurred at Pearl Harbor, bringing America into the war. -
D-Day
The landing of the allied forces in Normandy, and the largest seaborne invasion recorded in history. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
America using nuclear warfare on the Japanese killing between 129,000 and 226,000 civilizations. These bombings happened on August 6, and 9 1945. -
The formation of United Nations
The forming of an interconnected government who's main goal is to keep peace between nations. -
The Long Telegram
The articulation of the USA's "containment strategy" toward the soviet union during the cold war. -
The formation of NATO
The military alliances between the US and multiple European, North American, and Eurasian countries. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
The soviet Union acquires knowledge about the atomic bomb and its manufacturing process. -
The Korean War
The war between north and south Korea. -
Brown v Board of Education
The supreme court ruling that racial segregation is unconstitutional. -
The Vietnam War
The war with Vietnam to try and prevent the spread of communism. (note that this is the start date, the end date is April 30, 1975) -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rose Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white person, afterwards she was arrested, this sparked a bigger civil rights movement for people of color. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The confrontation between the US and the Soviet union over nuclear missiles. -
JFK’s Assassination
John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The US becoming involved in the Vietnam granting the president to take any means necessary to keep the peace in southeast Asia. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Apollo mission that put humans on the moon. -
The invention of the Internet
the first message/ creation of the internet was not advanced it used a “node-to-node” communication from one computer to another. -
The Watergate Break-ins
The break ins at the white house that were linked to Nixon's reelection campaign. -
Nixon’s Resignation
Richard Nixon resigns from his position as president due to the Watergate scandal. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
the tearing down of the berlin wall that separated west and east berlin. -
The 9/11 Attacks
The terrorist attacks on the twin towers costing thousands of lives. -
Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic of Coronavirus spreading across the globe, it first appeared in Wuhan, China, during December of 2019. And became a pandemic on March 11, 2020.