US History B Timeline

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  • The invention of the Model T (Ford car)

  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    The contents of the telegram were published on February 1 of that year.

  • The WWI Armistice

    The combatants agreed to silence guns at the 11th hour of the day. Citation:
    "World War I." HistoryNet.com. History Net: Where History Comes Alive. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • the 19th Amendment (ratified)

  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    The flight from New York to Paris ended when he arrived in Paris on May 21st. Citation:
    "Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic, 1927." Charles Lindbergh: An American Aviator. The Spirit of St. Louis 2 Project. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • Black Thursday

  • Hitler becomes chancellor

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    The New Deal

    Series of government programs instituted to try to remedy the Great Depression. Citation:
    "New Deal." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • The Munich Pact

  • Hitler invades Poland

  • Pearl Harbor

  • D-Day

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki (bombing)

    The Hiroshima bombing took place on August 6th and the Nagasaki bombing took place on the 9th.

  • The formation of United Nations

  • The Long Telegram

  • The formation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  • Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    President Truman announced the fact to the American people on September 23rd of that year. Citations:
    "Soviets Explode Atomic Bomb." History.com. A E Networks, 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.
    "Truman Announces Soviets Have Exploded a Nuclear Device." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.
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    The Korean War

  • Brown v. Board of Education

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    The Vietnam War

    The United States pulls out of the war in 1973. Citations:
    "Vietnam War History." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.
    "Vietnam War." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

  • JFK’s Assassination

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

  • The Watergate Break-ins

    The burglars were arrested on June 27, 1972. The first time they broke in was in May 1972. Citation:
    "Watergate Scandal." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • Nixon’s Resignation

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

  • The invention of the Internet

    The wide-world web was introduced in 1991. An older version called ARPanet sent its first message in 1969. Citation:
    "The Invention of the Internet." History.com. A E Networks, 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

  • The 9/11 Attacks

  • Citations

    Dates found from HistoryNet.com, History.com, Wikipedia, and charleslindbergh.com.