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US History B Timeline
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The invention of the Model-T
This was when the Model-T was released. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
This was when the American public learned about the Zimmerman Telegram -
The WWI Armistice
Fist step to ending WWI -
The 19th Amendment
This was when Congress passed the amendment that granted Women the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
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Black Thursday
This was the start of the Great Depression. -
The New Deal
Lasted from 1933-1938 -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
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The Munich Pact
Czechoslovakia surrenders to the Nazis -
Hitler invades Poland
Started WWII -
Pearl Harbor
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D-Day
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki was followed on August 9, 1945 -
The Formation of the United Nations
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The Long Telegram
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The Formation of NATO
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Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
Took about four years to duplicate America's bombs -
The Korean War
June 25, 1950- July 27, 1953 -
Brown v. Board of Education
December 9, 1952-May 17, 1954 -
The Vietnam War
November 1, 1955- April 30, 1975 -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
October 16, 1962-October 29,1962 -
JFK's Assassination
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The gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Lyndon Johnson gave authority to increase U.S. involvement in war between North and South Vietnam. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The mission was from July 16, 1969-July 24, 1969. When the rocket landed on the moon, it was July 20, 1969. -
The Watergate Break-ins
June 17, 1972- August 9, 1974 -
Nixon's Resignation
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The invention of the Internet
January 1, 1983 is the internet's official birthday. But it was given to the public on April 30, 1993 -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The 9/11 Attacks
Killed 2,996 people -
Covid-19 Pandemic
This virus was discovered in Wuhan China in 2019. Covid-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. U.S. quarantine started on March 12, 2020.