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The Invention of the Model T
In Detroit, the company's first productions of the Model T, the car. It sold over 15 million in its first 20 years of production and was the longest run model of a car until the 1972 Volkswagen Beetle. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
This is the date that British code breakers unlocked the Zimmerman Telegram and by late February has sent it to the USA. -
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US History B Timeline
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The World War I Armistice
The World War I Armistice was signed in the "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". It ended the fighting throughout Europe, although it was not an official surrender for Germany. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
Charles Lindbergh was the first man to make a solo, nonstopping flight across the Atlantic Ocean on his plane called, Spirit of St. Louis. He took off on May 20, 1927 and landed May 21, 1927. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday was the day that triggered the Great Depression. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
On this date in history, Hitler becomes chancellor. One step of many leading to the war that is soon to come. (Hitler far left) -
The New Deal
When President Franklin Roosevelt took office, in the middle of the Great Depression, he quickly installed jobs. This program through which it was done was called The New Deal. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler claims invading Poland was a act in defense but Britain and France declare war on September 3, 1939. -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact is a agreement that the British and French minster made with Germany to alter war. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks America. America declares war the same day as the attack, December 7, 1941. -
D-Day
The turning point in the war. The Allies will win the war. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States drops the atomic bombs, the first of its kind, on Japan cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki to help end the war. -
The Formation of United Nations
United Nations is still running to this day and it is like a "pledging to use their full resources against the Axis and agreeing not to make a separate peace." -
The Long Telegram
A 'Long Telegram', 8000 letters long, that was written by George Kennan to America. -
The Formation of NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is a organization that provides security against the Soviet Union. -
Russia Acquires Atomic Bomb
Russia successfully tests their atomic bomb on: August 19, 1949. The Cold War is happening. -
The Korean War
(Below is the day it ended.) The Korean War was June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953. This is a war that never should have happened. (?) -
Brown vs Board of Education
This stopped the separation of white and black schools. -
The Vietnam War
(Date it started below) (Ended April,30 1975) Fight against North Vietnam(plus China, Soviet Union) and South Vietnam (United States Australia, Thailand and anti-communist allies). -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks become a major figure for her small act of defiance. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
(Date it started below) (Ended Oct. 28, 1962.) Pivoting moment in the Cold War. -
JFK's Assassination
John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. GOT is what drew the US even more deeply into the Vietnam War. -
The Watergate Break ins
(Conviction date below) Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee President Richard Nixon's committee did it. -
Nixon's Resignation
The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. -
The Invention of the Internet
The biggest thing in technology since the Model T. -
The Apollo Moon Landing
American become the first people on the moon! -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was torn down due to political changes in Europe; Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev lost his control by 1990, and the Soviet Union fell apart. Many people were affected by the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. The East Germans could now be free to travel west and be free. People FLOWED OVER. -
9/11
America was attached by planes hijacked by terrorist.
