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Franz Ferdinand was murdered
Fraz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot and killed by Gavrillo Princip -
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria Hungary believes it will be a short war against Serbia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany is defending Austria Hungary (Allies) -
Germany invades Belgium using Schlieffen Plan
Plan to invade Paris by going through Belgium -
Allies Retreat to the Marne Rive, France
Unable to save Belgium, the retreat to the Marne river in france and are stopped by german forces andengage in trench warfare. -
German U-boat sinks the Lusitania
German's suspected there was ammunition aboard the boat. 1,198 persons lost -
Italy Decalres war on Italy and Austria
Allied against the central powers -
The battle at Loos
campaign in Artois that was designed to push back the Germans -
German U-boat sinks the Sussex
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Germany kills 60,000 British soliders in 1 day
Britian bombs germany for 7 days and nights as a stratagey to Fatige the germans. Britian goes to charge the trenches but is gunned down by machine gun fire -
Wilson re-elected as president
wilson used the campaigned " He kept us out of war" -
Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
Any boats posing a threat can be sank -
The U.S. prepares for war
President Wilson anounces that he united states will be entering the war -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Two Italians Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and executed for alegedley killing their paymaster and his guard. -
19th Amendment
Women granted the right to vote. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
Raised taxes on U.S. imports by 60% -
Coolidge as President
Warren G. Harding dies of a stroke. Vice president Calvin Coolidge becomes President -
Scopes Trial
John Scopes goes to trial for teaching Darwins theory of evolution in a school's classroom. -
First trans atlantic flight
Charles Lindbergh flys solo across the atlantic ocean from new york to france -
The Jazz Singer
the first talking motion picture -
Ford Model A
Came in 2 different colors than the Model T and it was the customers choice. -
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie premires and introduces Mickey Mouse. -
Empire State Building
the construction of the empire state building begins and will cost 24.7 million dollars -
Hawley-Smoot Tarrif Act
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is signed by President Herbert Hoover. It's effective rate hikes would slash world trade. -
Empire state building is Completed
After one year this massive structure is completed -
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Attempt to Stimulate banking and buisness -
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats President Hoover
F.D.R is elected president -
The C.C.C. was formed
The Civilian Conservation Corps is authorized under the Federal Unemployment Relief Act. -
The begining of the dust bowl
In South Dakota, a strong dust storm strips topsoil from depression era farms. It was one in a series of storms to hit the Midwest during 1933 and 1934. -
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is formed
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Babe Ruth retires from Major League Baseball
He is among the charter class of players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame -
The Social Security Act
Passed by Congress as part of the New Deal legislation and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It would begin payouts to retirees within two years. -
Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
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F.D.R wins his 2nd term
FDR defeats Alfred Landon -
The Golden Gate Bridge
It created a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. -
Orson Welles broadcasts
A nationwide scare develops when Orson Welles broadcasts his War of the Worlds radio drama -
A-bomb opportunity
Albert Einstein alerts Franklin D. Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity, which led to the creation of the Manhattan Project. Einstein had arrived as a fugitive from Nazi Germany six years earlier on October 17, 1933 -
Germany invades Norway
after Denmark surrendered -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain,
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Belgium surrenders to Germany.
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Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact, making Japan part of the Axis. -
Lend-Lease Act
The U.S. Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act giving Roosevelt the authority to sell, transfer, or lease war goods to the government of any Allied country, -
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Japan attacks the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Arcadia Conference
The U.S. and Britain conclude the Arcadia Conference in Washington, DC. Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to establish a Combined Chiefs of Staff. Winning the war in Europe would come before winning the war in the Pacific. -
Bataan Death March
U.S. troops on Bataan in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese , and the Bataan Death March begins. -
Doolittle's Raid
the U.S. Bomb Toyko. -
Manhattan Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates the Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb. -
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
German troops attempt to deport the ghetto's last surviving Jews. About 750 Jews fought back the Germans for almost a month. -
The Trident Conference
between the U.S. and Britain decide to delay the Allied invasion of France and plan the Allied invasion of Italy. In Alaska, U.S. troops land on Attu in the Aleutian islands to retake it from the Japanese . -
Operation Overlord
D-Day. the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe -- begins on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Battle of the Philippine Sea
The U.S. defeat the Japanese. This victory paved the way for eventual success in the Marianas invasion. -
The Trinity Test
The world's first atomic bomb is successfully tested in New Mexico. The bomb is to be dropped on Japan -
Korean War
North Korea began bombing on South Korea. The spread of communism also started this war. The U.S. military sent troops to South Korea because of the Truman Document stating that the U.S. had to help any country fighting communism. -
Hydrogen Bomb
America responds to the Soviets first hydrogen bomb by making their own -
Vietnam War
50,000 Americans were involved in the war against North and South Vietnam. The U.S. was supporting South Vietnam at the time. This was the longest war and was supplied many weapons. At the end 3 million people were killed during this time period. -
Warsaw Pact
This pact became a militaristic threat because it was the Communist counteraction to NATO. The treaty included "total equality". -
Nikita Khrushchev
Becomes the new Russian leader of the communist party -
Hungarian War
Hungaria revolting against Russia's unewanted presence in the country. This lead to the revolt bing put down by soviet troops. -
Sputnik I
Soviet Union launches the first satellite into space creating a space race -
Cuba and Fidel
Communist leader Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. He brought the threat of Communism from Russia Cuba. -
U-2 Incident
American spy plane shot down over Russia durring talk of peace. -
Bay of Pigs
An invasion ordered by JFK on Cuba. This was ment to start a rebellion against Fidal Castro. At the end instead of a revolt it gave Castro a victory which made him a symbol to American agression. -
I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speach -
John F. Kennedy is assasinated
In a motorcade President Kennedy was shot twice the 2nd shot hitting his head. The most controversal assassination in History -
The Beatles
British rock group the Beatles arrive in America -
Malcom X is assassinated
As Malcolm X prepared to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, a disturbance broke out in the 400-person audience a man yelled, As Malcolm X and his bodyguards moved to quiet the disturbance, a man seated in the front row rushed forward and shot him once in the chest with a double-barreled sawed-off shotgun -
Martin Luther King assassinated
MLK was shot in the back of the head by James Earl Ray in his hotel room -
Robert F, Kennedy is assasinated
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Man lands on the moon
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Chicago 7
Five members of the "Chicago 7" are convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic Presidential Convention in Chicago. -
The first Earth Day
