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Light bulb Creation
Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, finally created the first, long lasting filminated bulb. After many failed attempts, this invention gave way to new light and forever changed America by lighting homes and places of work. -
Spanish American War
This war between Spain and the United States with the main issue of the war being Cuba and its independence. With the Treaty of Paris now ending the war, the U.S. got country's like Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc. -
The First Model T is Produced
With the drastically low prices of Henry Ford’s Model T, Ford had the largest company in the automotive industry and with help of the assembly line, he was able to mass produce cars for the entire United States. The automobile allowed for easier transportation and a sense of freedom throughout all American citizens. The Model T has forever changed America’s economy. -
World War 1
With over nine million troops killed during the world 's first global conflict. The United States along with many other countries were fighting against Germany in order to stop them from taking over and invading other countries. -
Stalin Come to Power
Dictator of the Soviet Union, turned his country from a nice and booming society to a "industrial and military superpower". During his time in office, thousands of people died and brutaility did not stop until his death. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the captivity and murder of around six million Jewish people all conducted by a group called the Nazi’s and was ran by Adolf Hitler. Jewish people were sent to concentration camps and many were killed due to “racial inferiority”. -
Hitler's Rise to Power
Adolf Hitler began his rise to power with creating the Nazi party and becoming leader of this party. He then took over Germany which lead to the overtaking of several other countries along with the start of the Holocaust and millions of Jewish people killed. -
Start of the Cold War
The first military action of the Cold War began when the Soviet-backed North Korean People's Army invaded its pro-Western neighbor to the south. Many American officials feared this was the first step in a communist campaign to take over the world and deemed that nonintervention was not an option. -
NATO Was Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also more commonly known as NATO, was created in response to the threats placed by the Soviet Union upon the United States. NATO was also formed in order to block Soviet expansion, to settle and prevent arguments between Europe and North America, and also to support European integration. -
Vietnam War Start
Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
John F. Kennedy Term Starts
John F. Kennedy's presidency, and therefore his term, began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961 -
John F. Kennedy was assassinated
Kennedy's Air Force One, is on display in the museum's Presidential Gallery. He flew aboard SAM 26000 to Dallas, Texas, where he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 -- and it was on this airplane that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president. -
Lyndon B. Johnson gets inducted
Following John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson, then Vice President, was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States aboard Air Force One. -
Lyndon B. Johnson Term ended
Lyndon B. Johnson left office on January 20, 1969, when Richard Nixon was inaugurated as president. -
Vietnam War Ended
The Vietnam War officially ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese forces, marking the end of the war and the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule. -
Cold War ends
December 24, 1991 – Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union and the post is abolished; the red Soviet flag is lowered from the Moscow Kremlin, and in its place the flag of the Russian Federation is raised. December 25, 1991 – The Supreme Soviet dissolves the Soviet Union. -
The Attacks on 9/11
The attacks on 9/11 will forever be remembered for the four terrorist attacks on the United States. This event killed around 3,000 people and was done by a terrorist group called al-Qaeda. After this event, airports now had more security and many other places also stepped up security in order to prevent further attacks. -
The Death of Osama Bin Laden
By the order of President Barack Obama, United States Special Forces was sent in to assassinate Osama Bin Laden. With the leader of al-Qaeda now killed, America now had a good chance of shutting down al-Qaeda as a whole. -
Donald Trumps First Term
Donald Trump was elected to be the president of the United States began on January 20, 2017, when Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president, and ended on January 20, 2021. -
Donald Trump Second election
Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a member of the Republican Party who previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021, took office following his victory over the incumbent U.S. vice president, Kamala Harris