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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
He was killed by Gavrilo Princip, which started WW I -
Kaiser William II
Kaiser William II promised german support for Austria against Serbia. -
The fighting Starts
Germany invaded Belgium, and then to paris. The German army went to sweep through Russia. -
French
27,000 French soldiers are killed in a single day trying to push through Paris an into German boarders. -
The Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg is a total loss for the russians, and they lost 250,000 soldiers. -
Christmas Truce
An unofficial Christmas truce is declared by soldiers along the Western Front. -
Raid
The very first Zeppelin raid was on belgium. -
blockade
Britain announces a blockade of all German ports. -
Boat attacked.
British liner Lusitania is sunk by a U-Boat with the loss of 1,198 civilians including 128 American lives. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun begins as the Germans launch a massive attack against Verdun in what will become the longest battle of the war. -
President Wilson
President Wilson publicly calls for the German's to stop their submarines of sinking all ships in enemy waters. -
Battle of somme
Battle of the Somme, with the British military suffering its greatest number of casualties in a single day 60,000. -
Black Tom Island.
Black Tom island munitions are destroyed, the germans a suspected to have done it. -
Battle of Cantigny.
U.S. forces are victorious in their first major action, Battle of Cantigny. -
End of WW 1
Armistice day as fighting ceases at 11am - World War I ends. Central Powers are forced to annul the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. -
women sufferage
Women were granted the right to vote by he 21st admendment. -
lincoln memorial
the lincold memorial was dedicated in washington D.C -
Aztec January 23, 1923
Aaztec ruins in new mexico are proclaimed a national monument in new mexico. -
Time Magazine
The first time magazine was published -
president dies
President Warren G.Harding dies in office after giving a speech in alaska. -
American Indians
All indians are proclaimed american citizans by the goverment because o calvin coolage. -
North pole flight
the first flight to the north pole accomplished by floyd bennett. -
The Great Mississippi Flood occurs, affecting over 700,000.
The great mississippi flood happends -
Flight over the atlantic
Amelia Earnheart is the first woman to cross the atlantic ocean, -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther king Jr was born on this day in his grandfathers house in atlanta Georgia -
February 14, 1929
Al Capone and his fellow gangsters comitted the valentines day massacre -
pluto
American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover the planet Pluto at the Lowell Observatory -
usa
The United States pulls its troops from Haiti. -
herbert hoover
Hawley-Smoot teriff act would effective rate hikes would slash world trade. -
indian ruins
The ruins the ancient Indian villages around Canyon de Chelly are designated a national monument by Herbert Hoover. -
Naional Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key is approved by Hoover and Congress to be the national anthem. -
Gambling
Nevada legalizes gambling -
paved road
The highest continuous paved road in the United States, the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, is opened to traffic. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosivelt is inaugurated for the first time. -
dust bowl
In South Dakota a strong dust storm strips topsoil from depression era farms. -
prohibition
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. -
Historic sites
the Historic Sites Act is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, -
judge
William Henry Hastie is the first African-American to become a federal judge. -
Trail
The Appalachian Trail, extending two thousand miles completed. -
minimum wage
June 28, 1938 - The National Minimum Wage is enacted within the federal legislation known as the Fair Labor Standards Act. minimum wage of $0.25 at the time (approx. $3.22 in 2005), -
A-bomb
Albert Einstein tells Franklin D. Roosevelt about an A-bomb opportunity, which led to the creation of the Manhattan Project -
the usa
1940 The United States government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britain. -
the great smokey mountains
the great smokey mountains are the most visited park in america and roosivelt dedicated it on this day. -
peace time draft
congress makes the first peacetime draft. -
Iceland
The United States occupies Iceland, attempting to stop an invasion by Nazi Germany -
pearl harbor
the japanese attacked pearl harbor in a supprise attack -
battle of miday
the start of the battle of midway -
the us is invaded
North Africa is invaded by United States and Great Britain. -
loss
america losses for the first time in a theater to take over kasserain pass. -
Jefferson memorial
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birthda. -
race roits
Race riots in Detroit and Harlem cause forty deaths and seven hundred injuries. -
ships sunk
The greatest continental U.S. tragedy of World War II occurs when two ships explode, the accident killed three hundred and twenty people -
us military
The United States military begins to retake the island of Guam after Japanese troops had occupied the island during World War II. . -
Cold War
Yalta confrence begins the cold war -
iwo jima
Thirty thousand United States Marines land on Iwo Jima. -
roosivelt
Roosivent has a brain hemmorage. -
Atomic bomb
he first atomic bomb the Trinity Test, is exploded at Alamogordo, -
comunists
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
Soviet union
The Soviet Union begins its land blockade of the Allied sectors of Berlin, Germany. -
Hydrogen Bomb
Harry Truman approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June -
Korea
This is the beginning of the korean war -
Spys
Rosenberg spy executions -
U-2 incident
American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers is shot down over Russia. -
Captured
Top Nazi murderer of Jews, Adolf Eichmann, captured by Israelis in Argentina -
Bay of pigs
Cuba invaded at Bay of Pigs by an estimated 1,200 anti-Castro exiles aided by U.S. -
H-bomb
USSR fires a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb, biggest explosion in history. -
orbit
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., is first American to orbit Earth three times in 4 hr 55 min -
Cuba releases prisoners
Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of 1961 invasion attempt. -
Pope
Pope John XXIII dies -
Martin luther king
Civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites in Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King gives “I have a dream” speech -
supreme court
U.S. Supreme Court rules that congressional districts should be roughly equal in population -
New prime minister
Harold Holt takes over as Australia's seventeenth Prime Minister. -
black teenagers
Black teenagers riot in Watts, Los Angeles; two men killed and at least 25 injured -
micky mantle
Mickey Mantle hits the 536th and last home run of his 18-year -
Chicago 7
Five members of the Chicago seven are convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots. -
Earth Day
The first Earth Day is held, millions of American participating in anti-pollution demonstrations -
Kent State
Four students from Kent State in Ohio were killed in a protest against the bombing of cambodia -
USPS
The United States Post ofice is made independent in a reform for the first time in two centuries. -
Advirtisment
A ban on the television advertisement of cigarettes goes into affect -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney World opens in Florida -
Abortion
The supreme Court ruled Roe vs. Wade that a woman can not be prevented in having an abortion during six months of pregnancy -
Watergate
Two defendants in the Watergate break-in trial are convicted -
Nixon
President Nixon creats the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area -
Comunism
Communist forces complete their takeover of South Vietnam, -
200th Aanniversery
Amercia celebrates its 200th year as a nation -
Mars
The Viking 1 space probe successfully lands on Mars. -
Amercian legion
29 people in the American Legion convention in Philadelphia are killed mysteriously -
Microsoft
Microsoft becomes a registered trademark, one year after its name for microcomputer software is first thought of by Bill Gates -
Bailout
Chrysler Bailout is approved by the federal government. A $1.5 billion loan.
