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Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ferdinand assassinated -
Germany
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. -
Montenegro
Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary andthe Ottoman Empire closes the Dardanelles. -
Zeppelin
The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place -
Britain
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles -
Italy
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria -
Russians
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians -
Gallipoli
The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli -
British forces
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia -
First Tanks
First use en masse of tanks at the Somme -
Submarine Campaign
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started -
USA
USA declared war on Germany -
Armistice
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed -
Jerusalem
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks -
Collapse Of Germans
Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army -
Official End
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. -
Boston Police Strike
Boston Police Strike occurs. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was legal ban on sale and transportation of liquor and manufacturing. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein lectures in New York about his theory of relativity -
Unknown soldier of World War I buried
Unknown soldier of World War I buried -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was created. -
President Harding dies
President Harding dies -
Discovery Of King Tut's Tumb
Discovery Of King Tut's Tumb -
Former President Woodrow Wilson dies
Former President Woodrow Wilson dies -
More restrictive immigration law
Congress passes a new and more restrictive immigration law -
First form of a television
Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television -
A diphtheria epidemic in Alaska occurs
A diphtheria epidemic in Alaska occurs -
U. S. Marines land in Nicaragua
U. S. Marines land in Nicaragua to suppress a revolt and will stay until 1933 -
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis and pilot Charles Lindbergh land in Paris -
Herbert Hoover elected President
Herbert Hoover elected President -
Black Tuesday
Stock markets crash and begin the great depression. -
As I Lay Dying Published
As I Lay Dying Published -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria -
Brave New World Published
Brave New World Published -
Charles Lindbergh's son discovered dead
Charles Lindbergh's son discovered dead -
Air Conditioning Invented
Air Conditioning Invented -
Adolf Hitler takes power
Adolf Hitler takes power -
Prohibtion Ends
Prohibition Ends -
Tortilla Flat Published
Tortilla Flat Published -
Bonnie and Clyde Killed by Police
Bonnie and Clyde Killed by Police -
Hindenburg Disaster
Hindenburg Disaster -
Panay Incident
Panay Incident -
Amelia Earhart declared legally dead
Amelia Earhart declared legally dead -
The Start of WWII
The Start of WWII -
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Released
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Released -
United States Government
The United States government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britain. -
Naval Expansion Act is signed
Naval Expansion Act is signed -
Non-Aggression Pact Signed
Non-Aggression Pact Signed -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited park -
U.S. Congress approves conscription draft.
The U.S. Congress approves the first peacetime conscription draft. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt continues his dominance -
Executive order 9066 is signed
Executive order 9066 is signed -
The Battle of the Midway is fought
The Battle of the Midway is fought -
The development of the first atomic bomb
The development of the first atomic bomb -
The United States Marines land on Guadalcanal
The United States Marines land on Guadalcanal -
North Africa is invaded by United States
North Africa is invaded by United States -
The Tehran Conference is held for three days
The Tehran Conference is held for three days -
The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed
The G.I. Bill of Rights is signed -
The greatest continental U.S. tragedy of World War II occurs
The greatest continental U.S. tragedy of World War II occurs -
The last campaign speech of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The last campaign speech of Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Thirty thousand United States Marines land on Iwo Jima
Thirty thousand United States Marines land on Iwo Jima -
The first atomic bomb, the Trinity Test
The first atomic bomb, the Trinity Test -
Germans attack America
Germans attack America -
MacArthur's command
in Japan has ordered the Shinto religion disestablished -
Communists have
emerged triumphant and eager to suppress those who supported fascism and Germany -
President Truman
creates the Central Intelligence Agency -
Stalin's tells people
in the Soviet Union that, "In substance, Mr. Churchill now stands in the position of a firebrand of war." -
The Allied
occupation of Indochina is officially ended -
the U.S. Congress
Stalin is hostile toward the Marshall Plan -- not yet approved by the U.S. Congress -
President Truman speaks
President Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress, blames the Soviet Union for the Communist take over in Czechoslovakia -
United States is planning war.
The Russian newspaper Trud claims that the United States is planning war. -
President Truman
President Truman sees fears of a Communist takeover or influence on the U.S. government -
The U.S. begins
The U.S. begins Voice of America radio transmissions into the Soviet Union, viewed by Russians as hostility -
A U.S. military
unit has been in China to disarm the Japanese -
US. troops withdraw
The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Korea -
The Soviet Union is unhappy
The Soviet Union is unhappy with the policies toward Germany by the U.S. Britain and France -
In the United States
In the United States, George F. Kennan is concerned about public opinion -
George C. Marshall retires
George C. Marshall retires. Dean Acheson replaces him as secretary of state -
Four black college students
Four black college students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina stage a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter, protesting their denial of service -
Tiros I
Tiros I, the first weather satellite, is launched by the United States. Twelve days later, the navigation satellite, Transat 1-b is launched. -
In the Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union, a United States U-2 reconnaissance plane is shot done by Soviet forces, leading to the capture of U.S. pilot Gary Powers and the eventual cancellation of the Paris summit conference -
Hawaii
The fifty star flag of the United States is debuted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reflecting the admission of Hawaii into the union in 1959. -
The presidential race
The presidential race to succeed two term president Dwight D. Eisenhower is won by Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic candidate from Massachusetts, over incumbent Vice President Richard M. Nixon. -
Lt. Colonel John Glen
Lt. Colonel John Glenn becomes the first U.S. astronaut in orbit in the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. -
The Seattle Century 21 Exposition
The Seattle Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair held in the United States since World War II, opens under the theme of space exploration -
The United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain
The United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain agree to a limited nuclear test-ban treating, barring all nuclear testing above ground. -
Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali)
1960 Olympic champion Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) wins the World Heavyweight Championship in Boxing from current champ Sonny Liston. -
The Watts race riots
The Watts race riots in Los Angeles begin a five day siege, culminating in the death of thirty-four people and property destruction in excess of $200 million. -
Vietnam War
The first public burning of a draft card occurs in protest to the Vietnam War. It is coordinated by the anti-war group of students, National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam -
Medicare
Medicare, the government medical program for citizens over the age of 65, begins. -
The Outer Space Treaty
The Outer Space Treaty is signed into force by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, to take effect on October 10, 1967. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is sworn into office as the first black Supreme Court Justice. -
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy, is shot at a campaign victory celebration in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan -
President Richard M. Nixon
President Richard M. Nixon announces his new Vietnam policy, declaring the Nixon Doctrine that expected Asian allies to care for their own military defense. -
London Bridge Brought to the U.S.
London Bridge Brought to the U.S. -
Watergate Scandal Begins
Watergate Scandal Begins -
U.S. President Nixon Resigns
U.S. President Nixon Resigns -
Microsoft Founded
Microsoft Founded -
Elvis Found Dead
Elvis Found Dead -
Failed U.S. Rescue Attempt to Save Hostages in Tehran
Failed U.S. Rescue Attempt to Save Hostages in Tehran -
Vietnam War Memorial Opened in Washington, DC
Vietnam War Memorial Opened in Washington, DC -
Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan
Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan -
Wreck of the Titanic Found
Wreck of the Titanic Found -
U.S. Bombs Libya
U.S. Bombs Libya -
Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space
Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space -
Official End of the Cold War
Official End of the Cold War -
O.J. Simpson Arrested for Double Murder
O.J. Simpson Arrested for Double Murder -
U.S. President Clinton Impeached
U.S. President Clinton Impeached -
George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the USA
George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the USA -
Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA
Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA
