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19th Amendment
19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. -
Harding becomes president
Warren G. Harding is elected president. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secret leasing of federal oil reserves. -
Times Magazine
Times Magazine start publishing -
Scopes Trial
Tennessee passed the nation's first law that made it a crime to teach evolution, -
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Anacharists convicted of murdering two men in an armed robbery. -
Jack Dempsey VS. Gene Tunney
Tunney defeats legendary heavyweight champion Dempsey. -
Babe Ruth Makes Home-Run Record
Babe Ruth hit his 60th home-run. -
Black Tuesday
Stock Market crashes -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was the first woman awarded Nobel Peace Prize -
Empire State Building Opens
The Empire State Building opened in New York City. -
Bonus Army
The Bonus Army arrives in Washington DC -
FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president. -
21st Amendment
21st Amendment ended the Prohibition -
Social Security
Congress passes the social security act -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart disappears on her legendary flight -
Route 66
Route 66 is completed -
Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz is shown in theaters -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. -
US joins in WWII
US enters World War II after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. -
Declare War
The US and Britain formally declare war on Japan. -
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans were sent to relocation centers. -
Bataan Death March
US soldiers taken captive and forced to march across an island. -
Doolittle Raid
US attacks Japan -
Women's Auxiliary Army
Women are recruited to do men's jobs while they are at war. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Riots in Las Vegas injuring Mexican immigrants, -
D-Day
Invasion of Normandy France. -
GI Bill of Rights
GI Bill of Rights is passed -
Roosevlet's 4th Term
President Roosevelt is elected for a 4th term. -
Iwo Jima
Deadliest US battle VS Japan -
Iwo Jima
US Marines take Iwo Jima -
Truman Takes Office
Hrry S. Truman becomes president when Roosevelt dies. -
WW2 Ends
World War II comes to an end. -
US Troops Sent to Korea
The United States sent their troops into Korea. -
Rock 'n' Roll
Rhythym, blues, country, and pop. -
Checker's Speech
Richard Nixon's televised speech. -
Hydrogen Bomb
The United States sets off the first hydrogen bomb. -
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president of the United States. -
Termination Policy
Federal Government gave up responsibility of Native American tribes. -
Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed as spies. -
Cease Fire
The Korean War cease-fire is signed. -
School Segregation Outlawed
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka outlaws school segregation. -
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy alleges communism in US -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower is reelected for president. -
Sputnik
Soviets launched first satelitte into space. -
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration is established -
Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska and Hawaii become the last 2 states of the United States -
Powers
Francis Gary Power's U2 spy plane is shot down by Soviets. -
JFK
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is elected president. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
US launches attack on Cuba with Cuba's own citizens, ending in huge embarrassment. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union installs missiles in Cuba that can destroy Washington DC in 15 minutes. -
Assassination
JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Johnson
Lydon B. Johnson is sworn in as president. -
Johnson Elected
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected as president. -
Vietnam
US troops sent into Vietnam. -
Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes first black justice in the Supreme Court. -
Nixon
Richard Nixon was elected president.
