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treaty of versailles
league of nation ratifies the treaty -
prohibition
alcohol is banned -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
Al Capone orders hit. -
black tuesday
stock market crash -
the new deal
new deal is accepted -
Italy declares war
italy declares war on France and Britain -
Pearl Harbour
The Japaness attack Pearl Harbour -
United States at war
Germany and Italy declare war on the Unoted States -
U.S. attacks Japan
U.S. attakcs Japan -
German Surrender
German surrender in Tunisia -
D-Day
Allies invade Normandy -
Postwar baby boom
Birthrate rises dramaticlly -
Korean War
The Korean War begins -
Color TV
color tv introduced -
Rock and Roll begins
Rock and Roll gets its start and becomes more popular -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Joseph Stalin dies of heart attack -
DNA discovered
changes the world of science -
First Atomic Submarine
will change the way wars can be fought -
Cigarettes Bad
report released saying cigarettes can cause cancer -
Segregation in school unconstitutional
supreme court rules that segregation in schools is unconstitutional -
Warsaw Pact Signed
gave the soveits much more power and control -
Winston Churchill re-elected
Winston Churhill re-elected as Prime Minister -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War begins -
Sputnik
Soviet satellite launched into space, first of its kind -
NORAD
radar system near the north pole to detect missle attacks from the soviets -
Alaska
Alaska becomes part of the U.S. -
JFK Inaguration
John F. Kennedy is officially president -
U2 shot down
U2 spy plane shot down -
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics held in Rome. -
First televised Debate
John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon -
John Glenn
Made America's first orbital flight -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Soviet Union and United States figth over nuclear weapons in Cuba -
MLK's I Have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King gave his I Have A Dream Speech at the Lincoln Memorial. -
JFK Assasination
John F. Kennedy shot and killed in Texas -
The Beatles
First perfomered in America on the Ed Sullilvan Show. America falls in love with them. -
The Civil Rigth Act
first civil rigths bill to stop segregation -
MLK shot and killed
Martin Luther KIng assasinated in Memphis. -
Shirley Chisholm
first black female in congress -
Nixon Elected
Nixon becomes the 37th president of the United States -
Lunar Landing
Neil Armstrong lands on the moon -
Woodstock
Art and music festival in Sulivain County
