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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This sparked World War 1 -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
War gets declared on serbia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany decides to take on russia -
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral
Wilson Trys to keep the U.S neutrual -
The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in.
Trench and marne warfare begins. -
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain
Germany declares war zone. -
Dardanelles Campaign
Dardanelles Campaign begins -
The Second Battle of Ypres begins.
The Germans finally start to use toxic gas -
Lusitania
Lusitania is Sunk by German U-Boat -
Tsar Nicholas II
Tsar takes everything starting to get personal. -
Zimmerman Note
Diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join an alliance with Germany in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson finally issues his Fourteen points to peace. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers. -
Armistice
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ends world war one. -
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market Crashes -
People loose jobs
More than 3.2 million people are unemployed -
Apple Sale
The street corners of New York City are crowded with apple-sellers. Nearly 6,000 unemployed individuals work at selling apples for five cents apiece -
New York Bank falls
New York's Bank of the United States collapses. At the time of the collapse, the bank had over $200 million in deposits, making it the largest single bank failure in the nation's history -
The ford Strike
Three thousand unemployed workers march on the Ford Motor Company's plant in River Rouge, Michigan. Dearborn police and Ford's company guards attack the workers, killing four and injuring many more -
Unemployed men line up for work
More than 750,000 New Yorkers are reported to be dependent upon city relief, with an additional 160,000 on a waiting list. Expenditures average about $8.20 per month for each person on relief. -
Veterans
More than 300 World War I veterans leave Portland, Oregon en route to Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to pass the Bonus Bill. It will take them 18 days to reach Washington, D.C -
The New Deal
The new deal gets put into action. -
Wagner Act
Put into act with the new deal. -
FCC
FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal -
Mass execution of Poles,
Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznań, Warthegau -
World War II: Soviets
World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland -
German U-Boot torpedoes
German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch merchant ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) -
40 U-boats sunk this month (111,000 ton)
40 U-boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) -
Hitler invades Denmark
Hitler invades denmark -
The US government publicly opposes Hitler's aggression
Inside and out -
Battle of Britain
This battle starts. -
Hitler Fails
Hitler fails at most attemps -
Hitler using new methods
New methods of attack being devolped -
Construction of hydrogen bomb
starts of hydrogen bomb -
Color Tv Is Introduced
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Korean War Begins
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First "Peanuts" Cartoon Strip
The first cartoon of peanuts was introduced -
Car Seat Belts Introduced
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South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race
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Truman Signs Peace Treaty With Japan, Officially Ending WWII
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The Great Smog of 1952
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Polio Vaccine Created
Polio Vaccine Created
