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Archduke Ferdinand Assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed by Serbian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip. -
Austria Hungary Declares War on Serbia
Austria Hungaruy Declares War on Serbia -
Schlieffen Plan
Germans want to go through Belgium to attack France -
Lusitania Sunk
The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat -
ZImmerman Note
Zimmerman note is sent to Mexico and enrages the United States public -
US Joins the Allies
The US joins their Allies in the war. -
Russia Withdraws From the War
Russia withdraws from the war after the Bolsheviks take over. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks take over Russia -
The Red Baron Dies
Red Baron is finally shot down by the allies, and his legend is born . -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on this day, and marked the end of the war. -
Prohibition
The banning of selling or transporting alcohol in the United States. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Accused
They were wrongly accused of muurder for being Anarchists. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Went through 1921 to 1922, officials selling the navy's oil for profit. -
Dawes Plan
Plan to help Russia pay back their debts. -
Scopes Trial
John Scopes Trial over teaching the Theory of Evolution in schools, was found guilty and fined $100. -
Lindbergh Flies Across the Atlantic
First man to fly solo across the Atlantic. -
Model T
Henry Ford revolutionizes car manufacturization with the assembly line making the Model T. Went from 1908 to 1927 -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
They were killed when they were accused of murder. -
Kellog Briand Pact
Agreement to outlaw war. -
21st Ammendment
21st Ammendment repeals prohibition. -
Miracle At Dunkirk
Germany has to wait for supplies and the allies get away across the English Channel Back to Britain -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor to try and hurt our military so we couldn't enter WWII quickly -
USA joins WWII
after pearl harbor the US joins the allies in WWII -
Battle of Stalingrad
Ends on this date, Germans lost against Soviets. -
Patton Slapping Incident
Patton is punished and relocated for slapping a troop who was afraid to fight. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany's las ditch effort to swing the tides of the war. -
V-E DAY Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders in WWII -
Holocaust ends
genocide in which approximately six million Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler' -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
We drop he first atomic bomb and first use of nuclear weapons, and ends the War. -
Japan Surrenders (V-J DAY)
Japan surrenders after the atomic bombs were dropped. -
HUAC Charges Hollywood 10
House on Un-American Activities Committee is created to root out communism in Hollywood, buit founded in 1938 to root out nazis -
Hollywood 10 convicted of contempt of court
the hollywood 10 were only convivted of contempt of court never communism, although some were affiliated with communism -
Marshall Plan Announced
General Marshall creates a plan that aids Eastern, War-Torn, Europe. -
Berlin Airlift
The US drops supplies for west berlin. -
NATO formed
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, -
Alger Hiss Controversy
Alger Hiss was an American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950 -
Rosenbergs Selling Secrets
The Rosengergs, Julius and Ethel, sold secrets to USSR about our nuclear weapons, they were executed on this date. -
Korean War Ends
The Korean War ends, but North and South Korea still have tensions -
Nikita Khrushchev Takes Over
Khrushchev becomes leader of USSR -
U-2 Incident
a US spy is shot down flying over the USSR and imprissoned
