US History Project

  • Bandaid

    Bandaid
    The bandaid was invented, needing a form of adhesive bandage. They were originally made my hand.
  • Coca-Cola Company vs The Koke Company of America

    Coca-Cola Company vs The Koke Company of America
    The Koke Company of America accused Coca-Cola of using Cocaine in their drinks. When it was found there wasn't any, they accused them of lying about their drinks.
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    Route 66

    Route 66 created, with plenty of revisions made. By 1970, almost all segments of Rt.66 were replaced by modern highways roads. Spanned from Los Angeles to Chicago.
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    Tulsa Race Riots

    White attackers rioted and assaulted colored neighborhoods of Tulsa, Oklahoma, lasting 18 hours.
  • Abba-Zabba

    Abba-Zabba
    Abba-Zabba candy created, a type of taffy with a peanut-butter core.
  • Bit-O-Honey

    Bit-O-Honey
    The Bit-O-Honey candy was created. It contained bits of almond in honey-flavored taffy.
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald

    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Fitzgerald wrote and published the Great Gatsby
  • Television

    Television
    Television created and showcased by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
  • Mount Rushmore

    Mount Rushmore
    Beginning of the creation of Mt.Rushmore, carving the heads of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln in a mountainside.
  • Sunglasses

    Sunglasses
    Sunglasses invented. At the time, they were popularized by actors and actresses.