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Austria/Hungary declares war on Serbia
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President Woodrow Wilson announces the US will remain neutral
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Germany declares an area around Great Britain as a "war zone"
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British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-Boat
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Battle of Somme begins, tanks are introduced
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Battle of Verdun begins, which was the bloodiest and longest battle
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Major naval battle, Battle of Jutland, begins
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Bolsheviks overthrow Russian government
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Woodrow Wilson issues his fourteen points to peace
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Germany launches the Spring Offensive
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A nationwide fear of communists, socialists, anarchists, and other dissidents suddenly grabbed the American psyche
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The Enabling Legislation for the Eighteenth Amendment which established prohibition in the United States
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Prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote based on the citizen's gender.
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Two men believed to be murderers, much evidence was shown against them. After six years of seperation, the two men were brought together and their executions were scheduled for April.
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff is signed by president Herbert Hoover
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President Herbert Hoover asks congress to pass a bill for $150 million for a public works project to combat the depression
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Star-Spangled Banner is approved as the nation's national anthem
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Empire State Building is completed and opened for business
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The highest continuous paved road in the United States, the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, is opened to traffic
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time
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America declares war on Germany
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The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt
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The U.S. government issues its first Social Security checks, totaling just over $75,000
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Italy declares war on Britain and France, and U.S. President Roosevelt announces a shift from neutrality to "non-belligerency," meaning more active support for the Allies against the Axis
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First East European Communist government set up in Albania
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Communists seize power in Poland. Truman Doctrine is announced
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The Berlin Airlift begins
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established
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U.S. and other U.N. members fight North Korean forces
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U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Iranian government
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Warsaw Pact was formed
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Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution
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Soviets launch first man‑made satellite
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Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba, installs Communist government
