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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
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Germany declares war on Russia. Three days later, Germany also decides to declare war on France, Russia's ally.
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Germany invades Belgium with a plan called the Schlieffen Plan. The goal was to defeat Russia by passing through Belgium.
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The British liner, Lusitania, sinks off of the southern coast of Ireland when shot by German U-Boats.
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Woodrow Wilson is reelected for a second time into the presidential office.
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Wilson takes to the senate in an attempt to "meditate between the warring alliances" with a speech known as "A peace without victory.... A peace between equals." Germans later decline the peace wish from Wilson.
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The Zimmermann Note was originally a telegram from Germany to Mexico. Germany wanted to become alliances with Mexico and invade the Untied States. The note was decoded and released to the press, showing Americans Germany's plan.
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The Selective Service Act makes it mandatory for all men to sign up for the draft once they turn 18. Failing to do so resulted in consequences.
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A group of Russian socialists kill Czar Nicholas II and his family so there is no heir to the throne.
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Woodrow Wolson established the League of Nations, which provided a way for nations to discuss feelings without always going to war.
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The Sedition Act makes it illegal to critise the government.
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Germany decided to sign and armistice, or truce, agreeing to end the war, once and for all.
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Now known as the flu, the Influenza Epidemic broke out in 1919 and killed over 30 million people worldwide.
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The 19th amendment was approved by congress, this allows women to now vote.
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The 18th amendment was signed o outlaw the consumption of alcohol.
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Sacco & Vanvetti were two men so effected by the red scare, that the robbed a bank and killed a bank teller. They were charged with murder and robbery.
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KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the first commercial radio station to broadcast.
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Margret Sanger, who founded the first birth control clinic of America in 1916, becomes head of the Birth Control league.
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A popular pass time in the 1920's known as flagpole sitting came to an end when "shipwreck" Kelly sat atop a number of flagpoles for a total of 145 days.
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Alain Locke, a black writer during the Harlem Renaissance, publishes her collection of literary works known as "The New Negro"
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John Scopes is taken to trial for teaching the theory of evolution in his Tennessee class. He is later found guilty and must pay a 100$ fine.
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Pan American Airways was founded to deliver mail by air. The first route was between Havana and Key West, Florida.
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Upon the return of Charles' first transatlantic flight, all of Paris was celebrating. Fitzgerald, a minnesotan as well, captured this epic moment in history by saying a few words about Lindbergh.
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Charles took off on his first solo mission to be the first to make a nonstop transatlantic flight and succeeded.
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Between the years 1930 and 1933, more than 40% of the nation's banks fall
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In 1931, 8.02 million people lost their jobs due to the depression.
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Jane Addams is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Bonus army arrives in DC to protest the pension bill.
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FDR was elected president and later wins the election.
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The number escalated from 8.02 million to 13 million in 1933.
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FDR is reeelected and wins for a second time.
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The Hindenburg travel blimp had altercations that caused the helium inside to explode.
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Union workers begin using sit down strike so that businesses can't hire new workers in place of the strikers.
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The Wizard of Oz was the first color film released to theaters.
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Hitler invaded the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R) in 1941.
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The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. The US then retaliated by bombing Japan repeatedly.
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The US decided to relocate all Japanese Americans to a remote camp. They did it as a safety precaution.
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The Nazi's decide to gas the Jews in a mass genocide.
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Military men out for a night on the town see Mexican Americans wearing Zoot Suits and attack them.
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The allies launch a huge invasion of Europe.
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President Roosevelt was elected for a 4th term in 1944. He later dies in 1945
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Harry S. Truman is sworn in as president after the death of President Roosevelt.
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Nazi's retreat from their wrong-doing after the Battle of the Bulge.
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The US retaliate from the bombing of Pearl Harbor by bombing Japan's Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japan Surrenders
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War between North and South Korea.
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DJ Alan Freed uses the term "Rock'n'Roll" for the first time on the air.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were executed for being spies.
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The United States creates the first Hydrogen bomb and sets it off.
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Eisenhower was elected president.
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General Joseph McCarthy was accused of being a communist.
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Segregation in schools is ruled unconstitutional.
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The soviets launch Spunik 1 into space.
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Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba.
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Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states.
