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The Invention of the Model T
This hardy little car was the first mas-produced automobile. It first was sold in October, 1908. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
In January 1917, British cryptographers intercepted a message from Germany to Mexico. The memo informed Mexico that if they would assist Germany, Mexico would be awarded with much of America's land. -
The WWI Armistice
Signed by the Allies and Germany on November 11, at 11 o'clock, 1918, this armistice was an agreement to end the war. -
The 19th Amendment
Ratified in August, 1920, this Amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh's Trans-Atlantic Flight
In May, 1927, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. -
Black Thursday
On October 24, 1929, the Wall Street stock market crashed. This began the Great Depression. -
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The New Deal
Throughout the 1930's, the New Deal was a series of responses to the Great Depression. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. -
The Munich Pact
Also known as the Munich Agreement, this pact was signed by Italy, Germany, France, and Great Britain and announced that Sudetenland would be surrendered to Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
On September 01, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. -
The Japanese Invasion of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, ("The day that will live in infamy") the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed in Normandy, France to liberate France by chasing the Germans out. -
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Truman gave orders to drop A-bombs in Japan. On August 6, Hiroshima was bombed, and three days later, on August 9, Nagasaki received its share of the pain. -
The Formation of the United Nations
In 1945, the United Nations was founded, and still remains existent to this day. -
The Long Telegram
This was a telegram from George Kennan to the Soviet Union in 1946. -
The Formation of NATO
In 1949, the National Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed between the United States and eleven other Western countries. -
The Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
After learning about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Russians pursued developing the technology of the A-bomb. In August, 1949, they ran their first successful test. -
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The Korean War
The Korean War was fought between 1950 and 1953. North Korea invaded South Korea after a series of clashes along the border. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954, the Supreme Court declared the separation between children of color and white children in schools unconstitutional. -
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The Vietnam War
This war was officially fought between North and South Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give up her Seat
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus. This action was actually staged. -
The Invention of the Internet
The very first developments of the internet began in 1957. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the Soviet-Union and the United States. -
JFK's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November, 1963. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This was a joint resolution in 1964 in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
This flight put the first two humans on the moon. -
The Watergate Break-in's
In June, 1972, the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office was broken into. -
Richard Nixon's Resignation
President Nixon resigned in August, 1974, just 18 months into his second term. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Also known as the "Iron Curtain", the Berlin Wall was taken down from 1990 to 1992. -
The 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks took place, the most well known of which was when terrorists took control of a plan and crashed into the twin towers.