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Model T Ford Invention
The invention of the Model T changed cars from being a luxury only the rich could afford, they were simple, cheap, and sturdy. The car didn't change much during its production; this helped it remain affordable, but cause it to go out of style when consumers started purchasing something fancier-looking for a similar price. The last Model T was assembled May 26, 1927. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret message sent from the German government to the Mexican government. The note said that, in the event of the United States entering WWI, Germany would give former Mexican territory back to Mexico if they invaded and fought against the U.S. It was intercepted by the British, and the German Foreign Secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, publically anounced that the telegram was valid March 3, 1917. -
WWI Armistice
The WWI Armistice was the formal agreement between the Allied Forces and Germany to stop fighting in the air, on land, and at sea. The Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and Austrio-Hungary; whose armies had been opposing The Alliance, had already accepted previous armistices. -
The 19th Ammendment
The 19th Ammendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote. It is often used to mark the end of the Women's Sufferage social movement which began in 1848 and was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, among many others. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
25 year old Lindbergh was the first person to complete a solo airplane flight across the ocean. He flew from New York to Paris in 33 hours and 30 minutes in his plane christened "The Spirit of St. Louis". -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday was when stock traders lost over $5 billion. This causes a significant crash in The New York Stock Exchange and lasted until October 29, 1929. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic reform plans put into action by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during The Great Depression. The reformation of the United States economy lasted from 1933 to 1939. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becoming the Chancellor of Germany was a major event in his political rise to European popularity. Hitler gained the support of German citizens through his pro-post war Germany reform plans and admirable speech skills. -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was an agreement signed by Edouard Daladier and Neville Chamberlain (prime ministers of France and Britian, respectively) with Hitler that avoided the begining of a war, but gave up Czechoslovakia to German military action. -
Hitler Invades Poland
After signing the Munich Pact, which was supposed to prevent Germany from starting a war with anyone but Czechoslovakia, Hitler invaded Poland, claiming that it was a defensive action. -
Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
From 1940-1949, the Russians worked on deloping atomic capabilities. The Soviet atomic bomb project was the classified research and development program that was authorized by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union to develop nuclear weapons during World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, was an unexpected military strike carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. In total, 2,335 American servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded by the attack; this caused the United Stated to officially enter WWII. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day in WWII on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was carried out during the final stages of WWII on August 6th and 9th. The United States dropped the bomb after gaining permission from Britian; the attack was an Allied victory. An estimated 128,000-226,000 Japanese citizens were killed. -
The Formation of United Nations
The formation of the United Nations begin an intergovernmental organization whose main purpose was to establish and maintain peace and diplomacy throughout the world. Shortly after WWII they were tasked with the reformation of relationships between previously warring countries. -
The Long Telegram
The Long Telegram was written by George Frost Kennen to the U.S. State Department in response to an inquiry concerning the U.S.S.R.'s disinvolvement in the World Bank. -
The Formation of NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and is an alliance between twenty nine North American and European countries. The treaty that the organization was founded on was made to keep world wide governments united in order to avoid another world war. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was when the split North and South Korean began warring with each other. After a series of moderate border disputes, Noth Korea invaded South Korea and sparked the begining of the war. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Lasting from 1952 to 1954 the Brown vs Board of Education court case was a landmark in the American Civil Rights Movement. After the case was won, American schools were required to integrate white and black pupils. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was fought initially between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, but over time involved outside armies concerned with communist societies and the influence they had in Asian countries. -
Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 because she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white person. This caused unrest and protests led by Civil Rights activists throughout the United States. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis the United States and the Soviet Union were at a political standoff with Cuba thrust into the conflict. The Soviet Union threatened to bomb the U.S. territory of Cuba if the U.S. didn't stop bugging them about their missile research. -
JFK’s Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a influencial figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated as a result of his mission to achieve equality for all races in the United States. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a milestone in U.S. foreign relations. It justified America's involvement in the Vietnam War, and as a result changed the out come of the conflict. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing was the pinnacle event of the American space race. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon with his legendary "One small step for man, one giant leaf for mankind." -
The Watergate Break-ins
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s. Several burglars associated with Richard Nixon's re-election campaign were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C., and suspected of stealing doctuments and bugging pollice phones. -
Nixon’s Resignation
The Watergate Scandal cost President Richard Nixon most of his public political support. In the summer of 1974 Nixon resigned from his presidency and was offered a controversial pardon by Gerald Ford, his sucessor. -
The Invention of the Internet
The Invention of the Internet began with a large group of computer scientists bent on creating a "network of networks". That network has since evolved into a vast cache of creativity and information. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was the end of a physical and idealogical barrier between East and West Germany. The wall's construction began August 13, 1961, it was slightly over eleven feet, and was built to separate the East Berlin Communist Party and cut off West Germany from necessary resources during the Cold War. -
The 9/11 Attack
The 9/11 Attack on the World Trade Center's "Twin Towers" was triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism. Almost 3,000 people were killed by the airplanes that were suicidaly flown into the prominent buildings.