20th Century Timeline

By Trevor TSE

  • First Working Airplane

    First Working Airplane
    Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights with their powered airplane. The Wright Brothers had made the first successful airplane.

  • The Tragedy Of The Titanic

    The Tragedy Of The Titanic
    The RMS Titanic was one of the biggest ships of its time. Built by over a 3000 men and held together by over a thousand rivets. The Titanic set out on its maiden voyage. It hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. The ship had an insufficient amount of lifeboats and too many passengers. Over 1500 people died that night.

  • The First World War

    The First World War

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until 1939. It was the worst economic downturn in history.

  • Superman

    Superman
    The superhero Superman is created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Superman technically started the superhero genre. Mostly due to him being one of the earliest examples of a superhero.

  • WWII

    WWII

  • Disneyland

    Disneyland
    The first Disneyland officially opened