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Invention of the Model T
Henry Ford invented the first of fifteen million Model T cars produced in Detroit, Michigan. It made automobile transportation affordable and accessible. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret communication between Germany and Mexico, proposing an alliance in January 1917. -
The WW1 Armistice
The armistice ended fighting in the air and on land and sea between Germany and the Allies. -
19th Amendment
The nineteenth amendment gave women the right to vote, which ended womens suffrage protests that had lasted almost a century. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
The first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean was completed by Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis. -
Black Thursday
13 Million share on the NY Stock Exchange and investors lost 5 Billion dollars making for a very frightful day that lead to the Great Depression. -
The New Deal
Programs and projects enacted by prsident Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the goal of restoring prosperity to Americans after the Great Depression -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler became the new chancellor of Germany after parliamentary electrions. -
The Munich Pact
British and French Prime Ministers signed with Germany that they would not support Czechloslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The German invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, marks the beginning of WW2 since France and England had guaranteed Poland's border. -
Pearl Harbor
A navy port was bombed by Japanese fighter jets, killing thousands and damaging U.S. ships. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy, France which had been taken over by the Germans. The largest seaborn invasion in history ended in a great allied victory. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped the first nuclear bombs on two cities in Japan, which ended WW2 in asia but was definitely a pyrrhic victory. -
Formation of United Nations
The United Nations was organize by world leaders at a meeting in San Francisco as "an intergovernmental organization that was tasked to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international co-operation and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations." -
Long Telegram
An American Embassy in Moscow sent a letter back to the U.S. detailing the works of communism and his hatred for it. -
Formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 countries in North America and Europe -
Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
Klaus Fauch passed secrets on to the Soviet Union, and they worked for nine years on developing their own atomic bomb -
The Korean War
Civil war between North and South Korea lasted from 1950 to 1953. -
Brown v Board of Education
Overruling the precedents, this case made segregational schooling unconstitutional. The case lasted from Dec 1952 to May 1954. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
The arrest of Rosa Parks, who refused to move from the "white section" of a bus, sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and inspired others to fight for civil rights. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. and Soviet Union engaged in political pressure over communism in Cuba. -
JFK's Assassination
John F Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a procession through Texas. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Resolved a naval confrontation with Vietnam. -
The Vietnam War
Fighting in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 55 - 75 makes it the longest U.S. combat participation. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
USA won the Space Race by landing on the moon. Neil Armstrong's famous words are. "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon's administration had tapped into the Democratic party's building. He resigned before impeachment. -
The Invention of Internet
World Wide Web! -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
A guarded concrete border in Germany was torn down, reuniting families. -
9/11 Attacks
A terrorist attack tragically aimed at the World Trade Center buildings.
