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06/28/1914 | Archduke Franz Fertinand Assassinated | Archduke Franz Fertinand assassinated. |
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07/13/1914 | Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. | Austria-Hungary declares War on Serbia for assassination of their heir to the throne |
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08/23/1914 | Japan declares war on Germany | Japan is about to OWN Germany. |
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10/14/1914 | First Battle of Ypres | |
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01/19/1915 | First German attack on English Zepplins | Germans attack English Zepplins. |
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03/11/1915 | British announces blockade of German ports. | British blocks German ports cutting off resources and reinforcements. |
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04/01/1916 | British forces in Mesopotamia begin advance on Baghdad. | British begins advancing onto Baghdad for its strategical position. |
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08/28/1916 | Italy declares war on Germany. | Italy announces war on Germany. |
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02/08/1917 | US severs diplomatic ties with Germany | US cuts all diplomatic ties with Germany. |
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03/11/1917 | British capture Baghdad | After a long campaign, Brits finally capture Baghdad. |
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06/15/1918 | Italians prevail against Austro-Hungarian forces at Battle of Piave | Italians beat Austro-Hungary |
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07/06/1918 | US President Woodrow Wilson agrees to US intervention in Siberia. | President agrees to help out Siberia. |
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08/03/1918 | Allied intervention begins at Vladivosto | allied begins helping out Russia. |
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01/18/1919 | Start of peace negotiations in Paris | The end of the war is coming. |
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05/07/1919 | Treaty of Versailles drafted and signed | Treaty of Versailles drafted and signed for global peace. |
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01/01/1920 | Red Scare begins | A panic in the United States. |
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01/01/1920 | Pancho Villa surrenders. | Pancho Villa stops rebel attacks and retires. |
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01/16/1920 | Prohibition and the 18th amendment. | Banned the sale, transportation, and consumption of alcohol. |
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01/16/1920 | Volstead Act | Volstead act enforced prohibition |
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06/15/1920 | KKK refounded. | KKK was refounded to deliver their form of justice. |
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08/28/1920 | 19th amendment passed. | 19th amendment ratified which allowed women to vote. |
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09/27/1921 | Quota system announced. | Established guidelines for how many foreign people who could enter the US. |
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02/27/1922 | 19th amendment founded | 19th amendment stated women had the right to vote. |
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09/01/1922 | Fordney-McCumumber Tariff | Raised taxes on US imports to 60 percent, the highest ever. |
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11/07/1922 | Teapot Dome scandal. | A scandal in which the government had set aside oil rich public lands at Teapot Dome, Wyoming. In which was reserved for a Goverment official who used the lands for oil excavating for his own monetary gain. |
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12/23/1923 | Coolidge supports prohibition. | Coolidge supports the 18th amendment, prohibition. |
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04/12/1924 | League of Nations established. | League of Nations inducted. |
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08/28/1924 | The Automobile was created. | The automobile was created which changed transportation forever. |
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01/01/1927 | Babe Ruth makes homerun record. | Babe Ruth sets record for home runs. |
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01/01/1931 | Al Capone arrested for Tax evasion | Al Capone arrested for tax evasion. |
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02/01/1931 | U.S Officially adopts national anthem. | The United States officially gets their national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. |
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04/01/1931 | Empire State building construction complete. | The construction of the Empire State building was completed. |
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03/01/1932 | Lindbergh's baby kidnapped. | Charles Lindbergh's baby kidnapped. |
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05/20/1932 | Amelia Earhart flies over Atlantic Solo. | Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly over the atlantic completes her journey. |
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01/30/1933 | Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor or Germany. | Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933 by President Hindenburgh. |
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03/01/1933 | First Nazi concetration camp established. | First Nazi concetration camp. Dachau was established. |
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04/04/1933 | Prohibition ends in the U.S | 21st amendment repealed prohibition. |
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11/13/1933 | Dust bowl. | Dust bowl recognized in the U.S. |
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04/19/1935 | Social Security enacted in the U.S | Social Security enacted in the U.S for the first time. |
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05/06/1936 | Hindenburg disaster. | The Hindenburg (A German Airship) bursts into flames and burns out. |
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12/03/1936 | King Edward VIII abdicates. | King Edward announces his resignation. |
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11/09/1938 | Night of The Broken Glass | Multiple Jewish houses were ransacked. |
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03/04/1939 | First commercial flight over the atlantic. | First commercial flight over the Atlantic ocean, |
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09/01/1939 | World War II begins. | The beginning of World War II. |
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01/17/1940 | German "Blitzkrieg" overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France. | German's used "Blitzkrieg" to overhelm these territories. |
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07/01/1940 | German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic | Germans begin attacking. |
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09/15/1940 | Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan | Treaty and pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan declaring them alllies. |
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04/16/1941 | Jeep invented. | The first model of 'Jeep' was invented. |
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10/16/1941 | Mount Rushmore Completed | Mount Rushmore one of the most recognized monuments of America was completed. |
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12/07/1941 | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor | Japan uses Kamikazis to attack Pearl Harbor. |
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01/13/1942 | Germany launches a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA | Germany begins their offensive against USA. |
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08/23/1942 | Battle of Stalingrad | Battle of Stalingrad where German fought the Soviet Union + allies. |
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10/16/1942 | Japanese-Americans Held in Camps | Japanese-Americans held in camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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04/12/1945 | FDR Dies | FDR passes away from brain hemorrhage. |
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05/01/1945 | Germans Surrender the war in Europe. | Germans surrender in Italy to the allied forces. |
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08/06/1945 | U.S. Drops Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki | The United states drops the atomic bomb on cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. |
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09/02/1945 | Japan surrenders. | Japan surrenders after being hit by atomic bomb. |
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12/15/1945 | Hitler Commits Suicide | |
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01/01/1946 | Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god. | Emperor Hirohito announces that he is not a God despite popular belief. |
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05/06/1960 | President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. | President Eisenhower signs the civil rights act. |
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01/15/1961 | Berlin Wall built. | Berlin Wall built to protect Berlin from intruders. |
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03/12/1961 | Peace corps founded. | United States peace corps founded to keep peace within the land. |
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04/12/1961 | Soviets launch first man in space. | Soviets launch first man into space: Yuri Gangarin. |
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07/01/1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion | CIA's efforts in Cuba pays off. |
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03/12/1962 | Cuban Missile crisis. | JFK fights against Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
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08/05/1962 | Marilyn Monroe Found Dead | Marilyn Monroe found dead in her bedroom. |
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04/01/1970 | Beatles break up. | The beatles disband their group. |
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05/04/1970 | Kent state shootings | Kent state massacre. National guard opened fire on non-violent protesters, |
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06/01/1972 | Munich terrorist attacks | Hostages taken at the Olympic games held in Munich, Germany. |
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03/01/1973 | US pulls out of Vietnam | The United States withdraws the last of its troops from Vietnam. |
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08/16/1977 | Elvis found dead | Elvis found dead in his room by girlfriend. |
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05/23/1980 | Mount Saint Helens eruption. | Mount Saint Helens erupts |
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12/08/1980 | John Lennon assasination | John Lennon assassinated. |
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03/30/1981 | Assassination attempt on President Reagan. | John Hinkley Jr. Attempts to assassinate President Reagan. |
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07/07/1981 | First woman appointed to the US Supreme Court | Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to the US Supreme Court. |
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03/26/1982 | Vietnam War Memorial Opened in Washington, DC | The Vietnam War Memorial finally opened in Washington D.C |
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04/24/1986 | Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space | Hubble space telescope launched into space. |
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01/01/1991 | Collapse of the Soviet Union | Soviet Union collapsed under economic weight. |
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06/24/1991 | Official End of the Cold War | Cold War officially over. |
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09/11/2001 | Terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers | Terrorist suicide mission takes out Twin Towers in New York City. |
| Timespan Dates: | Timespan Title: | Timespan Description: | |
| 01/01/1921 to 11/27/1929 |
Labor movement | Labor movement begins. Workers are unhapy. |
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