1900-2000 Timeline

By wburgos
  • 1918 Spanish Flu

    1918 Spanish Flu

    Worldwide infulenza epidemic strikers; by 1920, nearly 20 million are dead . In U.S., 500,000 perish.
  • WWI 1914-1918

    WWI 1914-1918

    World War I: U.S. enters World War I, declaring war on Germany (April 6,1917) and Austria-Hungary (Dec.7,197) three years after conflict began in 1914. Armistice ending World War I is signed (Nov.11, 1918)
  • Herbert Hoover Inaugurated

    Herbert Hoover Inaugurated

    1929 Hebert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president (March 4). Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression (Oct. 29).
  • World War II 1939-1945

    World War II 1939-1945

    World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict (Sept. 5 1939)
  • United Nation

    United Nation

    United Nation is established (Oct 24)
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Korean War: Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea (June 25, 1950) President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commits American troops to battle (June 27). President Truman. removes Gen. Douglas MacArthur as head of U.S. Fa East Command (April 11, 1951). Armistice agreement is signed (July 27, 1953).
  • Explorer I

    Explorer I

    Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched (Jan. 31)
  • Rev. Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy

    Rev. Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy

    Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech before a crowd of 200,000 during civil rights march on Washington, DC (Aug 28). President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Tex. (Nov. 22). He is succeeded in office by his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • MLK Jr. Assassinated

    MLK Jr. Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. (April 4) Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles, Calif. (June 5-6)
  • Space shuttle Challenger

    Space shuttle Challenger

    Space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members (Jan 28). It is the worst accident in the history of the U.S. space program U.S. bombs military bases in Libya in effort White House is forced to reveal secret arms-for-hostages deals (Nov)
  • U.S. and Soviet Union

    U.S. and Soviet Union

    U.S. and Soviet Union sign START I treaty, agreeing to further reduce strategic nuclear arms (July 31). Senate Judiciary Committee conducts televised hearing to investigate allegations of past sexual harassment brought against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas by Anita Hill, a law professor at the University of Oklahoma (Oct. 11-13)