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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone had appointed 29 year-old J. Edgar Hoover as acting director of the Bureau. By the end of 1924, Hoover was named officially the head Director. -
Mein Kampf is Published
This is when the "Volume One: Adolf Hitler" was published by Mein Kampf. This was hitlers philosophical autobiography. The publishing of this book gave the world an outlook on Adolf Hitlers blueprints/agenda for the nightmare that would occur in Europe during 1939-1945. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
Known as, "Black Thursday," the market opened 11% lower than the previous day's close. This is what started the stock markets panic, and led us to The Great Depression. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Known as, "The Dirty Thirties," a severe drought his the Midwest and Souther great plains. Causing massive dust storms that began in 1931. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler leader if führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi's). -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the election against Herbert Hoover in 1932. Starting his term March 4, of 1933. -
CCC is Created
Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Combated high unemployment during the Great Depression by putting hundreds of thousands of young men to work. -
WPA is Created
Roosevelt created WPA, which was his new plan to help lift the country up out of the Great Depression. His theory to do this was by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
James J. Braddock won a 15-round decision against heavily-favored and defending champion Max Baer. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
!0th occurence of the Olympic Games. This event is significant because 3 years before hand the Nazi power had risen, and racial policies led to international debate to try and boycott the games. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the" November pogrom", this was a pogrom against Jews. It was carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces, and other civilians in Germany who were enforced by the Nazi's. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
A best-known novel by John Steinbeck, known as "The Grapes of Wrath" was published in 1939. It evoked the harshness of the Great Depression and created sympathy for the struggles of farmworkers. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
In August of 1939, during all of the chaos in the world, one good thing came out in theaters. "The Wizard of Oz." -
Germany Invades Poland
Where German forces broke through Polish defenses along the border, leading to what first initiated World War 2. -
The Battle of Britain
Also known as the Air Battle of England, the RAF and FAA of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force. Lasting July 10th, 1940 - October 31st, 1940. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
Delivered by U.S President Roosevelt, it was a powerful vision-speech for hope in a world where everyone had freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from want and fear. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise military attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor, in Honolulu Hawaii. To the Japanese, it actually occured on December 8th due to them being a day ahead of us. -
The Battle of Midway
Taking place 6 months after Japans attack on Pearl Harbor, this battle was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This battle took place June 3rd through the 6th in 1942, one month after the battle of the coral sea. This was the battle that destroyed Japans hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power . -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Taking place on the Eastern front in the WW2, the Soviet Union had a catastrophic defeat on Germany. -
Operation Torch
The allied invasion on France and Northern Africa in the second war. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Under the Civil Affairs and Military Government, helped protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. -
The Battle of Kursk
This is where the Soviet Union won the Battle of Kursk and crushed hitlers dream of conquering Russia. -
D-Day
more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes Offensive, German forces launched a surprise attack on their allies in the Ardennes region (Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.) -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
American naval and marine forces invaded Iwo Jima Japan on February 19th, 1945. Being one of the bloodiest battles in World War 2. The battle ended on March 26th, killing 20,800 Japanese soldiers & almost 7,000 marines. -
The Battle of Okinawa
Similar to battle of Iwo Jim, this was fought between the American naval/marine corps and the Japanese empire on island Okinawa. Its codename is "Operation Iceburg." This provided anchorage for allied fleets. April 1st 1945- June 22, 1945. -
The Death of FDR
Hemorrhagc Stroke , also known as cerebral bleeding caused the death of FDR. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Held in his bunker with his wife, Hitler committed suicide. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
United States dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on August 6th and 9th of 1945 -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
Along with the bombing of Hiroshima, the bombing of Nagasaki killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most being civilians. -
Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. The first Newport Jazz Festival, known as the First Annual American Jazz Festival, was held on July 17th and July 18th, 1954 at the Newport Casino. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates
A series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election among Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon. The presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any presidential election on television. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated from a rooftop while riding in a motor vehicle during a campaign attempt. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles' record-breaking first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, at Studio 50 in New York City. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft engaged in a bombing campaign designed to force Ho Chi Minh to abandon his ambition to take over South Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War on October 21, 1967. The protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memorial. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
The convention of 1968 was held during a year of riots, political turbulence, and mass civil unrest. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April of that year inflamed racial tensions to an unprecedented level. -
Woodstock
Our country was deep into the Vietnam War, it was also the era of the civil rights movement which was a period of great unrest and protest. Woodstock was an opportunity for people to escape into music and spread a message of unity and peace -
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles decided to stop performing live in 1966. Epstein opposed the decision, which the foursome felt was necessary in order to focus on the quality of their music. -
Kent State Protest
Students protested the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces. Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus shot and killed four students on May 4, the Kent State Shootings became the focal point of a nation deeply divided by the Vietnam War. -
Roe vs. Wade
A decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion -
Chicago 8 Trial
A riot breaks out during the Democratic National Convention of 1968. A group of eight men are arrested and put on trial for conspiring to incite the riot.
