1900's

  • Orville & Wilbur Wright fly first successful airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC

    Orville & Wilbur Wright fly first successful airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC

  • an earthquake demolishes Italy

    an earthquake demolishes Italy

  • The first (and last) voyage of the Titanic

    The first (and last) voyage of the Titanic

  • World War I begins in Europe

    World War I begins in Europe

  • The Panama Canal opens

    The Panama Canal opens

  • Women were given the right to vote.

    Women were given the right to vote.

  • The stock market crashes

    The stock market crashes

  • Amelia Earhart was the first women pilot to fly across the Atlantic

    Amelia Earhart was the first women pilot to fly across the Atlantic

  • President Roosevelt inaugurated and begins New Deal to end Great Depression.

    President Roosevelt inaugurated and begins New Deal to end Great Depression.

  • Germany invades Poland to begin WWII

    Germany invades Poland to begin WWII

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII

  • Japan surrenders, World War II ends

    Japan surrenders, World War II ends

  • Jackie Robinson becomes the first black major league baseball player.

    Jackie Robinson becomes the first black major league baseball player.

  • Color television broadcasts began

    Color television broadcasts began

  • Rosa Parks refuses to follow segregation rules on Montgomery, AL bus

    Rosa Parks refuses to follow segregation rules on Montgomery, AL bus

  • The Beatles released their first song, "Spite of all Danger"

    The Beatles released their first song, "Spite of all Danger"

  • Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.

    Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.

  • 18 year olds are given the right to vote

    18 year olds are given the right to vote

  • President Richard Nixon resigns

    President Richard Nixon resigns

  • Michael Jackson Thriller is released

    Michael Jackson Thriller is released

  • Challenger spacecraft explodes, killing the entire crew

    Challenger spacecraft explodes, killing the entire crew

  • The Chicago Bulls won the first of 6 championships in the '90's

    The Chicago Bulls won the first of 6 championships in the '90's

  • The Internet was born

    The Internet was born