1900's By benbenandjames Dec 17, 1903 Orville & Wilbur Wright fly first successful airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC Jul 15, 1908 an earthquake demolishes Italy Apr 10, 1912 The first (and last) voyage of the Titanic Feb 11, 1914 World War I begins in Europe Aug 15, 1914 The Panama Canal opens Feb 23, 1920 Women were given the right to vote. Aug 14, 1929 The stock market crashes May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart was the first women pilot to fly across the Atlantic Sep 16, 1933 President Roosevelt inaugurated and begins New Deal to end Great Depression. Sep 3, 1939 Germany invades Poland to begin WWII Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders, World War II ends Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes the first black major league baseball player. Jan 1, 1954 Color television broadcasts began Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to follow segregation rules on Montgomery, AL bus Sep 9, 1961 The Beatles released their first song, "Spite of all Danger" Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. Jul 1, 1971 18 year olds are given the right to vote Aug 9, 1974 President Richard Nixon resigns Apr 24, 1982 Michael Jackson Thriller is released Jan 28, 1986 Challenger spacecraft explodes, killing the entire crew May 27, 1991 The Chicago Bulls won the first of 6 championships in the '90's Sep 13, 1993 The Internet was born
