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National Socialist German Workers' Party
A far-right political party was created to pull workers away from communism. Adolf Hitler joined the party and became its leader in its founding year. Hitler was then appointed Chancellor of Germany and began his totalitarian reign known as the Third Reich. -
Joseph Stalin
Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States after President Harding died in office. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The act limiting the number of immigrants allowed into the United States excluded Asian immigrants, was enacted on this date. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market crashed, marking the start of the Great Depression in the United States. -
End of Prohibition
On December 5th the ban on alcohol in the United States was lifted. -
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World War II
World War II is the second war between Nazi Germany and the Allied Nations. This war has many infamous moments, such at the Holocaust. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which immediately lead to the United States joining WWII. -
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The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a secret operation in the United States to create the two atomic bombs that bombed Japan. -
The United States bombs Japan
In response to Pearl Harbor getting bombs, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese towns Hiroshima and Nagashoki. This is the first time any country had bombed another using an atomic bomb. -
The Paris Peace Treaties
The Prais Peace Treaties ended WWII. Even though the war ended in 1945, it took until 1947 to officially sign the documents that ended the war.