20thcentury

20th Century

By leey13
  • KGV Opens

    KGV Opens
    King George V School officially opened in 1902 in Hong Kong.
  • Transportation mode invented

    Transportation mode invented
    The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) invented the world's first successful airplane.
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    Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution started in St. Petersburg.
  • Science

    Science
    Ernest Rutherford discovers the proton and made it his atomic theory of science.
  • Charles M. Schulz born

    Charles M. Schulz born
    Charles M. Schulz was born in Minnesota, United States.
  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building
    The Empire State was built in Manhattan, New York in 1931 and is considered as one of the world's tallest skyscrapers in history with 102 floors.
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    The Second Great War

    World War II was started by Adolf Hitler. On D-Day (June 6th, 1944), Stalin sent twelve allied nations to land in Normandy, France to defeat the Nazi Germans.
  • First McDonald's

    First McDonald's
    Ray Kroc sold McDonald's from the McDonald Brothers after they opened the world's first McDonald's in Des Plaines, IL.
  • Einstein Dies

    Einstein Dies
    Albert Einstein died at the age of 76 in Princeton, NJ, United States from a heart attack.
  • First footprints on moon

    First footprints on moon
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to land on the moon (spaceflight using Apollo 11)