20th Century By JCowe May 21, 1927 Charles Liinbergh Charles Lindbergh flies solo to Paris Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland Hitler invades Poland, World War II begins Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is bombed Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; United States enters World War II Oct 4, 1957 Russia Sputnik Sputnik I, first satellite, launched. Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 United States Apollo 11 lands on moon