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First Manned Airplane Flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright -
Chinese Revolution
Emperor abdicates; Sun Yat-sen becomes president -
WW1 Begins
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
Russian Revolution (Part 1)
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Russian Revolution (Part 2)
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WW1 Ends
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Harding Elected President
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Lindbergh Flight
First manned solo transatlantic flight -
Japan sinks U.S.S. Panay
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Japan Attacks USA
Surprise attack at Pearl Harbor -
VE Day
Victory in Europe -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan -
Long Telegram
George Kennan send "long telegram" -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman gives speech to Congress -
Communist Takeover of China
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Korean War Begins
Backed by China and the Soviet Socialists, North Korea attacks and invades South Korea -
Eisenhower Elected President
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East German Uprising
People protest against harsh socialist dictatorship -
Korean War Ceasefire
An armistice was signed -
First Human in Space
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First American in Space
Alan Shepard -
Nixon Elected President
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First Lunar Landing
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Gerald Ford becomes President
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Ronald Reagan Elected President