20th century

20th Century events timeline

  • Teddy Roosevelt as 26th president of the U.S. promises American people a "Square Deal"

    Teddy Roosevelt as 26th president of the U.S. promises American people a "Square Deal"
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
  • U.S. declares war on the Central Powers and gets involved in World War I

    U.S. declares war on the Central Powers and gets involved in World War I
  • Cupid Angling Movie Premiere

    Cupid Angling Movie Premiere
  • Black Tuesday - the Stock Market crashes

    Black Tuesday - the Stock Market crashes
  • Congress passed the first 15 programs of the New Deal

    Congress passed the first 15 programs of the New Deal
  • The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    and Nagasaki
  • DNA discovered

    DNA discovered
  • Playboy Founded

    Playboy Founded
  • Brown vs. Board of Education requires the integration of schools

    Brown vs. Board of Education requires the integration of schools
  • American miitary advisors are sent to Vietnam - This starts U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

    American miitary advisors are sent to Vietnam - This starts U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
  • First Man to Walk on the Moon -Neil Armstrong-

    First Man to Walk on the Moon -Neil Armstrong-
  • Woodstock Music Festival

    Woodstock Music Festival
  • The Watergate Scandal comes to a head when the House of Representatives accuses President Richard Nixon of illegal activites leading to his resignation

    The Watergate Scandal comes to a head when the House of Representatives accuses President Richard Nixon of illegal activites leading to his resignation
  • Microsoft Registered

    Microsoft Registered
  • Bruce Jenner wins Olympic Gold Metal

    Bruce Jenner wins Olympic Gold Metal
  • Black Monday

    Black Monday
  • In the spirit of glasnost and detente Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty (INF)

    In the spirit of glasnost and detente Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty (INF)
  • The first World Trade Center Bombing heightens fears of terrorism in the U.S.

    The first World Trade Center Bombing heightens fears of terrorism in the U.S.
  • Famous Sasquatch encounter caught on film

    Famous Sasquatch encounter caught on film