20th Century Timeline

Theodore Roosevelt President

Sep 14, 1901

Wirless Telegraph (Technology)

Jan 18, 1903

first message between Theodore Roosevlet and King Edward VII of England

Wright Brothers patent airplane (Technology)

May 22, 1906

The patent was also granted in Europe too

Henry Ford introduces the model T (Technology)

Oct 1, 1909

henry makes it affordable for people to buy cars

Boy's Scout of America founded

Jun 21, 1910

World War I

Jul 28, 1914

caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by Gavrilo Princip

First Telephone introduced (Technology)

Jan 25, 1915

Alexander Graham Bell uses the telephone to communicate with assistent in San Fransico

Spanish Flu outbreak

Jan 1, 1918

Spanish Flu takes the lives of 500,000 Americans. (where's the antibiotics when you needed it)

Nevada becomes 36th state to ratify amendment

Jan 16, 1919

Prohibition Era begins

Jan 1, 1920

Happy Birthday to You by Clayden Sunny

Mar 3, 1924

He started it all

Television (Technology)

Jul 3, 1928

color television first introduced John Baird

Antibiotics

Sep 28, 1928

Alexander Flemming introduces the first antibiotics. Now diseases that were once uncurable are now curable

Prohibition ends

Dec 5, 1934

amendement passed that ended the misery

Photocopier (Technology)

Oct 23, 1938

invented by Chester Carlson

Atomic Bomb (Technology)

Jul 16, 1945

atomic bomb first tested in New Mexico. Shortly after scientist petitioned to get rid of the atomic bomb

First Instant photography (Technology)

Feb 21, 1947

Racial segration unconstituional in schools

May 17, 1954

Alaska becomes a state

Jan 3, 1959

Wal-mart

Jul 2, 1962

Earth Day

Apr 22, 1970

Nixon Resigns

Aug 9, 1974

Elvis Presley dies

Aug 16, 1977

Microsoft invents windows (Technology)

Aug 20, 1985

Playstation introduced :D (Technology)

Feb 26, 1994

Thank goodness for that invention