25 Major Events- Maya Angelou

By A.AuTran62636

  • Bomb Attack on Benito Mussolini

  • STOCK MARKET CRASH********

    STOCK MARKET CRASH********

    Many people were losing money during that time and was not able to take out money due to banks having no money too. People started to lose their businesses and homes too. This event led to the Great Depression.

  • SOCIAL SECURITY ENACTED

  • WORLD WAR II BEGAN********

    WORLD WAR II BEGAN********

    World War 2 was the deadliest war, killed lots of people. After World War 1, Germany's economy and army was very poor, none of the allies helped them, so Hilter said he will restore their country, take over the surrounding countries. Italy and Japan saw benefits in this plan, so they decided to work allow with along with Germany.
  • First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

    First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

  • WWII ENDED

  • SOUTH KOREAN WAS INVADED BY NORTH KOREAN: THE KOREAN WAR

  • DNA WAS DISCOVERED

  • FIRST ATOMIC SUBMARINE

  • VIETNAM WAR BEGAN

  • Martin Luther King Jr's speech "I have a Dream" ********

    Martin Luther King Jr's speech "I have a Dream" ********

    Martin Luther King Jr wanted to end segregation, he wanted blacks to be treated equally. This speech stated that he had a dream that blacks will be treated right one day.
  • VOTING RIGHT BILL IS PASSED **********

    VOTING RIGHT BILL IS PASSED **********

    This bill allowed African Americans to be able to vote. It was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • APOLLO 11 LAUNCH DATE

    APOLLO 11 LAUNCH DATE

  • APOLLO LANDING DATE

  • 26th Amendment; lowered the voting age from 21-18 years old

  • VCRs WERE INTRODUCED

  • MICROSOFT WAS FOUNDED

  • END OF VIETNAM WAR

  • NEW YORK CITY BLACKOUT

  • ELVIS PRESLEY WAS FOUNDED DEAD

    ELVIS PRESLEY WAS FOUNDED DEAD

  • ESPN STARTED BOARDCASTING

  • CHALLENGER A SPACE SHUTTLE, EXPLODED 73 SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF

  • 9/11*********

    9/11*********

    Many people died on this day due to four plane being hijacked by terrorists; one of the plane crashed into the Pentagon, two
    crashed into the Twin towers and the last plane crashed in the field of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

  • Barack Obama became President of the USA