Timeline: EDUC 8840 TIMELINE | Timetoast

Jan 1, 1900

(4) Teacher's Salary $325 Annually

From 1900-1909 The average teacher's salary in America was $325 per year.
Jan 1, 1900

(5) the Putumayo Affair lasted from 1900-1911

Read about the Putumayo Affair
Period: Mar 29, 1900 to Mar 29, 1955

Industrial Age

1800 to 1955 defined the industrial age, but our timeline starts at 1900. The agricultural age was the first wave starting at the end of the hunting and gathering age and giving way to the industrial age.
Period: Apr 15, 1900 to Apr 15, 2010

Work (Strand 3)

Business and corporate philosophies by decade
Period: Apr 15, 1900 to Apr 15, 2010

Education (Strand 4)

Important theories of learning and instruction by decade
Period: Apr 15, 1900 to Apr 15, 2010

Society and Culture (Strand 5)

Events that determined the thinking of each decade
Period: Apr 15, 1900 to Apr 15, 2010

Technology(Strand 2)

Key advances and innovations for each decade
Period: Apr 15, 1900 to Apr 15, 2010

Natural Disasters (Strand 6)

As we depend less and less on the earth, agricultural age into industrial age, we find that we are still at her mercy. Can we make man-made technologies to defeat even Mother Nature?
Sep 8, 1900

(6) Galveston, Texas Hurricane

Read about the Galveston, Texas Hurricane of 1900 (before Hurricane's were named)
Feb 25, 1901

US Steel--the worlds first billion dollar corporation

Read about the history of US Steel
Dec 12, 1901

First radio signals received

Read about the first reception of transatlantic radio signals!
May 8, 1902

(6) Mt. Pelee Volcanic Eruption

Read about the current mountain as well as the eruption of 1902, whick killed 40,000 people
Sep 1, 1902

(4) John Dewey's book "The Child and the Curriculum"

Link to a digital copy of the actual text.
Feb 1, 1903

(5) Book by W.E.B. Dubois "The Souls of Black Folk"

An google digital copy of the text
Dec 17, 1903

(2) The Wright Flyer is the First Successful Airplane

A timeline of flight
Jan 25, 1904

(3) Standard Oil Company

Read Ida Tarbell's report on the Standard Oil Company
Oct 3, 1904

(4) The First Negro Girl's School is established by Mary Mcleod Bethune

Explore what is now known as Bethune-Cookman University
Jan 1, 1905

(2) Einstein and E=mc^2

Read all about Albert Einstein
May 10, 1905

(6) Snyder, Oklahoma Tornado

Read actual transcripts from the day that claimed 112 lives.
Jun 30, 1906

Food and Drug Act

A link to the FDA website and the "Wiley Act" details
Jan 6, 1907

(4) Maria Montessori

Link in to the American Montessori Society--Still alive and kicking!
Oct 1, 1908

(2) Henry Ford introduces the Model T

Read a first person perspective on the introduction of the Model T Ford
Dec 28, 1908

(6) Southern Italy Tsunami

Read about an earthquake that led to one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. 123,000 estimated deaths.
Jan 23, 1909

(6) Silakhor Earthquake

Read about this earthquake that caused 8,000 deaths.
Feb 12, 1909

(5) Founding of NAACP

The Nation's oldest grassroots organization is still making a difference today
Jul 6, 1909

(4) Indianola Junior High School in Columbus OH

Read about the United States first Junior High School
Jan 1, 1910

(4) 24% of adult Americans have fewer than 5 years of schooling

Unschooling FAQ's
Jan 3, 1910

(3) American Tobacco Company

Read about the American Tobacco case of 1911
Mar 1, 1910

(6) The Wellington WA avalanche kills 96 people

read details of the disaster
Jan 5, 1911

(4) Kappa Alpha Psi Black Greek Fraternity established

The Official website's history portion
Mar 25, 1911

(3) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire leads to improved working conditions for women

A summary of the tragic event. 146 workers die.
Jan 1, 1912

(3) Minimum age laws passed

Links to several other related topics
Mar 12, 1912

(5) Girl Scouts established

Official WebSite
Jan 14, 1914

(3) Moving Assembly Line transforms industry

PBS describes the starts of the assembly line
Aug 4, 1914

(5) WWI begins and lasts until 1918

index to several WWI specific sites
Jan 1, 1916

(4) John Dewey's "Democracy and Education" published

Read about his educational philosophies
Jan 1, 1918

(6) The Spanish Flu claims the lives of more than 50 million worldwide

the CDC informs on the spanish flu and H1N1
Oct 11, 1918

(6) Puerto Rico earthquake and resulting Tsunami kill 116

Read details of the devastating earthquake
Jan 1, 1919

(2) Shortwave Radio invented

A site committed to shortwave radio information
Jan 1, 1919

(2) The flip-flop circuit is invented. wil help computers count.

(2) If you REALLY want to know all about the flip flop circuit, click here!
Jan 1, 1919

(2) Phonofilms patented

This link has an exhaustive list of phonofilms
Jun 4, 1919

(5) Women gain the right to vote

the 19th amendment
Jan 1, 1920

(3) American consumer buys on credit or installments

Interesting historical interpretation of buying on credit
Jan 1, 1920

(4) Teachers Salary $970
Jan 1, 1920

(2) "Visual Education" is published by U. of Chicago Press

Link to a recent visual ed blog
Jan 16, 1920

(5) Prohibition

Read why the U.S. decided to go "dry".
Mar 17, 1921

(2) First Radio station in Illinois

WDZ, one of the first radio stations was to share crop reports
Sep 1, 1923

(6) Earthquake in Japan leaves 143,000 dead

A pictoral overview of the destruction
Jan 1, 1925

(3) Al Capone rises in infamy during Prohibition

The life of Al Capone
Jan 1, 1925

(5) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published

Read quotes from the American Classic book
Jan 1, 1925

(5) Great Migration of Blacks from south to urban centers in north

Excellent website about many different Black migrations
Jan 1, 1926

(4) Children must finish elementary school before working

Child Labor and links to other child issues
May 22, 1927

(6) China earthquake 200,000 dead

Read summary of devastation
Jan 1, 1928

(2) Eastman Kodak Co. produced first educational silent films

(3) Link to the history of Kodak
Jan 1, 1928

(4) School year increased from 6 months to 8 months

What are the advantages of year-round schooling?
Oct 24, 1929

(3) Stock Market Crash starts depression

[Read NY Times article from Black Thursday (pdf file)](graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/.../black-thursday-10-24-1929.pdf)
Feb 5, 1930

(3) 513 individuals file as millionaires on their tax returns

The Billionaires of Today
Apr 3, 1930

(2) Telephone service from U.S. to S. America
Aug 15, 1930

(6) The Droughts of the 1930s

Details about the Dust Bowls and real dry times in America..
Jan 1, 1931

(4) Dick and Jane books and primers first published

Would you like to buy classic Dick and Jane? The prices are in the hundreds!
Aug 18, 1931

(6) The 1931 Flood in China kills over 3.5 million people

History.com details the devastation
Dec 16, 1931

(5) Paramount Theatre opens on the heels of the depression

Here is the History of Oakland, CA's Paramount Theatre
Oct 5, 1932

(3) 15,000 begin 5-day work week at GM

Explore GM History
Apr 25, 1933

(5) Prohibition ends, beer sales predicted to boost economy

Read excerpts from an old newspaper about it...
Jan 15, 1934

(6) India earthquake over 10,000 dead

This website is a technological approach to "solving" our issues with Mother Nature
May 5, 1935

(2) Generators at the Hoover Dam transmit electricity used in Los Angeles

Agriculture, Industry, and Information meet at the Innovation, Creation, and Running of the Hoover Dam
Jul 5, 1935

(3) The Wagner Act protects workers right to unionization

Extra!Extra! Read all about it! The Wagner Act that is...
Aug 14, 1935

(3) Social Security established

Got some free time? Read the entire Social Security Act of 1935
Nov 1, 1936

(5) FDR defeats Landon in landslide victory

Watch a Fireside Chat!
Jan 1, 1937

(4) Case leads to first Black graduate of University of Marland's Law School

Read from the Maryland Archives on the case
May 1, 1937

(4) One room schoolhouses

Read about schooling from an Arkansas point of view during the depression
May 5, 1939

(2) Oil discovered in Illinois

Read current info about Illinois basin
Jan 1, 1940

(3) Minimum wage is $.43 per hour

Has a chart of minimum wage from 1938 to present
Jan 1, 1940

(3) Unemployment was at 8,120,000 people unemployed

read about unemployment insurance
Jan 1, 1940

(4) Teacher Salary $1,441
May 10, 1940

(5) US Census reports 131,669,275 people

I sure hope you aren't reading this and thinking "Oooh, I need to send that back!"
Jul 1, 1940

(2) IBM reports a gross income of $45 million; 12 thousand employess

The Official Website
Sep 1, 1940

(3) The 40 hour work week goes into effect as scheduled

Details of the Act
Dec 7, 1941

(5) The attack on pearl harbor prompts US to enter WWII

Official website
Jun 22, 1944

(4) GI Bill of Right signed by president

Soldiers are given funds to attend college
Jan 1, 1945

(3) The first digital computer, weighs 30 tons and is 2 stories high

The ENIAC story
Jan 1, 1946

(4) Dr. Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published

Read all about the man, not from Star Trek as I once thought
Jan 1, 1946

(2) Microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer

Learn about the "accidental" discovery that changed our world
Apr 9, 1947

(6) Glazier, TX tornado kills 181

eyewitness accounts
Jul 26, 1948

(5) Executive order 9981 ends segregation in the military

President decides to integrate military forces
Jul 10, 1949

(6) Soviet Union landslide 12,000 dead

Its a blog, so don't site it!
Oct 1, 1949

(6) Flood in Guatemala claims 40,000 lives
Jan 1, 1950

(5) life expectancy of men 65.6 of women 71.1

From the Dept. of Human Health Services..Life Expectancy
Jan 1, 1950

(5) Bomb shelter plans are in the government pamphlet "You can survive"

Modern day information about being safe from current threats of nuclear war.
Jan 1, 1951

(2) Bing Crosby's company tests videotape recording

Bing Crosby's official website..nice music.
Jan 1, 1953

(4) The Conflict of Education by Robert Hutchins is published
Feb 1, 1953

(6) North Sea Flood 1835 dead

Details of the disaster are detailed here.
Jan 1, 1954

(2) In U.S. Television revenue surpasses radio revenue

TV History...
May 17, 1954

(4) Brown vs. Board of Education-separate is not equal. Integration of schools

Resource page for related information
Jan 1, 1955

(4) "Why Johnny Can't Read" by Rudolph Flesch published

A tribute to Rudolph Flesch, and much more!
Period: Mar 29, 1955 to Mar 29, 2010

Information Age

The information age came about around 1955 and is quickly making way for the fourth wave.
Apr 1, 1955

(3) Massachusetts textile workers strike for a nickel raise, and get it.
Aug 19, 1955

(6) Hurricane Diane 200 dead

Watch video footage of the disaster.
Dec 1, 1955

(5) Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus

Read Rosa Parks' Story.
Dec 5, 1955

(3) AFL and CIO merger

Read about the merger
Jan 1, 1957

(2) FORTRAN becomes the first high-level computer programming language

Still in existence today..
Sep 14, 1959

(3) Landrum-Griffin Act prevent racketeering

Read all about this labor relations act.
Sep 26, 1959

(6) Typhoon Vera claims 5098 lives

Typhoons are hurricanes around Asia
Jan 1, 1960

(2) Theodore Maiman invents ruby laser

Four different people get credit for the invention of the laser
Jan 1, 1960

(3) Minimum Wage is $1.00
Jan 1, 1960

(4) Teachers's Salary $5,174 annual
Jan 1, 1960

(4) College dorms form as 850,000 baby boomers enter college

Read about college dorms of the 1960s
Jan 1, 1960

(4) Phonics makes a comeback

The oldest argument of the world
Jan 2, 1960

(5) Assasinations of JFK, MLK, Robert Kennedy, and Malcolm X

A link to a book that discusses all the assassinations
May 22, 1960

(6) Valdivia, Chile has strongest earthquake in world history

Read about the city of Valdivia, Chile
Sep 30, 1960

(2) The Flintstones air on T.V. and give way to Barney and Dora

Go ahead, take a break and watch a more current episode..
Feb 20, 1962

(2) John Glenn is first American to orbit earth

A website commemorating John Glenn and his wife
Apr 1, 1963

(3) NY city newspaper strike ended

All about the NY newspaper and its history
Jun 10, 1963

(3) Congress passes law that declares equal pay for equal work

The document mandating equal pay for equal work
Aug 11, 1965

(5) The Watts Riots begin and last for 4 days

Watch a news reel from the watts riots
Jun 22, 1969

(6) Cuyahoga River catches fire

Connect to Ohio History Central
Aug 15, 1969

(5) Woodstock begins: 3 days of Peace and Music

A blog on Woodstock
Aug 17, 1969

(6) Hurricane Camille is a Category 5 storm

Image gallery of Hurricane Camille's impact
Jan 1, 1970

(2) The 8-inch floppy disc is introduced

The floppy disc of old, how is it used now?
Jan 2, 1970

(2) Telephone uses fiber optics, and you thought we weren't patient then...

Learn about fiber optics, past, present, and future
Jan 3, 1970

(3) 4,088,000 people unemployed in 1970.

Link to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
May 4, 1970

(4) Kent State Shootings--protesting on campus leads to national guard killing four students

CNN reflects on the events of the day
Jul 29, 1970

(3) United Farm Workers grape growers sign first union contract

UFW official web page
Jan 1, 1971

(6) The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale is developed

We cannot control hurricanes, but we can measure them...
Jan 2, 1971

(5) The Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale is developed

Again, we cannot control the weather, but we can measure it.
Apr 20, 1971

(4) Mandatory bussing forces integration

Resource page and quick info about the case
Nov 15, 1971

(2) Intel microprocessor introduced

Todays intel website has links to its history
Jun 17, 1972

(5) Five men arrested trying to bug the Democratic Nat'l Convention at Watergate Hotel

A brief timeline of the events surrounding the scandal
Jan 22, 1973

(5) Roe v Wade legalizes abortion

A non-biased review of the case
Apr 30, 1975

(5) Last two Americans killed in helicopter crash leaving Vietnam War

Extensive timeline on Vietnam War...
Dec 2, 1975

(4) All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

Read President Ford's response after signing the act...
Jun 28, 1978

(3) Bakke versus California Affirmative Action working against the majority

The origins of Affirmative Action
Jan 1, 1980

(3) Minimum wage is $3.10
Jan 1, 1980

(4) UCLA study by ACE reports students more interested in power and status than ever before

American Council on Education homepage
Jan 1, 1980

(6) El Nino is on the scene in the early '80s

Read how El Nino is used and/or abused
Jan 1, 1980

(4) Both exit exams and teacher exams were birthed in this decade

The homepage for the teacher's exams.
May 18, 1980

(6) Mt. St. Helen's erupts killing 57 people

Read about this most studied eruption
Jan 28, 1981

(2) The space shuttle Challenger explodes

Watch coverage of the space shuttle disaster
May 1, 1981

(5) Sandra Day O'Conner named first female to Supreme Court

Read her bio in a woman's hall of fame website
Sep 19, 1981

(3) Solidarity Day

Read about Solidarity Day on the labor notes website
Jan 1, 1982

(5) Nancy Reagan campaigns a war against drugs with the slogan "Just Say NO!"

Watch Nancy Reagan promoted by Major League Baseball. She throws the first pitch!
Jan 4, 1983

(2) Time names the personal computer its "Man of the Year (1982)"

Read why the PC received the "Man of the Year" award
Sep 1, 1983

(4) Columbia University accepts women

Read the Time magazine article addressing this historic event
Oct 2, 1985

(5) Rock Hudson dies from AIDS, bringing awareness to the disease

Read Rock Hudson's Bio..
Oct 6, 1986

(3) United Airlines loses lawsuit to 475 flight attendants who were fired for getting married.

If you're interested, read up on United Airlines' history..
Oct 17, 1989

(6) Loma Prieta earthquake strikes

Resource page for information about Loma Prieta Earthquake
Jan 1, 1990

(3) 5.8 million unemployed (4.2%) record low unemployment
Jan 1, 1990

(3) Stock market reached all time high, bubble, dot-com

Comparisons, definitions, and much more...Wow!
Jan 1, 1990

83.5% of population finishes high school

Description of drop out/ graduation rates
Jul 16, 1990

(6) An earthquake hits the Phillipines. Again we can study Mother Nature, but can we do anything about it?

[A memorial website](philippine earthquake 1990)
Jan 1, 1991

(5) American soldiers fight in Gulf War

Summary of Gulf War
Mar 3, 1991

(5) Rodney King is beat by police, who are acquitted, resulting in riots

Footage of police brutality all over the networks
Jan 1, 1992

(2) World wide web (www) born in 1992

A brief summary of the birth of www.
Aug 24, 1992

(6) Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida!

[View footage of the damage](philippine earthquake 1990)
Apr 19, 1995

(5) 168 dead in the bombing of Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City

Very interesting website on Oklahoma city bombings
Jul 12, 1995

(6) A heatwave hit Chicago that claimed 739 lives

"Dying Alone" is a book about the heatwave. Read an interview with the author.
Aug 24, 1995

(2) Microsoft introduces Windows 95

A link list of all the releases by windows
Jan 1, 1996

(2) The need for parental guidelines is evident

An explanation of the guidelines
Aug 22, 1996

(3) The Welfare Reform Act signed by Clinton

Read about the Welfare to Work Program
Nov 1, 1996

(2) The DVD is introduced to Japan first

Read about it on the did you know website..kewl..
Jan 1, 1998

(4) Teacher Salary $39,347
Apr 20, 1999

(4) School Shootings at Columbine 13 dead including the shooters

Dispelling many myths about that tragic day.
Jan 1, 2000

(2) Cell phones change the way we communicate, learn, and more

Not only cell phones are featured here, but all of the decades greatest innovations
Jan 1, 2000

(3) Robots replace humans on assembly lines

Honda Assembly line is all robots..watch..
Jan 1, 2000

(4) Video teleconferencing is a way to have face-to-face meetings without travel

Software that puts meetings at your fingertips (on your phone)
Jan 1, 2000

(2) People feared that technology would fail as 1999 turned into 2000. Nothing happened.

CNN reports the morning after
Jan 1, 2000

(4) The classroom 21 is innovative and the wave of the future

Workshop advertisement
Sep 11, 2001

(5) World Trade Center and Pentagon are attacked by Terrorist, thousands die

A resource to accounts and aftermath of this most tragic day
Sep 11, 2001

(5) 9/11 Prompts the Global War on Terrorism

It's not called the "Global war on terrorism" anymore..
Oct 1, 2001

(3) Telework reports 74,487 employees working from home

Telework.gov
Jan 8, 2002

(4) No Child Left Behind signed and activated

Resource page for faq's concerning NCLB
Dec 26, 2004

(6) more than 250,000 die in this tragedy caused by underwater earthquake

Footage of the disaster...
Aug 28, 2005

(6) hurricane katrina makes landfall in Louisiana

A resource page for assistance
Apr 16, 2007

(4) Shootings on Virginia Tech campus leave 32 dead, including shooter

MSNBC recounts the horror of that day
Feb 29, 2008

(3) GM closes more plants leaving many without jobs

MSNBC reports on more plant closings
Jan 20, 2009

(5) Barack Obama becomes first Black president of U.S.A

The president's official website
Jun 12, 2009

(3) Mandatory transition to digital t.v.

Affectionately called the "transition"
Jan 12, 2010

(6) Earthquake rocks Haiti, over 200,000 feared dead

NY times with up to date news on the devastation
Period: Mar 29, 2010 to Mar 29, 2015

Independent Age

I project a fourth wave will peak around 2015, the independent age, where students will learn from home and parents will work from home and families will shop, spend, and trade from home..All via the computer with Internet access.