American History X By wicked-timelinez101 Nov 19, 1823 monroe doctrine Nov 19, 1856 Booker T. Washington born Period: Nov 19, 1856 to Nov 19, 1913 progressive impulse Apr 11, 1898 congress declares war on spain (spanish-american war) Aug 12, 1898 spanish surrender Period: Nov 19, 1901 to Nov 19, 1917 progressive movement Nov 19, 1908 Muller v. Oregon Nov 19, 1910 National Association for the Advancment of Colored People (NAACP) founded Aug 1, 1914 Outbreak of WW1. (Germany declares war on Russia) Period: Aug 1, 1914 to Oct 18, 1921 World War 1 Nov 19, 1914 Panama Canal opened Apr 2, 1917 U.S. enters the war against Germany Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Sep 1, 1939 WW2 commences with Germany's invasion of Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Apr 12, 1945 WW2 Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 United States enters World War 2 Nov 19, 1944 Allied forces invade Germany (D-day) Aug 4, 1945 A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Germany and Japan surrender Period: Nov 19, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean war Nov 19, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus. Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Jan 1, 1980 Civil Rights Movement Nov 19, 1963 Assassination of JFK. Apr 4, 1968 MLK assassinated Nov 19, 1969 all school segregation is ended with Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education.