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The Dust Bowl cont...
Black Sunday" black blizzards of April 14, 1935, were witnessed by Associated Press reporter Robert E. Geiger who happened to be in Boise City, Oklahoma that day; the term Dust Bowl was coined by Edward Stanley, Kansas City news editor of the Associated Press, while rewriting Geiger's news story. -
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America joins Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in the fight against Japan, Italy, and Germany
Germany and japan joined forces on November 25, 1936. Germany and italy joined on November 1, 1936. America and Russia joined on December 7, 1941. America and Great Britain were already allies -
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World war two begins and ends
We first killed Hitler, then we went to Japan's doorstep -
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The 1940's
The atomic bomb was desighned for world war ll. Great briitan wrorked with the US. They droped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
YO-YO
Ancient Greek found out the invention of the YO-YO. The YO-YO was a huge thing for people in the 40's. It has no date for when it was made. -
Winter and Summer Olympics are cancelled
The Winter and Summer olympics are cancelled Because of World War 2. They were supposed to be help in Sapporo, Japan -
Eddie Arcaro
Eddie Arcaro joined an elite horse racing group winning his third Kentucky Derby. He won more races then any other horse jockey in America and is the only jockey to win the Triple Crown twice. -
Charles Chaplin
Was a British comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent era. Was born April 16 1889. Died December 25, 1977. Was the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films. -
The Great Dictator
Was a American Comedy Drama Film starring,witnessed, produced, scored and directed by Charles Chaplin. Followed the other traditions of his other films. Was Chaplins first sound film and most first succesful commercial film. -
tuskegee airman
the first black pilots. They broke the color barrier for pilots. They were based out of Tuskegee Alambama. -
Citizen Kane
Was directed and starred by Orson Welles. It was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz Orson Welles. It was made in HollyWood. It was nominated for Academy Awards in nine(9) catagories. -
When Plutonium was invented
Is used as an ingredient in nuclear weapons and as fuel in some types of nuclear reactors, it was used in the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Jet fighter ejection seat
heinkel company came up with the ejection seat. More people survived air plane crashes. Made jets lot safer to fly in. -
the attack on pearl harbor
The day that lauched america into world war two -
To Be or Not to Be
Was a film about a group of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use their abilities at disguise and acting to fool occupying troops. It starred Carole Lambord, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanely Ridges and Sig Ruman. Was released 2 months after actress Carole Lambord died. -
v-2 rockets
it helped them led to the jet age. german scientists are the ones who came up with the idea and built it -
Nuclear Reactor
Its was designed in the university of Chicago. Its purpose was to produce a high amount of energy. North korea is Known for Nuclear Reactors because of all the rockets and missles they make. -
This Gun For Hire
Directed by Frank Tuttle.Produced by Richard Blumenthal.Is one of the first movies in a genre of movieds called film noir meaning black or white. -
Casablanca
Was an American drama film. The people who were invloved with it were Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Was directed by Michael Curtiz. It was made in New York. Was ranked near the top of the list of greatest films of all time. -
Alan Turing
Deciphers top secret messages created by German Enigma coding machine. Alan Turing and a Team of British scientists. -
Womens Baseball League
The Womens Baseball League is created by Phillip k. Wrigley. The league lasted until 1954. -
V-1 rocket
First rocket propelled missile was the surface to surface. Wernher von Braun was involved with it. -
D-Day
the day we started turning the germans back on the coast of normandy. After we finished the war in germany, we were able to go after japan. -
Len Jasinski
Len Jasinki is hired as a 17 year old basketball coach. He is the youngest bbasketball coasch in the U.S. He had just graduated from highschool -
Hitler commits Suicide
When Adolf heard that the russian and american army was getting closer and closer he knew it was the end. He and Eva Braun (his wife) decided that they would use cyanide and kill themselves. -
end of the war in europe
We stormed the beaches at normandy. then we fought our way across Europe right to Hitlers doorstep -
t.v. dinner
All you had to do is heat it up and eat it. Jack Fisher, Bernstein brothers came up with it -
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dropped the Atomic bombs on japan
The enola gay dropped both atomic bombs on japan. We meant to drop little boy on Hiroshima. We didn;t mean to drop Fat man on Nagasaki, because of the cloud cover the morning of August 9. -
Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown was the youngest MLB player to hit a homerun. He was 17 when he hit it . In his later career he hit three homeruns in one game. -
end of the world war 2
After the two atomic bombs japan couldn't take much more. They finally surrendered. They didn't want an invasion like D-day. -
Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American MLB player. He broke the color barrier when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base. It led into more African-Americans playing in the MLB. -
The Texas City Disaster
The Texas City disaster of April 16, 1947 was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions. Originating with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp, its cargo of approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated with the initial blast and subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities killing at least 581 people, including all but one member of the- -
Texas City Disaster cont...
-Texas City fire department. The disaster triggered the first ever class action lawsuit against the United States government, under the then-recently enacted Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of 8,485 victims. -
busting the sound barrier
Chuck Yeager had two cracked ribs. But he was darned if a fall from a horse in the Mojave desert was going to stop him from breaking the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. -
Polaroid Camra
Edwin Land is the man who invented the camra. produces black/white pictures in under 1 minute. -
Oliver Twist
Is the second of David lean's two(2) film adaptions of Charles Dickens. Was directed by David Lean. Produced by Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan -
Satchel Paig becomes the oldest rookie in the MLB
Satchel Paig becomes the oldest rookie in the MLB. he was 42 years and 2 days old. He played in the Negro league before he went into the MLB. -
Citation the horse wins the 1948 Triple crown
Citation the horse wins the Triple Crown, He was three years old when he won it. To win it he won the Kentucky Derby. the Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness Stakes. -
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Bob Mathias
Bob Mathias becomes the youngest person in the world to win the olympic decathlon. he was 19 years old -
The three musketeers
The three musketeers where One of the biggest entertaiment gropus in the 1940s. People still watch them today but there not as popular today. The three musketeers where a tv show. even though it was caled the trhee musketeers threr where 4 of them. -
intercollegiate conference of faculty representatives changes its name to the big ten
The Intercollegiate Confrence of Faculty Representitves changes thier name to the Big Ten. It is the oldest confrence in the NCAA. -
The Third Man
Was a 1949 film noir, directed by Carol Reed. Starred Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. Is remebered for its atmospheric cinematogrophy,perofrmances and musical score. It also topped the international music charts in the 1950's. Was made in Britian.
