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Confederates finally surrender and sign under the terms of the Union.
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P.T Barnum starts his second greatest venture with The Ringling Brothers and James Bailey.
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With an already booming business in caramel Milton Hershey kicked off his venture into chocolate after being inspired by the 1893 World's Fair.
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Also known as Cotton Candy, created by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton.
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Upton Sinclair publishes his novel detailing the harsh conditions of American industrial jobs and the disgusting meatpacking industry at the time.
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The government steps and cleans up poor sanitation practices.
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Hershey and his wife were unable to have children of their own so they started a school for orphaned boys. It now welcomes girls and is known as the Milton Hershey School
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the beginning of the first World War.
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Germany seeks to end the first World War due to lack of funds and soldiers to continue the fight leading to The Treaty of Versailles.
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After a long fight women finally win the fight to vote in American elections.
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The economic boom beginning in 1920 to 1929 where the American population saw a "consumer's society" for the first time. From rich to poor, all poured their savings into stocks.
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October of 1929 the American stock market crashed causing the money people had thrown into the market to disappear almost completely.
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Written by Irma S. Rombauer, Joy of Cooking is one of the most published American cookbooks.
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In 1932 Capone was finally arrested.
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Alcatraz Island opened as a Federal Penitentiary for the first time.
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Ruth Wakefield who, with her husband, ran the Toll House accidentally created the most well known cookie by accident.
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After being taken advantage of in the Treaty of Versailles many German citizens were angry, especially one Adolf Hitler.
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The Raytheon Company, a major U.S. defense contractor, were the first to build the Radarange. Known know as the microwave.
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The amendment that limited the amount of terms a president can serve.
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Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, & Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again.
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Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
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US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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The NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club, in Greenwich Village New York City. This led to six days of protest by bar frequenters and neighborhood residents.
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Motivated by the Cold War American scientists put man on the moon in 1969
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MASH is one of the most popular television shows of all time.
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Ruling made by the Supreme Court.
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After 146 years the circus comes to an end
