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Andrew Johnson Impeached
President Andrew Johnson is impeached and avoids expulsion from office by one vote. This is important because Andrew Johnson is one of the few Presidents to be impeached. -
The Invention of the Telephone
With the invention of the telephone comes a new form of technology the world has yet to know, a technology that will change the U.S. as it was then. -
First Gas-Powered Automobile
This invention was made by a German inventor, Karl Benz. This invention was crucial because without gas-fueled cars, there wouldn't be the impressive expanse of gas cars that we have today. -
Voting for Women In New Zealand
New Zealand is the first country to grant women the right to vote in 1893. This is huge because it is the first step in the global movement for equal rights. -
The Spanish-American War Begins
The war beings with the sinking of the U.S.S Maine and will continue for the next four months, and will end with the ceding of Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S. -
Roosevelt Elected
Theodore Roosevelt is elected as President, and his presidency will be marked as one of the finest this country has ever seen. He supported women's rights and work reforms, and believed strongly in the rights of the people. -
First Flight
The Wright Brothers take their first controlled flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus marking the start of air travel. This is key in the upcoming wars and general history of America. -
Work Begins on the Panama Canal
This canal is very influential in America's history, as well as the rest of the world's. This canal will make it much easier to travel across the globe. -
Monopolies Declared Unlawful in America
The U.S. Supreme Court declares Standard Oil a monopoly and order John Rockefeller to dissolve his corporation. -
Titanic
The Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg, and kills hundreds. This sinking is a great tragedy that still haunts those who hear of it, because the great ship was marked as unsinkable, and ironically sinks on its maiden voyage. -
Archduke Ferdinand Assassinated
When Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated, it sparks the flame that will cause the roaring forrest fire that is known as the first World War. America is not a part of this war until the end, but this war was influential across the globe, with countless deaths, and ends in bitterness that will start the second World War only a few years later. -
The Red Scare
The Red Scare was a mass hysteria about the looming threat of communism that seemed to be hiding behind every corner, turning neighbor on neighbor. -
Eighteenth Amendment
This amendment prohibits the manufacturing and selling of alcoholic beverages. This will change, however the effects of this amendment are notorious for the uproar it caused. -
The Rise of Hitler
Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party, and we know the rest. -
Joseph Stalin's Rise to Power
Stalin assumes complete power over the Soviet Union, and his reign causes a whole lot of problems that will eventually lead to the second World War. -
Stark Market Crash
This crash is important because this leads to the Great Depression, an era that wreaked havoc on the lives of the working people in America during the 1930s. -
National Anthem Declared
Congress decides on the "Star Spangled Banner" as our country's national anthem. This is cool because it seems like this song has always been here, but it wasn't until 1931 that it was decided. -
The New Deal
President Roosevelt introduces the New Deal, which is a series of acts and whatnot that helps the American population get back on their feet during the Great Depression. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
This is important as the world approaches WWII, and Japan will side apart from Britain and the U.S. -
Minimum Wage
A statutory minimum wage is put into effect, making companies pay all their workers a set amount. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
With this attack, the U.S. joins the war. -
United Nations Formed
Representatives from 50 nations meet to form the United Nations. -
The First Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb goes off in a test in New Mexico, starting an era of nuclear weaponry, the likes of which the world has never known. -
Bombs Dropped In Japan
These two atomic bombs dropped in Japan kill thousands, and ultimately end WWII.
