Timeline: American History After WWI | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1918

WWI
Jan 1, 1921

NCSS is Founded
Period: Jan 1, 1929 to Jan 1, 1932

The Great Depression
Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1945

WWII
Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor
Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1953

Korean War
Period: Jan 1, 1955 to Jan 1, 1968

Civil Rights Movement
Jan 1, 1957

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1973

Vietnam War
Jan 1, 1961

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
Jan 1, 1969

First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Americans celebrated as Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon (and leave his footprints!).
Jan 1, 1974

Watergate
Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jan 9, 2014

N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
Sep 11, 2001

World Trade Center Attacks

The nation watched in horror as the iconic Twin Towers were attacked and destroyed by terrorists led by Osama bin Laden.