Historical events from 1920s - 2000s

  • Bessie Coleman

    Bessie Coleman

    Becomes first female African-American Pilot
  • Tomb of King Tut Discovered

    Tomb of King Tut Discovered

    it was an four-room tomb
  • The scopes trial

    The scopes trial

    Tennessee passes a law against teaching of evolution in public schools.
  • The national anthem

    The national anthem

    Also known as the star spangled banner
  • Lame Duck

    Lame Duck

    Moving the presidents inauguration date.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base
  • D-day

    D-day

    the day the allied powers crossed the English Channel
  • The NATO

    The NATO

    Known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is discovered
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    Also known as The Forgotten War
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    she refused to give up her seat to the Caucasian and got arrested.
  • JFK Wins Presidency

    JFK Wins Presidency

    Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy is elected president of the United States. His margin of victory over Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon is just over 100,000 votes. Kennedy wins 300 Electoral College votes to Nixon’s 219.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Build to close off access to the west for good
  • Kennedy Assassination

    Kennedy Assassination

    President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president the same day.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act outlaws discrimination in public facilities, such as parks, and in public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants, and it prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
  • Kent State Shootings

    Kent State Shootings

    Occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio
  • Watergate Scandal Begins

    Watergate Scandal Begins

    interlocked political standards of the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon
  • Iran Contra Scandal Erupts

    Iran Contra Scandal Erupts

    The firestorm caused it to erupt.
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

    Launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • USS cole bombed

    USS cole bombed

    terrorist attack against the United States
  • Election of Barack Obama

    Election of Barack Obama

    He was the first African American president.