Civil War to Present

By kylew79

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    End of the American Civil War

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone. He then formed Bell Telephone Company a year later.

  • General Motors

    General Motors
    General Motors was founded.

  • Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company
    Henry Ford began mass production of the Model T.

  • World War 1

    World War 1
    World War 1 begins

  • Stock Market

    Stock Market
    Wall Street's stock market crashes.

  • USA enters World War 2

    USA enters World War 2
    The United States joins World War 2 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The United States stands with South Korea against North Korea and other communist countries.

  • Vietnam

    Vietnam
    USA sends troops to Vietnam

  • Apple

    Apple
    Steve Jobs begins Apple Inc.

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Bill Gates begins Microsoft.

  • First Gulf War

    First Gulf War
    The First Gulf War begins over oil concerns.

  • World Trade Towers

    World Trade Towers
    The World Trade Towers collapse after terrorist attacks.

  • Iraq War

    Iraq War
    The US invades Iraq to begin the Iraq War.

  • The Great Recession

    The Great Recession
    The US enters the Great Recession.