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Began in West Virginia, where railroad workers protested about wage cuts. This quickly had spread to multiple states becoming a nationwide strike. -
Federal Law aimed to promote economic fairness and competition, by prohibiting monopolies, and cartels. -
Defined US dollar by gold weight and requiring the US treasury to redeem on demand and in gold coin only. -
The ship collided with an iceberg near Newfoundland. Hours later the ship sank, causing thousands to lose their lives. -
The German submarine u-20 torpedoed and sank Lusitania, causing 1200 people to lose their lives. -
19th amendment was ratified to give women the right to vote. -
The US department of war forced black veterans families to travel on segregated ships to visit their loved ones in Europe. -
Amelia Earhart became the first women to preform a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Japanese Navy Launched surprise attack on US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Allied invasion of France , Pivotal movement in the European Theater. -
No person can be elected into office more than twice. -
Ruled that racial segregation in public school was unconstitutional. -
Shot and killed in Dallas Texas while riding in a motorcade. -
Spaceflight conducted by NASA, first human on the moon. -
Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 due to drug usage and then experience a heart attack. -
Terrorist attack on the US, 53 Americans were taken and weren't released until the next presidential inauguration a year later. -
Spread of HIV lead to a world -wide panic, there was limited knowledge about the disease. -
Election of William Clinton the 42nd president. -
Terrorist attacks on the US, two planed getting ran into the twin towers. -
Disease that broke out and shut down most of America