ELED 445 By raylo Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Jan 16, 1921 NCSS Founded Period: Sep 4, 1929 to Jan 16, 1932 Great Depression Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Dec 7, 1941 The Bombing of Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attacked the US in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, and this event drew the United States into WW 2. Pear Harbor Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Jan 16, 1955 to Jan 16, 1968 Civil RIghts Movement Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 3, 1975 Vietnam War Oct 4, 1957 First Satellite Launched Apr 12, 1961 First Man in Space Jul 21, 1969 First Man on Moon. Neal Armstrong flew to the moon in the spacecraft Apollo 11. Jun 16, 1972 Watergate Break- In Aug 9, 1974 Nixon's Resignation Period: Jan 23, 2001 to Jan 16, 2013 NCLB Madated in Schools