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Theodore Roosevelt
Born October 27, 1858 in Manhattan, New york. Theodore was an explorer, soldier and author. Theodore was our 26th President, and mostly known as one of our heros. He was a leader of the Republican Party and was once Governor of New York. -
Red Scare
The Red Scare was the promotion by a state of widespread fear of potential rise of communism of radical leftism. The first red scare took place during WW1 from 1914 to 1945. After WW2 Americans began to have another red scare. Red- Baiting were both dealt with these. -
The Birth of a Nation
On March 21,1915 President Woodrow Wilson attended a screening at the White House of “The Birth of a Nation”, a film directed by D.W. Griffith and based on the "clansman" a novel written by Wilson's good friend Thomas Dixon. The film presented a distorted portrait of the South after the Civil War, using the Ku Klux Klan and denigrating blacks. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, spanning the 1920s. During this time it was known as the New Negro Movement, and this was named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke. -
The Great Gatsby (Novel)
The Great Gatsby is a story told by Nick Caraway, who was once Gatsby's neighbor, and he tells the story after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was known as an outspoken activist who was highly vocal about the poor treatment of blacks in the United States. He lived from 1925 to 1965 and was involved in one of the most important pushes for equal rights in American history. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. He graduated as the Valedictorian in 1951, who then became a preacher in a Baptist church in Montgomery Alabama. He later earned his P.H.D. Martin was a religious man who was a leader of the Civil Rights act. He led non violent protest to earn equality. He was later assassinated in Memphis after his “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech the next day in April 1968. -
Social Security
The Social Security act of 1935 was the most important piece of domestic policy legislation of the 20th century. It was signed into law by Pres. Roosevelt on Aug. 14th. -
Medicare and Medicaid
On November 19, 1945, seven months into his presidency, Truman sent a message to Congress, calling for creation of a national health insurance fund, open to all Americans.The plan Truman envisioned would provide health coverage to individuals, paying for such typical expenses as doctor visits, hospital visits, laboratory services, dental care and nursing services -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fifty years ago on 16 April 1961, a group of some 1,500 Cuban exiles trained and financed by the CIA launched an ill-fated invasion of Cuba from the sea in the Bay of Pigs. -
Watergate
On June 17, 1972, several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee. The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign. While historians are not sure whether Nixon knew about the Watergate espionage operation before it happened, he took steps to cover it up afterwards, raising “hush money” for the burglars, trying to stop the FBI from investigating the crime, destroying evidence and firing uncooperative staff members. -
Jimmy Carter’s Energy Crisis
The energy crisis played a key role in the economic downturn of the 1970s. With the OPEC oil embargo of 1973, oil prices jumped 350%, and the higher costs rippled through the economy. Although business and government asked consumers to help by conserving energy, and entrepreneurs worked on solutions, the economic crises worsened. As things got more expensive, businesses laid off workers. -
Iran-Contra Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair, 1980s U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council became involved in secret weapons transactions and other activities that either were prohibited by the U.S. Congress or violated the stated public policy of the government. -
Reaganomics
During the campaign of 1980, Ronald Reagan announced a recipe to fix the nation's economic mess. He claimed an undue tax burden, excessive government regulation, and massive social spending programs hampered growth. The media called in Reaganomics. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war was a conflict between the United States and Spain which lasted 4 months. This was ended the Spanish colonial rule in American and later on resulted in the U.S. territories in the Western Pacific and Latin America. -
The League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. Though first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points plan for an equitable peace in Europe, the United States never became a member. -
Flappers
Flapper’s from the 20th century were a group of Western Women in the 1920’s who wore short skirts. These women listened to Jazz music and were basically known as rebels. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were United States citizens who were executed under the auspices of committing espionage for the Soviet Union. They were accused of selling the United States' top secret plans for building a nuclear bomb to the Soviet Union. -
September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001, 19 people associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and carried out suicide attacks in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
