Events of the 20th century By Manuel002 Dec 14, 1911 Roald Amudsen reaches the South Pole Jun 28, 1914 Beginning of WW1 Mar 12, 1930 Ghandi's Salt March Jan 30, 1933 Inauguration of Hitler Sep 1, 1939 Beginning of WW2 Jun 6, 1944 D-Day May 8, 1945 War ends in Europe Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oct 31, 1952 First Hydrogen Bomb Jan 1, 1959 Victory on Cuban Revolution Aug 13, 1961 Construction of the Berlin Wall Jun 20, 1969 1st Moon landing Apr 30, 1975 End of Vietnam War Nov 9, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall Oct 3, 1990 German Unification Apr 6, 1994 Genocide in Rwuanda Jan 1, 2000 The Millenium Sep 11, 2001 US Terrorist attacks