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The Ford Model T, known as the "Tin Lizzie," was introduced by Henry Ford on October 1, 1908, revolutionizing transportation by becoming the first truly affordable, mass-produced automobile for the average person through its innovative assembly line process, making car ownership accessible to the middle class and changing American society forever.
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The Zimmermann telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office on January 17, 1917, that proposed a military contract between the German Empire and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany.
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex, effectively granting women suffrage. It was the culmination of decades of activism by suffragists
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Lindbergh's flight refers to Charles Lindbergh's historic first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in his custom plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, on May 20-21, 1927, a 33.5-hour journey that brought him global fame and marked a pivotal moment for commercial aviation.
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It is most associated with October 24, 1929, known as "Black Thursday", when a record 12.9 million shares were traded on the exchange, and October 29, 1929, or "Black Tuesday", when some 16.4 million shares were traded.
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The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s series of federal programs aimed at relieving the Great Depression's impact, recovering the economy, and reforming the financial system.
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On January 30, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, marking the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the Nazi dictatorship