Historical Events

WWI

Period: Jan 16, 1914 to Jan 16, 1918

NCSS Founded

Jan 16, 1921

Great Depression

Period: Jan 16, 1929 to Jan 16, 1932

The Dust Bowl occurred simultaneously with this unfortunate event.

WWII

Period: Jan 16, 1939 to Jan 16, 1945

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor information.This event began at 7:55 am.

Korean War

Period: Jan 16, 1950 to Jan 16, 1953

Civil Rights

Period: Jan 16, 1955 to Jan 16, 1968

Rosa Parks and MLK, Jr. were persons of great interest during this time.

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

Jan 16, 1957

Vietnam

Period: Jan 16, 1960 to Jan 16, 1973

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

Apr 12, 1961

Source: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1231&bih=581&tbm=isch&tbnid=9yFaWQLXf8jRZM:&imgrefurl=http://www.asianscientist.com/features/elena-gagarin-muses-about-father-yuri-gagarin-vostok-spacecraft-2011/&docid=k3964Rl510gmrM&imgurl=http://www.asianscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/A-Daughters-Musings-On-Yuri-Gagarin-The-First-Man-In-Space.jpg&w=310&h=225&ei=zQ72UIu-L8npqAGA9IBo&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=720&sig=112309601389909587218&page=1&tbnh=130&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1

First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Jan 16, 1969

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Watergate

Jan 16, 1974

NCLB Mandate in Schools

Period: Jan 16, 2000 to Jan 16, 2013

No Child Left Behind information.

World Trade Center Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

Image source: http://world-visits.blogspot.com/2011/11/world-trade-center-911.html