Historical events from 1900-2000 By bclark15 Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 2000 History from 1900-2000 Dec 17, 1903 First successful man powered flight Jun 4, 1919 Congress passed 19th amendment for women's right to vote Oct 28, 1929 Stock market crash of 1929 that led into the Great Depression Aug 14, 1935 Social security of 1935 signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ends May 14, 1954 U.S. Supreme Court rules that racial segregation is unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Jul 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act May 25, 1977 Star Wars: A New Hope is released in theaters Apr 26, 1986 Chernobyl Accident occurs when the nuclear reactor exploded in the USSR Aug 2, 1990 The Gulf War begins This is a picture of my dad who was in the Gulf War Mar 31, 1992 Bonus Event, I was born! This is my mom and I