Historical Time Line, By Mel By Melwallace Aug 3, 1492 Columbus arrives in South America https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-lands-in-south-america#:~:text=On%20August%203%2C%201492%2C%20Columbus,day%2C%20claiming%20it%20for%20Spain. 1708 Plague outbreak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague Dec 14, 1799 George Washington dies https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mysterious-death-of-george-washington/ Apr 16, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish American war begins https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war Feb 4, 1899 United States is attacked in the Philippines https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/united-statesphilippines-1898-1946/ Nov 6, 1900 William McKinley’s Second Election to the Presidency https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/11/william-mckinley-wins-second-presidential-election/ Sep 6, 1901 William McKinley assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-william-mckinley-is-shot Nov 18, 1903 United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone Treaty https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/panama-canal#:~:text=President%20Theodore%20Roosevelt%20therefore%20supported,that%20stretched%20across%20the%20isthmus. Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt’s Election as President of the United States https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1904 Jul 26, 1908 Bureau of Investigation (FBI) established https://www.fbi.gov/history/history-publications-reports/the-birth-of-the-federal-bureau-of-investigation 1912 William Howard Taft Elected President of the United States https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/william-howard-taft Apr 14, 1912 The Titanic sinks https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks Apr 8, 1913 Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=58 Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand https://www.history.com/news/the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 World War I Begins https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history#:~:text=World%20War%20I%20Begins,-Convinced%20that%20Austria&text=On%20July%2028%2C%20Austria%2DHungary,World%20War%20I%20had%20begun. Aug 15, 1914 Panama Canal opens to Traffic https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/panama-canal-open-to-traffic#:~:text=On%20August%2015%2C%201914%2C%20the,the%20end%20of%20the%20century. Jan 25, 1915 First Long Distance Telephone Service between New York and San Francisco https://www.mysticstamp.com/info/this-day-in-history-january-25-1915/ May 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania 1916 Jeanette Rankin of Montana is the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/RANKIN,-Jeannette-(R000055)/ Nov 7, 1916 Woodrow Wilson elected President https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/woodrow-wilson/ 1917 Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. commonwealth https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/03/100-years-of-puerto-rico-puerto-rico-becomes-a-u-s-territory/ Apr 2, 1917 United States Entry into World War I https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi#:~:text=NOTE%20TO%20READERS-,U.S.%20Entry%20into%20World%20War%20I%2C%201917,declaration%20of%20war%20against%20Germany. 1918 Worldwide Spanish flu epidemic strikes (20 million dead worldwide and 500,000 in the US) Nov 11, 1918 Armistice Ended World War I https://www.history.com/news/world-war-i-armistice-germany-allies#:~:text=The%20German%20delegation%2C%20at%20left,on%20November%2011%2C%201918.%20. 1919 Charles Lindbergh first nonstop transatlantic flight, Spirit of the St. Louis https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lindbergh-lands-in-paris#:~:text=Lindbergh%20lands%20at%20Le%20Bourget,33%201%2F2%20hours%20before. Jan 16, 1919 Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/18th-and-21st-amendments#:~:text=On%20January%2016%2C%201919%2C%20the,into%20effect%20the%20following%20January. Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/key-dates/treaty-versailles-1919#:~:text=Almost%20half%20a%20century%20after,First%20World%20War%20was%20over. Nov 19, 1919 League of Nations joining of the US is denied in the US Senate https://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/senate-rejects-league-of-nations-nov-19-1919-113006 Aug 18, 1920 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment-1 Aug 2, 1923 President Harding dies https://www.history.com/news/the-unexpected-death-of-president-harding Aug 2, 1923 President Calvin Coolidge becomes President https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/calvin-coolidge 1928 Herbert Hoover elected President https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/herbert-hoover/ 1929 Stock market Crash of 1929 marks the beginning of the Great Depression https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stock-market-crashes#:~:text=Stock%20prices%20began%20to%20decline,October%2018%20the%20fall%20began.&text=The%20stock%20market%20crash%20of,it%20was%20also%20a%20symptom. Jun 16, 1931 Al Capone is convicted on Tax Evasion https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/10/17/al-capone-sentenced-to-prison-for-tax-evasion-on-this-day-in-1931/?sh=26c5fcd67c4c 1933 Franklin Roosevelt is elected President of the United States https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt/ 1933 Hitler comes to power in Germany https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hitler-comes-to-power Mar 3, 1933 First New Deal Programs enacted by FDR https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/new-deal Mar 31, 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps Begins https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/civilian-conservation-corps.htm#:~:text=The%20Civilian%20Conservation%20Corps%20(CCC,about%203%20million%20men%20nationwide. Dec 5, 1933 Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-xxi/interps/151 Apr 23, 1934 John Dillenger’s Shootout at Little Bohemia http://littlebohemialodge.com/index.php/history May 23, 1934 Bonnie and Clyde are Killed https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde#:~:text=Clyde%20Champion%20Barrow%20and%20his,seen%20up%20to%20that%20time. Apr 8, 1935 Works Progress Administration begins https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-08/#:~:text=Created%20by%20President%20Franklin%20Roosevelt,it%20was%20disbanded%20in%201943. 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act is passed https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht in Germany https://www.history.com/topics/holocaust/kristallnacht Sep 1, 1939 WWII begins with Germany’s Invasion of Poland https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%201939%2C%20German,World%20War%20II%20had%20begun. Sep 5, 1939 U.S. declares neutrality at the beginning of WWII https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/09/05/On-This-Day-FDR-declares-US-neutrality-in-WWII/5071567463567/ Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite pact is signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact 1941 United States entry into WWII https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/world-war-2.cfm#:~:text=Although%20the%20war%20began%20with,%2C%20on%20December%207%2C%201941.&text=The%20war%20ended%20with%20the%20Axis%20powers'%20unconditional%20surrender%20in%201945. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion by American, British, and Canadian Troops https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#:~:text=Codenamed%20Operation%20Overlord%2C%20the%20battle,coast%20of%20France's%20Normandy%20region. 1945 Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet at Yalta https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference#:~:text=The%20Yalta%20Conference%20was%20a,coast%20of%20the%20Crimean%20Peninsula. Apr 12, 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman succeeded him as President https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day https://www.defense.gov/Experience/VE-Day/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%20%2D%20known,%2C%20on%20June%206%2C%201944. Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Victory over Japan Day (End of WWII) https://www.defense.gov/Experience/VJ-Day/#:~:text=Victory%20Over%20Japan%20Day%20End%20of%20WWII&text=Truman%20announced%20on%20Aug.,the%20world%20erupted%20in%20celebration. Aug 15, 1946 Unconditional surrender of Japan https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders 1947 Cold War is termed and begins between U.S. and U.S.S.R. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history Jul 18, 1947 Presidential Succession Act signed by President Truman https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Presidential_Succession_Act.htm Jun 25, 1950 Korean War begins https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/korean-war-begins Feb 27, 1951 Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution is ratified https://www.britannica.com/topic/Twenty-second-Amendment#:~:text=Twenty%2Dsecond%20Amendment%2C%20amendment%20(,the%20United%20States%20may%20serve.&text=It%20was%20formally%20proposed%20by,27%2C%201951. Apr 11, 1951 President Truman removed General Douglas MacArthur as head of the Far East Command https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-relieves-macarthur-of-duties-in-korea Nov 1, 1952 US detonates its first hydrogen bomb https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-announces-development-of-h-bomb#:~:text=On%20November%201%2C%201952%2C%20the,in%20the%20Pacific%20Marshall%20Islands. Nov 4, 1952 President Eisenhower elected President https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower/ Jul 27, 1953 Korean War ends in an Armistice https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=85#:~:text=This%20armistice%20signed%20on%20July,ended%20on%20July%2027%2C%201953. 1954 Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin accuses people of Communist activities and hearings begin https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/joseph-mccarthy May 17, 1954 Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision ended segregation https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka#:~:text=Sources-,Brown%20v.,in%20public%20schools%20was%20unconstitutional. Nov 22, 1955 Russia detonates its first hydrogen bomb https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-explode-atomic-bomb Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks is Arrested in Montgomery, Alabama https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks Jan 10, 1957 Martin Luther King, Jr and others set up the Southern Christian Leadership Conference https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/sclc.htm#:~:text=Martin%20Luther%20King%2C%20Jr.%2C,protest%20activities%20across%20the%20South. Nov 8, 1960 President John F. Kennedy is Elected President https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-elected-president 1961 Bay of Pigs in Cuba https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion Aug 13, 1961 Berlin wall is built in Germany https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall Nov 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy is assassinated https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated Jun 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act signed https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/07/02/day-history-president-lyndon-b-johnson-signed-civil-rights-act-1964#:~:text=Civil%20Rights%20Act-,On%20June%202%2C%201964%2C%20President%20Lyndon%20B.,civil%20rights%20legislation%20since%20Reconstruction.&text=Kennedy%20decided%20it%20was%20time,civil%20rights%20legislation%20to%20date. Mar 7, 1965 March at Selma, Alabama https://www.history.com/news/selma-bloody-sunday-attack-civil-rights-movement Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act signed https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=100#:~:text=This%20act%20was%20signed%20into,as%20a%20prerequisite%20to%20voting. 1966 Edward W. Brooke becomes first African American U.S. Senator https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/9905 Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination Jan 20, 1969 Richard Nixon Elected President https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-nixon-elected-president Jul 20, 1969 The first landing on the moon https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html Jun 17, 1972 Watergate investigation begins https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate Jul 27, 1974 House recommends impeachment of Nixon https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/house-begins-impeachment-of-nixon Aug 8, 1974 Nixon resigns as President https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-resigns 1977 Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-carter/ 1978 The Islamic revolution https://www.britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution 1981 Ronald Reagan elected president of the United States https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/ronald-reagan/ Sep 25, 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the first woman Supreme Court Justice https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oconnor-nominated-to-supreme-court#:~:text=Nevertheless%2C%20at%20the%20end%20of,justice%E2%80%94in%20Supreme%20Court%20history. Apr 26, 1986 Chernobyl disaster https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall torn down https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048 Aug 2, 1990 Operation Desert Storm (Persian Gulf War) https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war/424191/ Aug 2, 1990 Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iraq-invades-kuwait#:~:text=On%20August%202%2C%201990%2C%20at,tiny%2C%20oil%2Drich%20neighbor.&text=Iraqi%20dictator%20Saddam%20Hussein%2C%20meanwhile,Kuwait%20to%20about%20300%2C000%20troops. 1991 U.S.S.R. collapses and Communism comes to an end https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union Sep 11, 2001 Terror of 9/11 https://www.911memorial.org/learn/resources/world-trade-center-history Nov 4, 2008 Obama elected https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/barack-obama-elected-president-video Apr 15, 2013 Boston marathon bombing https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/boston-marathon-bombings Dec 18, 2019 Trump is impeached https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-trump-impeached-house-of-representatives May 25, 2020 George Floyd is murdered https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html Nov 7, 2020 Joe Biden elected as potus https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/joe-biden
