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World War I began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted 4 years involving many countries in the World.
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The Natonal Council for the Social Studies was founded in 1921 to support and and promote the study and teaching of Social Studies.
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The Great Depression began on October 29, 1929 nicknamed "Black Friday" when the Stock Market crashed.
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World Ward II's main purpose was to stop Adolf Hitler and the spread of his Nazi agenda.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces bombed and attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
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The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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In the case Brown vs. Board of Education, it was ruled that "separte but equal" is illegal which was a major step in the direction of racial equality.
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On October 4, 1957, Russia launched the first satellite into space named Sputnik I.
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The Vietnam War ended when we signed a ceasefire saying the U.S. would withdraw its troops and South Vietnam promised to hold free elections to let the people decide their future.
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On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin from Russia became the first man to travel into space and the first man to orbit the Earth.
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
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On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the first president to resign following the break-ins at the Watergate building in Washington D.C.
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This law, still in effect, made it so teachers needed to be highly qualified and made standardized tests more important in schools.
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On September 11, 2001, Al Qaida hijacked air planes and crashed them into U.S. buildings.
