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Stalin Was Born
On December 18, 1878, Joseph Stalin was born. He was born in Gori Georgia. His birth name was Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvil (Hannaway 173). -
First Electric Tram
In 1879, the first electric tram was exhibited by Siemens at Berlin Trade exhibition. The electric tram is still used to date. In cities like San Francisco, trams or street cars are used as daily transport (Grun 439). -
Birth of Albert Einstein
On March 14, 1879 Albert Einstein born. Einstein studied physics. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his discovery of the law of photoelectric effect (Grun 439). -
Stealing Money
In the year of 1907, Stalin organized the robbery and seizure 375,000 rubles from a transport of the state bank in Tiflis. Rubles is the currency in Russia. Stalin used this to fund military activities (Grun 464). -
Stalin and Lenin
in 1912, Lenin and Stalin first establish connections. This is when Stalin took over editorship of Pravda. Pravda was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Grun 460). -
Name Change
In 1913 Stalin adopted the name "Stalin". Stalin meant "man of steel". He went by his birth name prior of Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvil prior to adopting the name Stalin (Biography.com editors). -
Stalin Appointed as General Secretary of the Communist Party
In 1922, Stalin was appointed as general secretary of the Communist Party. This was a new position with little significance when he was appointed. It did give Stalin control over all party member appointments, which allowed him to build his base (biography.com editors). -
Allies
In 1924, Stalin, Zinoviev, and Kamenev ally against Trotsky. Trotsky had started a revolution against Lenin. He engaged in a power struggle against Joseph Stalin which led to his death. He was assassinated by Russian agents (Grun 486). -
Brazil's Economy Collapses
In 1928, Brazil's economy collapsed. State subsidies had supported coffee export prices in the 1920's. This led to an overproduction of coffee, resulting in a collapse in the economy and the beginning of the Great Depression (Grun 503). -
U.S Winter Olympics
In 1932, the winter Olympics were held in the United States. This was the first time the Winter Olympics were held in the U.S. The games were held in Lake Placid New York(Grun 503). -
Assassination
Stalin's sargent, Kirov was assassinated in Leningrad. This was the beginning of the purge of the communist party. These purges were designed to to get rid of the members who joined the party simply to be on the winning side (Grun 506). -
First Computer Developed in the United States
The first electronic brain was developed in the United States. The electronic brain was an automatic computer. It was call the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, or ABC (Grun 519). -
Battle of Stalingrad
The win of the Battle of Stalingrad played a key role in World War 2. This was the turning point of the war. This led to the decline of the Germans military strength due to the massive amount of deaths (History.com Staff). -
President Roosevelt Died
April 6, 1945, President Roosevelt died. Roosevelt was replace by Harry S. Truman. This change was a turning point because the Americans now wanted to avoid Soviet involvement in a postwar Japan (biograph.com editors). -
End of Stalin
In 1953, Joseph Stalin was succeeded by G.M. Malenkov. Beria was dismissed and executed. Khrushchev was appointed as the first secretary of the central committee of the communist party (Grun 534). -
Stalin's Death
Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953. When Joseph Stalin died, he was 74 years old. After his death, Russia began its decommunization period (biography.com editors).
