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The Great Storm of 1900
On September 8, 1900, Galveston hurricane hit Galveston, Texas and the damage toll was outrageous for the time, It had cost 20 million dollars for the U.S to repair -
Triple AAA founded
It was founded to provide better roads, and maps as wells as repairs and what not, making it easier for people not to have to pay more money to get their cars fixed -
The Beginning of Rapid Transit System
in October of 1904, the first new york subway had opened up, costing about 5 cents to ride, and it ran from City Hall to the Bronx. -
Model T car
Ford introduces the Model T car changing the automobile industry forever. -
The Titanic Sank
The titanic which costed a ton of money sank on this date in history. -
Ford introduces the Assembly Line
ford introduces the first assembly line, allowing for bulk manufacturing at a lower cost for more profit. -
WWI
WWI one of thet most major wars in the history of the world, began, The ammount of money involved was outrageous -
Reparations by germany after WWI
A Reparations Committee ruled that Germany owed $33 billion in payment for the war. -
Terrible presidency
Warren G. Harding dies 2 and a half years into his presidential term and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. -
Publication = best seller of decade
Bruce Barton writes The Man Nobody Knows, one of the decades best-selling books. -
Beginning of Supermarket
The first supermarket is opened in the U.S. -
Alcohol allowed once more!
The 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. -
Social Security
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. -
Women's Rights expanded
Women are allowed to serve in all branches of the Armed services except for the Marine Corps. -
Taxes
The Revenue Act of 1942 increases the number of Americans who pay income taxes. -
New Players
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play baseball for the Major Leagues. -
integration
Segregation by race in schools is declared unanimously unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, many white folks wanted to pull their kids out of school when this happened -
boycotts of the 50s
Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama whoch then allowed for the boycotts in 1956 to begin. -
Telephones
The first transatlantic telephone cable begins operation. -
Increasing numbers
President Lyndon Johnson quickly increases the number of troops in Vietnam. causing more payment to be put out -
Medicaid, Medicare
Congress establishes Medicaid, Medicare, and passes the Voting Rights Act. -
Man on the Moon
The U.S. becomes the first nation to land astronauts on the moon, with Neil Armstrong being the first astronaut to step down onto its surface. The ship had costed a fortune for the time period. -
Retrieval of Men
The U.S. starts to withdraw troops from Vietnam. -
Money is lowered
The value of the U.S. dollar goes down. -
big money maker
The biggest ticket selling movie of all time, (including its re-release in 1997), StarWars, is released. -
Money lost
President Carter announces punitive measures against the USSR including an embargo on high technology and the sale of grain in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. -
Once again, giving away money
The 52 Americans who had been held hostage in Iran for 444 days came home following an arrangement in which the U.S. agreed to return to Iran $8 billion in frozen assets. -
Taxes taxes and more taxes
Congress passes President Reagan's tax cut legislation which was the largest tax cut in the the nation's history. It was expected to save the taxpayers $750 billion over the next five years. -
Twin Towers
Twin towers have collapsed making the U.S vulnerable -
Hurricane Katrina
one of the deadliest Hurricanes to ever hit the coast hits New orleans devastating everything in its path. -
Obama
Obama wins the election ultimately leaving the economy of the U.S in his hands