Modern US timeline.

Jan 1, 1913

African Americans work for Ford

thehenryford.org
Jan 1, 1913

Grand Central Terminal Opens

americasbesthistory.com
Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie

history
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI

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Jan 1, 1915

US Coast Guard is Established

americasbesthistory.com
May 7, 1915

Sinking of Lusitania

history
Jan 1, 1917

Russia withdraws from WWI

worldology
Jan 1, 1917

Espionage and Sedition Acts passed by Congress

wikipedi.org
Jan 1, 1917

Zimmerman Note

(http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1900_2000_timeline.htm)
Mar 8, 1917

Russian Communist Revolution begins

history
Apr 10, 1917

Food Administration set up

wikipedia.org
May 18, 1917

Selective Service Act passed

encyclopedia.com
Jul 18, 1917

War Indistries Board regulates WWI production

wikipedia.org
Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Jan 1, 1919

Flu Epidemic kills 30 million

history.com
Jan 8, 1918

Wilson presents Fourteen Points Peace Plan

wikipedia.org
Apr 8, 1918

National War Labor board etablished

encyclopedia.com
Nov 3, 1918

Austria-Hungary surrenders to Allies

wikipedia.com
Nov 11, 1918

Armistice ends WWI

wikipedia.org
Jun 28, 1919

Signing of Treaty of Versailles

[americaslibrary.org](www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_ww1_1.html)
Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1933

Prohibition

wikipedia.org
Jan 1, 1922

Benito Mussolini appointed Italian Prime Minister

wikipedia.org
Jan 1, 1923

German Hyperinflation

washington.edu
Jan 1, 1926

Hirohito becomes Japanese emperor

[biography.com](www.biography.com/people/hirohito-37173)
May 20, 1927

Charles Lindberg First nonstop transatlantic flight

space.com
Jan 1, 1929

Herbert Hoover elected President

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Oct 29, 1929

Stock Market crash

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Jan 1, 1930

Bank failures begin

history.com
Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Jan 1, 1940

Dust Bowl

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Jan 1, 1931

Boulder Dam Project Begins

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Sep 18, 1931

Japan Invades Manchuria

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Jan 1, 1932

Japan Conquers Manchuria

(http://www.johndclare.net/EL5.htm)
Mar 1, 1932

FDR elected President 1st

britannica.com
May 1, 1932

Amelia Earhart crosses Atlantic

biography.com
Jan 1, 1933

Congress creates the SEC

sec.gov
Jan 1, 1933

Civilian Conservation Corps

wikipedia.org
Jan 1, 1933

Hitler Sets up Dachau

history.com
Jan 14, 1933

Agriculture Adjustment Act

wikipedia.org
Jan 30, 1933

Hitler comes to power

wikipedia.org
Mar 12, 1933

First Fireside Chat by FDR

[history.com](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-gives-first-fireside-chat)
May 6, 1935

Works Progress Administration established

wikipedia.org
Aug 14, 1935

Congress passes Social Security Act

wikipedia.org
Period: Sep 1, 1935 to Sep 2, 1945

WWII

[wikipedia.org](ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II)
Jan 1, 1936

Civil War in Spain

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Jan 1, 1936

FDR wins President 2nd

[wikipedia.org](tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1936)
Jan 1, 1936

Jesse Owens wins gold in Germany

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May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster

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Jan 1, 1938

Welles broadcasts War of the Worlds

[wikipedia.org](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/welles-scares-nation)
Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht

ushmm.org
Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression Pact

history.com
Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

[history.com](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland)
Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare War

[history.com](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-declare-war-on-germany)
Jan 1, 1940

FDR elected President 3rd

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Jul 22, 1940

Hideki Tojo Appointed Japanese Army General

wikipedia.org
Sep 27, 1940

Japan, Gemany and Italy sign Tripartite Pact

[history.com](www.history.com/this-day.../the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan)
Mar 1, 1941

Lend Lease Act

[history.com](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act)
Jun 1, 1941

Hitler invades Soviet Union

(https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164)
Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

[americaslibrary.gov](www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_pearlhar_1.html)
Jan 16, 1942

WWII War Production Board Established

wikipedia.org
Feb 19, 1942

Japanese Internment Camps Begin

[momomedia.com](www.momomedia.com/CLPEF/history.html)
Jun 1, 1942

Battle of Midway

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Jan 1, 1943

German General Rommel surrender in North Africa

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Jan 1, 1944

FDR elected President 4th

wikipedia.org
Jun 6, 1944

D-Day Invasion

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Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Battle of Bulge

[history.org](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge)
Jan 1, 1945

Iwo Jima

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Jan 1, 1945

7 year occupation of Japan by US

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Jan 27, 1945

Troops enter Auschwitz

ushmm.org
Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conference

[history.com](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference)
May 8, 1945

V-E Day

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Aug 6, 1945

Bombing of Hiroshima

[history.com](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki)
Aug 9, 1945

Bombing of Nagasaki

[history.com](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki)
Sep 2, 1945

V-J Day

[history.com](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day)
Nov 20, 1945

Nuremburg War Trials Begin

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Sep 9, 1948

North Korea Founded

wikipedia.org
Feb 27, 1951

22nd Amendment Ratified

[constitutioncenter.org](constitutioncenter.org/timeline/html/cw10_12240.html)
Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Park's Bus Segregation

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Jan 1, 1963

Kennedy Assassinated

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Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther's Speech

wikipedia.org

African Americans work for Ford

Grand Central Terminal Opens

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie

WWI

US Coast Guard is Established

Sinking of Lusitania

Russia withdraws from WWI

Espionage and Sedition Acts passed by Congress

Zimmerman Note

Russian Communist Revolution begins

Food Administration set up

Selective Service Act passed

War Indistries Board regulates WWI production

Flu Epidemic kills 30 million

Wilson presents Fourteen Points Peace Plan

National War Labor board etablished

Austria-Hungary surrenders to Allies

Armistice ends WWI

Signing of Treaty of Versailles

Prohibition

Benito Mussolini appointed Italian Prime Minister

German Hyperinflation

Hirohito becomes Japanese emperor

Charles Lindberg First nonstop transatlantic flight

Herbert Hoover elected President

Stock Market crash

Bank failures begin

Dust Bowl

Boulder Dam Project Begins

Japan Invades Manchuria

Japan Conquers Manchuria

FDR elected President 1st

Amelia Earhart crosses Atlantic

Congress creates the SEC

Civilian Conservation Corps

Hitler Sets up Dachau

Agriculture Adjustment Act

Hitler comes to power

First Fireside Chat by FDR

Works Progress Administration established

Congress passes Social Security Act

WWII

Civil War in Spain

FDR wins President 2nd

Jesse Owens wins gold in Germany

Hindenburg Disaster

Welles broadcasts War of the Worlds

Kristallnacht

Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression Pact

Germany invades Poland

Britain and France declare War

FDR elected President 3rd

Hideki Tojo Appointed Japanese Army General

Japan, Gemany and Italy sign Tripartite Pact

Lend Lease Act

Hitler invades Soviet Union

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

WWII War Production Board Established

Japanese Internment Camps Begin

Battle of Midway

German General Rommel surrender in North Africa

FDR elected President 4th

D-Day Invasion

Battle of Bulge

Iwo Jima

7 year occupation of Japan by US

Troops enter Auschwitz

Yalta Conference

V-E Day

Bombing of Hiroshima

Bombing of Nagasaki

V-J Day

Nuremburg War Trials Begin

North Korea Founded

22nd Amendment Ratified

Rosa Park's Bus Segregation

Kennedy Assassinated

Martin Luther's Speech