Modernism Timeline

  • Charles Lindbergh Flight

    Charles Lindbergh Flight
    Charles Lindbergh flies solo from New York to Paris.
  • World War II begins

    World War II begins
    Hitler invades Poland, World War II begins.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, United States enters World War II.
  • The U.S. nukes Japan

    The U.S. nukes Japan
    The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II ends as Japan Surrenders.
  • September 11th Atacks on the U.S.

    September 11th Atacks on the U.S.
    Hijacked plans crash into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and a field in rural Pennsylvania. Thousands of lives are lost.