Post 1900s

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    San Francisco Earthquake
    San Francisco Earthquake happened and leaves 500 missing or dead, and destroyed 4 square miles of the city.
  • Radio

    Radio
    In 1906, the radio was invented.
  • Dmitri Shostakovich

    Dmitri Shostakovich
    He was a Russian Composer born 1906 and died and on 1975. He wrote famous pieces such as Festive Overture and The Gadfly Suite.
  • Salvador Contreras

    Salvador Contreras
    He is a Mexican composer born November 10, 1910 and died November 07, 1982. He wrote a famous piece known as "String Quartet #2 'Tres Movimientos Para Guitarra''
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    The U.S. enter World War 1 on April, 6, 1917 against Germany and Austria-Hungary, 3 years after the war has started. The war ends with the defeat of the Germany and Austri-Hungary and an armistace was signed on November, 11, 1918
  • Influenza Pandemic

    Influenza Pandemic
    Influenza hits the world in 1918 and up to the year 1920, 20 million have died because of the influenza.
  • Hearing Aids

    Hearing Aids
    On 1923, hearing aids are invented
  • Great Depression and Herbert Hoover Elected

    Great Depression and Herbert Hoover Elected
    The U.S stock market crashes and the Great Depression happens, as well as the election of Herbert Hoover.
  • Electric Guitar

    Electric Guitar
    On 1935, Electric guitar invented
  • Nuclear Bomb

    Nuclear Bomb
    On 1945, the Nuclear Bomb was invented
  • Nobu Koda

    Nobu Koda
    She is a Japanese composer born on April, 19, 1870 and died March 19, 1946. She was one of the first Japanese women to study music overseas. Koda was known for her "Violin Sonata in E flat Major" and "Violin Sonata in D Minor".
  • Video Game

    Video Game
    On 1958, the first video game is invented
  • William Grant Still

    William Grant Still
    William Grant Still was born on May, 11, 1895 and died on December 3, 1978. He is an American composer who wrote over 200 works, which also include 5 symphonies, 4 ballets, 8 operas and 30 choral works. He is mainly known for his 5 Symphonies and these works, "Symphony #1 'Afro-American'", "Troubled Island" (which is an opera) and, "A Bayou Legend" (Also an opera).
  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    On 1989, the world wide web was created