Significant Events

  • World War 1 Begins

    World War 1 Begins

    On this day, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the beginning of World War 1.
  • World War 1 Ends

    World War 1 Ends

    The Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending the First World War.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment was passed granting women the right to vote.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    The beginning of the Great Depression as the United States stock market crashed.
  • New Deal

    New Deal

    Economic policies implemented by FDR in efforts to combat the great depression.
  • Beginning of World War 2

    Beginning of World War 2

    Hitler invaded Poland sparking the Second World War.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan's bombing of this military base incited the involvement of the United States in World War 2.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Normandy's beach was invaded with approximately 10,000 casualties.
  • End of World War 2

    End of World War 2

    Following Germany, Japan surrendered and the Second World War came to an end.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    9 African-American students became the first to be integrated into an all-white school after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    The bill outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.