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The US in the 20th century

  • U.S. President Is Assassinated

    U.S. President Is Assassinated
    The US president William McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz
  • The Wright Brothers

    The Wright Brothers
    The Wright Brothers made planes the first flight was in 1903
  • Titanic

    Titanic
    The Ship Titanic was suppose to take it first trip from England to USA. Along the way there was an unexpected iceberg. The Titanic crashed.
  • WWI

    WWI
    The USA joined WWI after not wanting to be involved
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    Economic Growth

    The roaring Twenties made a big difference for the US, with the economic growth and a boom in construction .
  • The Stock Market Crash

    The Stock Market Crash
    The Stock market crashed on Wall Street, New York. Which led to the great depression.
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    The Great Depression

    After The Stock Market Crash in 929 led to a decade with depression
  • The Empire State Building

    The Empire State Building
    The Empire State Building was build in 1931 in New York.
  • The Pearl Harbor

    The Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese attacked a US navy base in Hawaii named The Pearl Harbor
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    The Cold War

    The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union
  • Big Idols

    Big Idols
    Girls started going crazy after boys like James Dean and Elvis Presley
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    The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil Rights Movement was a movement to stop racial discrimination and get equal rights for African-Americans.
  • The Assassinations Of The US President

    The Assassinations Of The US President
    President John F Kennedy got killed while driving in a parade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
  • The First Man On The Moon

    The First Man On The Moon
    Neil Aiden Armstrong was an american astronaut and the first human to walk on the moon
  • The Watergate Scandal

    The Watergate Scandal
    There was a break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate, Washington D.C. They believe the break in had something to do with President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Eruption Of Mount St. Helens

    Eruption Of Mount St. Helens
    Mount St. Helens erupted after two months of minor explosion and earthquakes.
  • First Woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice

     First Woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice
    in 1981 Sandra Day O`Connor was the first female on the US supreme court
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    The Biggest Artists Of The 90s

    Some of the biggest artists in the 90s was Micheal Jackson, Prince, Madonna and Whitney Houston
  • Clinton–Lewinsky scandal

    Clinton–Lewinsky scandal
    President Bill Clinton and White house intern Monica Lewinsky had an affair between 1995 and 1997, but didn't come to light until 1998
  • Google

    Google
    Google was created in 1998
  • 9/11

    9/11
    four planes were hijacked. two planes hit the twin towers in NY and the third hit the pentagon. this day is remembered as "day that changed the world" 3000 people died
  • The First African-American President

    The First African-American President
    in 2008 Barack Obama was elected as president of the United States. which makes him the first African- American president in US history
  • Occupy Wall Street

    Occupy Wall Street
    In 2011 a thousand people protested through the streets of the New York city finical district with the "Occupy wall street" banner over their heads. They protested against income inequality
  • The 2016 Election

    The 2016 Election
    After Obama left office, Donald Trump became the new president in 2017. The 2016 election caused lots of caos.
  • Pandemic

    Pandemic
    the Covid 19 virus (Corona virus) took 2020 by storm.