20th Century Events and Inventions that changed America By jones2christ Jan 20, 1900 Urbanization of America Began in the late 19th century and increased well into the 20th century. This shows us between 1870 and 1920. http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/urbanization-in-america.htm Dec 10, 1901 First Nobel Peace Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-nobel-prizes-awarded Sep 30, 1903 First box of crayons produced http://www.crayola.com/about-us/company/history.aspx Dec 17, 1903 First airplane flown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers Feb 8, 1908 Boy Scouts of America Incorporated http://www.scouting.org/Home/CubScouts/Parents/About/history.aspx Jul 8, 1908 Henry Ford changes the world in 1908 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm Mar 6, 1912 First oreo cookie created http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/oreohistory.htm Jul 28, 1914 World War I http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage Jan 18, 1921 Medical Insulin developed http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/insulin/discovery-insulin.html http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/discoveryofinsulin.php Oct 24, 1929 Great Depression http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression Sep 1, 1939 World War II http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history Sep 16, 1940 Selective Training and service Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-approves-military-draft Feb 23, 1953 Biology http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/watson-and-crick-discover-chemical-structure-of-dna Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/RosaParks.htm Aug 28, 1963 Civil Rights Movement http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement/videos Dec 3, 1967 1st Heart transplant http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900b.shtml http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-heart-transplant Jul 20, 1969 First man to walk on the moon http://www.history.com/topics/apollo-11 Jan 22, 1973 Roe vs Wade http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/a/Roe-V-Wade.htm Sep 21, 1983 Cellular phones in America http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/about-motorola-us/About_Motorola-History-Timeline/About_Motorola-History-Timeline.html
