Timeline Assignment (1900-2000)

By mchavez24

  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers
    Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight in heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

  • First Military Air Flight Takes Place in San Antonio

    First Military Air Flight Takes Place in San Antonio
    Pioneering pilot Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois brought the new plane to San Antonio and publicly demonstrated it in flight on March 2 at Fort Sam Houston.

  • Texas Adopts the 19th Amendment

    Texas Adopts the 19th Amendment
    On June 28, 1919, Texas became the first state to approve the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, winning women the right to vote in national elections.

  • Prohibition Era

    Prohibition Era
    Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquor outlawed. The Prohibition era sees a mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

  • Texas Celebrates the Centennial

    Texas Celebrates the Centennial
    Texans celebrated the 100th anniversary of Texas independence with statewide festivities. The United States issued commemorative three-cent stamps and half-dollars to observe the anniversary. The Centennial Exposition was held in Dallas on the state fairgrounds and opened on June 6, 1936. It ran until late November of that year. Over 6 million people attended.

  • Beaumont Riot

    Beaumont Riot
    A direct result of the War, Beaumont's population boomed as people moved there to take jobs in the shipyards and war plants. The rapid increase of population forced integration due to the sheer lack of facilities in the town.

  • World War II & Cold War

    World War II & Cold War
    The US drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrenders

  • Brown v. Board of Education; End of Segregation in Public Schools

    Brown v. Board of Education; End of Segregation in Public Schools
    Following the Supreme Court decision to end segregation in profession schools, the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education further extended those rights to all schools in the United States. Students of all races were allowed to attend the same schools. San Antonio was among the first cities in the U.S. to comply with the order.

  • President John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas

    President John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
    As they entered Dealey Plaza on Elm Street, shots rang out. Both Kennedy and Connally were struck. They were rushed to Parkland Hospital where President Kennedy was pronounced dead shortly after. Connally was seriously wounded and took months to recover.

  • Missile Attacks

    Missile Attacks
    U.S. launches missile attacks on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan following terrorist attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and
    Tanzania