US Accomplishments 1900-2000

By emilycates
  • Wright Brothers Fly

    Wright Brothers Fly

    Wilbur and Orville Wright fly their Kitty Hawk plane for 12 seconds, proving human flight was possible.
  • Model T Ford debut

    Model T Ford debut

    Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company introduced the Model T Ford revolutionizing transportation and allowing everyday people to own a car.
  • Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis, marking the first nonstop transatlantic flight ever.
  • Electronic Television Invented

    Electronic Television Invented

    Designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old, in San Francisco.
  • Amelia Earheart's Transatlantic Flight

    Amelia Earheart's Transatlantic Flight

    Amelia Earhart became the fist female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • FDR introduces New Deal

    FDR introduces New Deal

    President Franklin D Roosevelt introduces the New Deal plan that brought relief to workers. Introduced minimum wage, financial support programs, and public work programs.
  • Polio Vaccine

    Polio Vaccine

    Trials finished on a new inactive polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. Vaccine was licensed and mass administered and Polio cases feel dramatically over the next few years.
  • Explorer 1 Sent to Space

    Explorer 1 Sent to Space

    Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the US. Sent into space unmanned
  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed Apollo 11 on the moon. First moon landing in the world. Neil Armstrong becomes first man to walk on the moon.
  • Hubble Telescope Launched

    Hubble Telescope Launched

    US launched the Hubble Telescope into space where it orbits with a closer look into space.