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Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungary throne and his wife are assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarejevo.
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Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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The Battle of the Frontiers begins.
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First German zeppelin air raid on England.
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Germany declares a submarine blockade on Great Britain. Any ship approaching England is considered an enemy.
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Germany destroyed a US ship carrying US citizens eith the U-boats.
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The Germans launched a massive attack against Verdun. This battle will become the longest battle of the war. This battle resulted in 698,000 deaths.
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the first use of tanks took place in the battle of Somme
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Note from Gemrny to mexico stating that if mexico allied with germany, they would help get lost land back from US
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no other army was able to capture the ridge, and the Canadians were considered the underdogs at the time.
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United States declares war on Germany for blocking trade rouites, sinking citizen ship, and hurting nation's profits.
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German U-boats appear in US waters for first time, causing naval battle on US teritory
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signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, to honor those who had died in the battle fronts of the war.
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the meeting of the allied victors at the end of World War I to set peace terms for defeated Central Powers
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The National Negro Baseball League started and gave blacks their own league of baseball and broke barriers.
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The KKK rioted there for 18 hours and struck fear into blacks and other races across the nation. Buildings were destroyed across the black neighborhood called Greenwood.
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The first radio broad cast to to broadcast a sporting event. this was tuned into the people that could afford radios.
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Women became closer to the level of men by finally given the right to vote after years of women speaking out and urging the government to give them the vote.
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This act put a limit on how many immigrants could enter the country
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Founded by Margaret Sanger, this group wanted women to be more in control of their bodies and be able to use birth control.
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Teapot Dome scandal begins when two federal oil reserves, one found in Elk Hills, California and the other in Teapot Dome, Wyoming begin to be sold off by The U.S Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall.
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The Palmer Raids held by Russian immigrants finally end.
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Because the men were at war the women took control of the industries, and worked in teh place of men.
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On January 9th, 1924 the market capitalization of Ford Motar Company exceeds $1 billion. With the mass production of the Model T the auto industry was revolutionized.
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The first traffic signal was invented. It ws a simple t shape.
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The first Talkies, (movies with sound) had been realeased to the public
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the first tv was invented and released to public
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On May 20th 1927 Charles Lindbergh leaves Roosevelt field, new York on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history. He would reach Paris thirty three and a half hours later in the Spirit of St. Louis, his aircraft.
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The American stock market collapse led the end of postwar prosperity and was the largest signal of the oncoming depression. Which would be the worst ever in america and would last throughout the 1930's. The plummeting stock led to and estimated $50 billion in loss
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Unemployment rates have risen +607%
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Congress passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act
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Over 10,000 banks have failed to meet standards and shut down.
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Congress creates the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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The FCA was created to regulate, coordinate and examine the institutions belonging to the Farm Credit System.
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This agency was created to address the perennial problems of farmers
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This agency provided employment to young, unmarried men
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NRA established fair-practice and trade codes, minimum wages, maximum work hours and the right of labor to bargain collectively.
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Roosevelt inaugurated; begins "First 100 Days" of intensive legislative activity
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FERA was created in the First 100 Days to distribute $500 million dollars in direct relief to state and local relief agencies
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regulates certain banking practices to protect the deposit-holder
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One of the most profound changes in U.S. history, this act eliminated the sight of old people starving in the streets after their retirement.
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This act strengthened the Federal Reserve System, the first major improvement since its creation in 1913.
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The Supreme Court declares part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional
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The United States will begin emerging from the Depression as it borrows and spends $1 billion to build its armed forces. From 1939 to 1941, when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, U.S. manufacturing will have shot up a phenomenal 50 percent.
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Pres. Harry Truman approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June.
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The Korean War begins its three year conflict
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death
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The United States, Australia, and New Zealand sign a mutual security pact
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Fighting ends in Korea.
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The first color televisions go on sale.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is president.
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U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins televised hearings into alleged Communists in the army.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio
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The United States government agrees to train South Vietnamese troops.
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The Federal Highway Act is signed, marking the beginning of work on the interstate highway system
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The first attempt by the United States to launch a satellite into space fails when it explodes on the launchpad.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for his second term in office.
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Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite, successfully orbits the earth
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American spy plane shot down as offering treaty with USSR
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JFK wins presidential election against Nixon
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JFk begins the space race to be first man on moon
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Construction of Berlin wall begins
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The cuban missile crisis begins when USSR gives Cuba Nuclear long range missiles
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Martin luther king jr give his famous "i hvae a dream" speech
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JFK is assinated while in a parade int Dallas TExas
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Apollo 13 was opposed to take three men to the moon the mission had to be aborted because of a explosion happened in one of the oxygen tanks.
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the guardsmen shot 67 rounds in 13 seconds killing 4 college students and wounding 9 others
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The last remaining American troops pull out from Vietnam
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federal law meant to check the power of the president in committing the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of congress
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Nixon resigns because he has lied about the war. Then he sent his guys to go break into Watergate and spy
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Gerald Ford takes over as president for Nixon
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Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software services and solutions that help people and businesses realize the full possibilities.
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The Fall of Saigon to the People's Army of Vietnam marked the of the Vietnam War. This started the reunification of the country into a communist state.
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Mao Zedong was a leader of the Chinese revolution. He led the creation of communist state in China called the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
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4 terrorists forced an Air France Airbus to land in Uganda. They wanted Israel to release 53 convicted terrorists. The terrorists freed several hostages but kept 105 Israeli and Jewish hostages.
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the world’s largest pipelines for transporting oil.
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Elvis died in his house in the bathroom in Graceland in Memphis. His girlfriend found him in the bathroom dead.
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The star wars saga had began
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This was the largest non-natural disaster in US History and there were 918 people who died during the massacre.
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In Greensboro North Carolina there was 5 protest marchers that were killed by the Ku Klux Klan
