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U.S. History

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    Events from 1914-1919

  • The Second Battle of Ypres begins

    The Second Battle of Ypres begins

    Poison gas is used for the first time by Germans in an attack on the Canadian sector.
  • Allied forces make landings an Gallipoli, Turkey

    Allied forces make landings an Gallipoli, Turkey

  • The American naval and military attaches in Paris and London draft a plan for mobilizing US shipping to carry an American army to Europe

    The American naval and military attaches in Paris and London draft a plan for mobilizing US shipping to carry an American army to Europe

  • President Wilson, publicly calls for the German's to stop their submarine policy of sinking all ships in enemy waters without warning.

    President Wilson, publicly calls for the German's to stop their submarine policy of sinking all ships in enemy waters without warning.

  • Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, asks for American military participation in Europe.

    Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, asks for American military participation in Europe.

  • British forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.

    British forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.

  • German forces finish their withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.

    German forces finish their withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.

  • United States comes out of neutrality and declares war on Germany

    United States comes out of neutrality and declares war on Germany

    entering the First World War
  • The Nivelle Offensive begins.

    The Nivelle Offensive begins.

  • The Nivelle Offensive, which includes the Second Battle of Aisne and the Third Battle of Champagne ends in French Failure

    The Nivelle Offensive, which includes the Second Battle of Aisne and the Third Battle of Champagne ends in French Failure

  • Chemin des Dames Offensive ends in disastrous failure for the French having advanced only 500 yards at the cost of 250,000 casualties

    Chemin des Dames Offensive ends in disastrous failure for the French having advanced only 500 yards at the cost of 250,000 casualties

    A month long series of mutinies break out amongst the French army.
  • Canadian troops take Vimy Ridge and the surrounding area in one of Canada's finest battles of the war.

    Canadian troops take Vimy Ridge and the surrounding area in one of Canada's finest battles of the war.

  • President Woodrow Wilson delivers war address to Congress

    President Woodrow Wilson delivers war address to Congress

    House of Representatives to declare war on Germany
  • Germany launches second Spring offensive, the Battle of the Lys, in the British sector of Armentieres

    Germany launches second Spring offensive, the Battle of the Lys, in the British sector of Armentieres

  • Foch appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces on Western Front

    Foch appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces on Western Front

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    1920's

  • Prohibition Amendment

    Prohibition Amendment

    The 18th Amendment goes into effect
  • Station KDKA

    Station KDKA

    Station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, initiates regular radio broadcasts, the first station to do so.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein lectures in New York about his theory of relativity.
  • Wage Cuts

    Wage Cuts

    Wage cuts and massive unemployment cause unrest and an increase in violence
  • Margaret Sanger

    Margaret Sanger

    Forms the American Birth Control League
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The Supreme Court declares the 19th Amendment (votes for women) to be constitutional.
  • President Coolidge

    President Coolidge

    President Harding dies of an embolism after suffering ptomaine poisoning followed by pneumonia. Coolidge is sworn in on 3 August.
  • Diptheria Epidemic

    Diptheria Epidemic

    A diphtheria epidemic in Alaska captures the country's attention as dog teams drive through the winter weather to deliver antidiphtheria serum to Nome
  • Air Commerce Act

    Air Commerce Act

    The Air Commerce Act regulates civil aviation; the Army Air Corps is established
  • Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh flies The Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris, traveling 3600 miles in 33 and a half hours

  • Broadway

    The Jazz Singer, starring Broadway star Al Jolson, debuts as the "first" talking picture, and its success spells the beginning of the end for silent movies
  • Model A

    Model A

    The Ford Model A, the successor to the Model T, is produced under great secrecy

  • Massacre

    In the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre," six gangsters from the "Bugs" Moran mob and another man are gunned down in a Chicago garage.
  • Immigration Act

    Immigration Act

    Enforcement of the the Immigration Act of 1924 begins
  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday

    On "Black Thursday," 24 October, 13 million shares are sold on the New York Stock Exchange
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    1930's

  • American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto

    American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto

  • In order to combat the growing depression, President Herbert Hoover asks the U.S. Congress to pass a $150 million public works project to increase employment and economic activity

    In order to combat the growing depression, President Herbert Hoover asks the U.S. Congress to pass a $150 million public works project to increase employment and economic activity

  • The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem

    The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem

  • Construction is completed on the Empire State Building in New York City and it opens for business.

    Construction is completed on the Empire State Building in New York City and it opens for business.

  • The infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped

    The infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped

  • Democratic challenger Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent President Hoover in the presidential election for his first of an unprecedented four terms

    Democratic challenger Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent President Hoover in the presidential election for his first of an unprecedented four terms

  • The New Deal social and economic programs are passed by the United States Congress is a special one hundred day session to address depression era economics

    The New Deal social and economic programs are passed by the United States Congress is a special one hundred day session to address depression era economics

  • The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition

    The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition

  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  • Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treat of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930

    Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treat of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930

  • The greatest hitter in the history of baseball, Babe Ruth, retires from Major League Baseball

    The greatest hitter in the history of baseball, Babe Ruth, retires from Major League Baseball

  • The Santa Fe Railroad inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California

    The Santa Fe Railroad inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California

  • William Henry Hastie is appointed to the federal bench, becoming the first African-American to become a federal judge.

    William Henry Hastie is appointed to the federal bench, becoming the first African-American to become a federal judge.

  • Naval expansion act passed.

    Naval expansion act passed.

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks the U.S. Congress for a defense budget hike.

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    WWII

  • Italy enters the war.

    Italy invades southern France on June 21.

  • The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.

  • The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.

  • Bulgaria joins the Axis.

  • A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

  • British and U.S. navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

  • British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt

  • Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.

  • The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union

    The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own

  • U.S. and British troops land on Sicily

    By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily

  • Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples

  • U.S. troops land in the Philippines

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    J

  • Yalta Conference Cold War Begins

  • Hitler commits suicide

  • United States first used atomic bomb in war

    United States first used atomic bomb in war

  • Japanese surrender End of World War II

  • Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.

  • Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War

  • Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia

  • Soviets explode first atomic bomb

    Soviets explode first atomic bomb

  • Korean War begins

    Korean War begins

  • Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • Rosenberg executions

  • Korean War ends

  • Warsaw Pact formed

    Warsaw Pact formed

  • Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary

    Egypt took control of Suez Canal; U.S. refused to help take it back
  • Sputnik launched into orbit

    Sputnik launched into orbit

  • Khrushchev demands withdrawal of troops from Berlin

  • Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro

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    1960s

  • •First Televised Presidential Debates

  • •Bay of Pigs Invasion

  • •Peace Corps Founded

  • •Soviets Launch First Man in Space

  • •Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

  • •JFK Assassinated

  • •Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech

  • •Beatles Become Popular in U.S.

  • •Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S.

  • •U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam

  • •Mass Draft Protests in U.S.

  • •First Super Bowl

  • •Three U.S. Astronauts Killed During Simulated Launch

  • •Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

  • •Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon

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    q

  • Nixon travels to People's Republic of China

  • Nixon resigns from Presidency

  • Star Wars released

  • Sony introduces first Walkmen

  • MTV starts up

  • Deepest US recession since The Great Depression begins.

  • Suicide Bombers attack US peace keepers in Lebanon, killing 241

  • Michael Jackson releases song "Thriller"

  • George H. W. Bush becomes President

  • Berlin Wall Falls

  • Beatles release #1 hit after 30 years of being broken up.

  • Foreign terrorist attack World Trade Center and The Pentagon.

  • President Bush orders invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from Power.

  • Barack Obama elected as first African-American President of US.

  • "King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies.