US History 1900-2000

  • Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane

    Galveston Hurricane leaves more than 6,000 dead
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    The US signs treaty to acquire access to Panama Canal Zone
  • US enters World War I

    US enters World War I

    US declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
  • World War I ends

    World War I ends

    Armistice signed, ending the war
  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    19th Amendment Ratified

    Women gain the right to vote in the United States
  • Star Spangled Banner

    Star Spangled Banner

    The US makes this the national anthem
  • United Nations

    United Nations

    The UN is established
  • NATO

    NATO

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization established
  • MLK

    MLK

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
  • Challenger Explosion

    Challenger Explosion

    Worst accident in US space program history. All members on board were killed.
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War

    Iraq invaded Kuwait which later leads to US involvement in operation Desert Storm