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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed
Ferdinand was assainated when Gavrilo Princip stepped from the crowd and shot him and his wife sofie -
Austria- hungary declares war
they declared a short war against serbia -
Germany invades belgium
Germany invades belgium using the schlieffen plan -
germany declares war
they declared war on russia's ally france -
allies stop german advance into paris
allies of france put up resistance in belgium to stop the germans from advancing to paris -
turkey enters war
they entered the war on germanys side -
treches were dug
two parrellel systems of deep rat infested trenches crossed france from the belgain coast and swiss alps -
lusitania was sunk
it was sunk by german u boats -
italy declares war
they declared war on germany and austria -
first time tanks were used
tanks were used at somme -
unresticted submarine warfare starts
this alowed the germans to be unseen -
Britain launched a major offensive
they luanched it on the western front -
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
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Peace conference met at Paris
this would bring every one to peace -
treaty of versailles
was signed by the germans -
prohibition
prohibited the sale and manufacture of alchol -
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
arrested on charges of murder and robbery. -
Station KDKA in Pittsburgh
They initiated regular radio broadcasts. Which was the first station to do so. -
Albert Einstein lectures
Lectured about theory of relativity -
Margaret Sanger
forms the American Birth Control League -
President Harding dies
dies of an embolism after suffering ptomaine poisoning followed by pneumonia. -
model t
model was mass prodused -
st valentines day massacre
bugs morans men were shot by al capones men -
Imagration Act
enforced for the act of 1924 -
stock market crash
Massive number of people were trying to sell their stocks and nearly no one was buying. -
The National Anthem
The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the National Anthem of the United States -
Empire State Building Completed
it was the tallest building in the world - standing at 1,250 feet tall. -
Prohibition Ends in the U.S.
Prohibition was the period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. -
Assassination Attempt on Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt had just sat down after giving a speech at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida when five shots rang out. -
King Edward VIII Abdicates
King Edward VIII was forced to decide between remaining the king of England or keeping the woman he loved, -
first credit card
The first Diners Club credit cards were given out in 1950 to 200 people .The concept of the card grew and by the end of 1950, 20,000 people were using the Diners Club credit card. -
Color TV
This first color program was a variety show simply called the "Premiere." -
Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen at Age 25
After suffering from lung cancer for several years, King George VI died in his sleep on February 6, 1952 at age 56. Upon his death, his oldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became queen. Elizabeth was 25 years old. -
The Great Smog of 1952
From December 5 to December 9, 1952, a thick fog settled on London. This fog mixed with trapped black smoke to create a deadly layer of smog. -
The First Playboy Magazine
This first edition of Playboy was 44-pages long and had no date on its cover because Hefner wasn't sure there would be a second edition. In that first run, Hefner sold 54,175 copies of Playboy magazine at 50 cents each. -
The First to Climb Mount Everest
After years of dreaming about it and seven weeks of climbing, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest. -
Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S.
"A statute which implies merely a legal distinction between the white and colored races -- a distinction which is founded in the color of the two races, and which must always exist so long as white men are distinguished from the other race by color -- has no tendency to destroy the legal equality of the two races, or re-establish a state of involuntary servitude." -
Disneyland Opens
On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened for a few thousand specially invited visitors; the following day, Disneyland officially opened to the public. Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California on what used to be a 160-acre orange orchard, cost $17 million to build. -
Emmett Till Murdered
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago, was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he was snatched from his great-uncle's home on the night of August 28. He was then beaten, shot in the head, and then thrown into Tallahatchie River. -
James Dean Dies in Car Accident
On September 30, 1955, actor James Dean was driving his new Porsche 550 Spyder to an auto rally in Salinas, California when he was involved in a head-on collision with a 1950 Ford Tutor. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African-American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Elvis Gyrates on Ed Sullivan's Show
For Elvis' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday night at 8 p.m. on September 9, 1956, Ed Sullivan himself was not able to host since he had recently been in a very serious car accident that left him in the hospital. In his place, Oscar-winning actor Charles Laughton hosted the show. -
Fidel Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba
Arriving back in Cuba on December 2, 1956, Castro and his group of trained rebels (the 26th of July Movement) landed on Cuban soil with the intention of starting a revolution. -
Laika Becomes the First Living Animal to Enter Orbit
November 3, 1957 with a living animal (Laika the dog) on board. Laika lived through the launch, but died in space since no return plan had been created for her. -
Hope Diamond Is Donated to the Smithsonian
n November 10, 1958, the latest owner of the huge diamond, Harry Winston (a New York jeweler) donated the diamond to the Smithsonian Institute to be displayed as part of the National Gem and Mineral Collection in the National Museum of Natural History. -
JFK Assassination
John Kennedy made a campaign swing through Dallas and was assassinated. -
us invades cambodia
invaded cambodia which was a neutral country during the war
