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The Invention of the Model T
The Model T was an important vehicle for American history because it was cheap allowing many people to afford and own cars. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
In January of the year 1917, the German Foreign Office sent a proposal for a military alliance with Mexico. -
WWI Armistice
On November 11, 1918 the Allies and their enemies finally agreed to stop fighting. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took a solo flight from New York to Paris. -
Black Thursday
On Thursday of October 24, 1929 the stock market crashed which began the Wall Street crash or 1929. -
The New Deal
From 1933 to 1939 President FDR enacted programs, projects, and reforms to help the US recover from the Great Depression. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
On January 30th, 1933 President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler to be the chancellor of Germany. -
The Munich Pact
On September 30, 1938 an agreement was signed between Germany and Britain which allowed Germany to annex Sudetenland. -
Hitler Invades Poland
On September 1, 1939, the German army launched an invasion against Poland -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japenese attacked the United State's naval base in Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944 the Allies launched an attack on German-occupied Normandy, France's shores. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945 America dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
The Bombing of Nagasaki
On August 9, 1945 America dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki -
The Formation of the United Nations
On October 24, 1945 the United Nations was formed to maintain international peace. -
The Long Telegram
On February 22, 1946 George Kennan sent a telegram from Russia to the US which was 8,000 words long. -
The Formation of NATO
NATO was formed on April 4, 1949 to provide collective protection from the Soviet Union. -
Russians Test their First Atomic Bomb
On August 29, 1949 the Russians dropped their first Atomic Bomb. -
The Korean War
On June 25, 1950 the Korean war began between North and South Korea. -
Brown v. The Board of Education
On December 9, 1952 the ruling began on whether racial segregation in schools is constitutional. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought by the US in an attempt to contain communism and stop its spread. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Giver Up her Seat
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on a public bus. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
On October 16, 1962 the US engaged with the Soviet Union in a standoff concerning Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
JFK's Assassination
On November 22, 1963 JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the ability to take any measures necessary to retaliate or to keep peace in southeast Asia. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
On July 24, 1969 the Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land humans on the surface of the moon. -
The Watergate Break-ins
On June 17, 1972 Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building was broken into. Nixon attempted to coverup his involvement. -
Nixon's Resignation
Nixon resigns from the presidency in the face of impeachment. -
The Invention of the Internet
On January 1, 1983 the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network adopted Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol and assembled a new network that became the modern internet that we have today. -
The Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall which was meant to divide Berlin is taken down. -
9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001 there were four attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the US.