US History B Timeline 2 By PuraVida#51 Jan 17, 1917 The Zimmerman Telegram Nov 11, 1918 The WWI Armistice Period: Jun 4, 1919 to Aug 18, 1920 The 19th Amendment May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh’s Flight Oct 2, 1929 Black Thursday Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima & Nagasaki Oct 24, 1945 The formation of United Nations Feb 22, 1946 The Long Telegram Apr 4, 1949 The formation of NATO Aug 29, 1949 Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 The Korean War May 17, 1954 Brown v Board of Education Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 The Vietnam War Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat Period: Oct 16, 1961 to Oct 29, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 7, 1963 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Nov 22, 1963 JFK’s Assassination Jul 16, 1968 The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Jun 17, 1972 The Watergate Break-ins Aug 8, 1973 Nixon’s Resignation Jan 1, 1983 The invention of the Internet Nov 9, 1988 The Fall of the Berlin Wall Sep 11, 2001 The 9/11 Attacks 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic