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First Model T Produced
Production was started on the first model T. -
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Zimmerman Telegram
Telegram allowing submarine warfare against everybody. -
WWI Armistice
An agreement was signed that ended WWI. -
19th Amendment
Allowed every US citizen to vote, regardless of sex. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
Charles Lindbergy flew across the atlantic ocean and landed safely in Paris. -
Black Thursday
Stocks dropped rapidly, marking the start of the wall street crash. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes Reich Chancellor of Germany, beginning the road to defeat. -
The New Deal
Programs started by the government in an attempt to recover from the depression. -
Munich Pact Signed
A bunch of countries got together, and created a new country to give to Germany, in an attempt to appease them and delay WWII. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany and Russia invade Poland, beginning WWII. -
Pearl Harbor is Attacked
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, in an attempt to keep the US fleet from stopping their actions elsewhere, even though the US was not currently in the war. -
D-Day
The US landed troops on the shores of Normandy and began the counterattack against Germany. -
First Atom Bomb Dropped
The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan, causing over 200,000 casualties. -
United Nations Formed
The United Nations was formed soon after WWII in an attempt to keep the peace between different countries. -
Long Telegram
Telegram basically announcing war against communism and why. -
NATO is Formed
NATO is basically the military might of the UN, and attacks a country who attacks another one without provocation. -
Russia Makes Atomic Bomb
Russia detonates an atomic bomb, giving them the same super-destructive power as the US. -
Korean War
The Korean war is started, with the UN and US on the side of the south, and China with the North. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Separate schools based on color of skin was deemed unconstitutional. -
Vietnam War
Vietnamese Civil war, with the South against the North, which the US and other countries were involved in. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Relinquish her Seat
Rosa Parks is against bus segregation, and won't give up her seat. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The US and Russia come super close to launching nuclear missiles, but didn't. -
JFK Assassinated
JFK was assassinated, and died. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution that allowed the president to mobilize the armed forces without needing to send it throuh congress first. -
Apollo 11 Landing
Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon. -
Internet's first successful test
Internet was first used, and information was able to be sent from one computer to another miles away, -
Watergate Break in
People broke into the watergate offices, which led to the watergate scandal being begun. -
Nixon's Resignation
Nixon resigned as president shortly before he would have been impeached. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
It is declared that the Berlin Wall in open, and everyone can go through freely. -
9/11 Attacks
Multiple planes were hijacked and crashed into the world trade center and twin towers. -
Elantris was Published
Elantris, Brandon Sanderson's first book, was published.