US History B Timeline

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    Modern Era

  • The invention of the Model T

    The invention of the Model T

    The first affordable, mass produced car in history, designed by Henry Ford.
  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    A telegram from Germany encouraging the Mexican government to wage war with them against the U.S.
  • The WWI Armistice

    The WWI Armistice

    A agreement that halted fighting on the western front in WW1 on 11/11/1918, effective at 11AM.
  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment was passed, and allowed woman to vote.
  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    The first continuous, solo flight across the Atlantic ocean.
  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday

    The start of the worst stock market crash in history, and the start of the great depression.
  • Hitler becomes chancellor

    Hitler becomes chancellor

    The day Hitler was appointed chancellor and rose to power.
  • The New Deal

    The New Deal

    A group of government programs that provided jobs and support to the people of the U.S, aimed to combat the great depression.
  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact

    A pact that allowed Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia.
  • Hitler Invades Poland

    Hitler Invades Poland

    The beginning of Hitler's invasion of Poland.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    A surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base by the Japanese.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    A series of Allied military landings and invasions across the beaches of normandy.
  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Between the 6th and 9th of August, 1945, two nuclear bombs were detonated on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima Nagasaki.
  • The formation of United Nations

    The formation of United Nations

    The formation of a global organization aimed at bettering the world and dismantling dangerous nations.
  • The Long Telegram

    The Long Telegram

    A large telegram detailing soviet policy that would help the U.S counter them.
  • The formation of NATO

    The formation of NATO

    The creation of an international military alliance.
  • Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    The Soviets successfully test their first version of a nuclear bomb.
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    A war fought between the split nations of North and South Korea.
  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    A government decision that banned racial segregation in public schools.
  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks, while riding a bus, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This ended in her being arrested, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, a year plus long protest that ended with segregation being removed from public buses.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    A week plus long nuclear standoff between the U.S and communist bombs stationed in Cuba.
  • JFK’s Assassination

    JFK’s Assassination

    The day JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, while JFK was riding in a presidential motorcade.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    A order that gave president Lyndon B. Johnson the power to use any forces necessary to keep peace in southeast Asia.
  • The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The crew of the Apollo 11 become the first people to walk on the moon.
  • The Watergate Break-ins

    The Watergate Break-ins

    A break-in to the DMC in Washington D.C, where the perpetrators aimed to steal documents and plant bugs linked with Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.
  • Nixon’s Resignation

    Nixon’s Resignation

    A televised Speech given by Nixon, announcing his retirement, due to his involvement in the watergate scandel.
  • The end of the Vietnam War

    The end of the Vietnam War

    A 20 year long conflict between north and south Vietnam, heavily involving the U.S.
  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The destruction of the wall separating east and west Berlin, signaling the end of the cold war.
  • The invention of the Internet

    The invention of the Internet

    The internet becomes accessible to the public for the first time
  • The 9/11 Attacks

    The 9/11 Attacks

    A series of terrorist attacks against the U.S, most infamously against the world trade center.
  • Covid-19 Pandemic

    Covid-19 Pandemic

    A widespread outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, which caused a major lockdown across the world for several years.