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The Invention of the Model T
The Model T, invented by Henry Ford of the Ford automobile company, was unveiled on this date and it became the longest production run of any automobile model. Link text -
The Zimmerman Telegram
A German telegram from Arthur Zimmerman was sent to Mexico offering United States land to Mexico for being loyal to the Germans. This is what drew the USA into World War I. Link Text -
The WWI Armistice
After hearing that the Kaiser has been overthrown on November 10th, the Germans and their Allies agreed upon the Armistice at 5am on November 11th which was the great step to end World War I. Link text -
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Charles Lindbergh's Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh completes the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in his Spirit of St. Louis plane. Link text -
Black Thursday
Sellers on this day traded about 13 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The investors of companies lost about $5 billion. Link text -
The New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted multiple programs in order to restore jobs and relief to the suffering Americans during the Great Depression. Link text -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler gets appointed chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg after parliament held elections. Link text -
The Munich Pact
British and French prime ministers agreed to the Munich Pact with Adolf Hitler which led to German hold on Czechoslovakia. Link text -
Hitler Invades Poland
Nazi German troops invaded Poland, breaking the Non-Aggression Pact that Hitler made with Poland in 1934. Link text -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor before 8am that destroyed nearly 20 American vessels and 300 airplanes. This led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt declaring war on Japan. Link text -
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, a Japanese city, which resulted in the deaths of at least 100,000 people. Another plane bombed Nagasaki a few days later and resulted in 40,000 deaths. Link text -
The Formation of United Nations
The assembly consisting of the United States, the British, the Soviets, and the Chinese from the Yalta Conference of 1945 formed the United Nations officially on this date. Link text -
The Long Telegram
George Kennan sends a long telegram to State Department in order to relay his stance on the Soviet Union and his hatred towards communism. He called communism weak, insecure, and void of logic. Link text -
Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb at a test site in Kazakhstan. This motivated the United States to one-up them and the United States detonated a hydrogen bomb in 1952. Link text -
The Formation of NATO
The NATO alliance of the United States, Canada, and other Western European nations was formed to combat and defend themselves against the Soviet Union. Link text -
The Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea when North invaded South. Korea was united before the Cold War interfered and North Korea stood with the Soviets and South Korea stood with the United States. Link text -
Brown v Board of Education
This day ruled that separating colored students and white students was unconstitutional. Link text -
The Vietnam War
1955-1975: The Vietnam War was a long war that consisted of communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam and their United States ally. The war was won after Richard Nixon withdrew US Forces and North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger. She was arrested and she sparked the bus boycott. Link text -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The United States and the Soviet Union had a huge conflict with each other and was close to becoming an all out nuclear battle during the Cold War. Link text -
JFK's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while on a campaign visit in Dallas. He was in the back of the car while it was turning and shots rang out and was pronounced dead at 1pm. Link text -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions
This was a resolution that the United States proposed in response to Vietnamese attacks at the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Link text -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first successful human mission to the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, and then Buzz Aldrin. Link text -
The Watergate Break-ins
During his reelection campaign in 1972, Richard Nixon was caught wiretapping and stealing documents. He tried to cover this up, but eventually resigned from presidency in August 1974. This led to questioning authority in American politics. Link text -
Nixon's Resignation
After admitting to the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned from the office of President through a resignation speech. Link text -
The Invention of the Internet
The internet was invented when ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and created a huge network known as today’s internet. The World Wide Web was invented later in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee. Link text -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
On this day, tensions released between East and West Germany and the wall of Berlin that separated the two was torn down. Link text -
The 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were a series of aerial attacks when planes crashed into the twin towers, the pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania on the morning of September 11, 2001. Link text
