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U.S. History
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was killed. -
The Great War Begins
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
Germany Declares War
Germany declares war on France and Russia. -
Japan Declares War
Japan declares war on Germany. -
Zeppelin Raid
First Zeppelin raid on Great Britain. -
Battle of Bolimov
First German use of chemical weapons. -
War Declared on Bulgaria
Italy and Russia declare war on Bulgaria. -
The Battle of Somme Ends
The Battle of Somme ends with enormous casualties and no winner. -
HMHS Brittanic Sinks
HMHS Brittanic sinks after hitting a German mine. -
United Kingdom Prime Minister Henry Asquith Resigns
United Kingdom Prime Minister Henry Asquith resigns and is succeeded by David Lloyd George -
Grigori Rasputin is assassinated.
Grigori Rasputin, Russia's éminence grise, is assassinated. -
First U.S. Troops Land in France
U.S. enters war. -
United States Declares War
The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
Germany Signs Armistice
Germany signs the Armistice of Compiègne. End of fighting at 11 a.m..[ -
Yugoslav independence
Yugoslav independence proclaimed. -
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1920s
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League of Nations
League of Nations holds first meeting. -
19th Amendment
Women granted the right to vote. -
Miss America
The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. -
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memoria is dedicated in Washington, D.C. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine published for first time. -
President Harding Dies
President Warren G. Harding dies in office after becoming ill following a trip to Alaska, and is succeeded by his Vice President, Calvin Coolidge. -
First Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympic Games are held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France -
Hoover Appointed
J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. -
First Woman Governer
Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor of the United States in Wyoming. -
Grand Old Opry Radio Broadcast
The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast. -
NBC Radio Network
The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations. -
Mount Rushmore
Work on the sculpture at Mount Rushmore began. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In Chicago, Illinois, gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivals in the act known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. -
Great Depression Begins
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 Stock Market crash. -
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1930s
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The London Naval Reduction Treaty
The London Naval Reduction Treaty is signed into law by the United States, Great Britain, Italy, France, and Japan. -
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is signed by President Herbert Hoover. It's effective rate hikes would slash world trade. -
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem. -
Empire State Building
Construction is completed on the Empire State Building in New York City and it opens for business. -
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established to stimulate banking and business. -
Son of Charles Lindbergh Kidnapped
The infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent President Hoover in the presidential election for his first of an unprecedented four terms. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inagurated
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time. -
The Century of Progress World's Fair
The Century of Progress World's Fair opens in Chicago, Illinois. -
The 21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth retires from Major League Baseball. -
All-Pullman Super Chief Passenger Train Service
The Santa Fe Railroad inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. -
William Henry Hastie
William Henry Hastie is appointed to the federal bench, becoming the first African-American to become a federal judge. -
The National Minimum Wage
is enacted within the federal legislation known as the Fair Labor Standards Act. -
United States Declares Neutrality
The United States declares its neutrality in the European war after Germany invaded Poland, effectively beginning World War II. -
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World War II
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Germany Invades
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. -
Italy
Italy enters the war. -
Italians Invade Egypt
The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya. -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. -
U.S. Enters War
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. -
Germany Declares on United States
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States. -
Axis Forces Surrender to the Allies
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. -
Second Front
British and U.S. troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. -
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1945-1959
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FDR Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the western Allies -
V-E Day
Declared V-E Day -
Germans Surrenders to Soviets
Germany surrenders to the Soviets. -
Atomic Bomb
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Soviet Union Declares War on Japan
The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria -
War Ends
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II. -
United Nations
United Nations formed. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
Racial Segregation Ends in Military
Truman ends racial segregation in the military. -
The Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Color TV
Color tv introduced in U.S. -
Polio
The first large scale vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
United States Trains South Vietnamese Troops
The United States government agrees to train South Vietnamese troops. -
Segregation in School
Racial segregation in public schools is declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Brown vs. the Board of Education. -
First Astronauts of United States
NASA selects the first seven military pilots to become the Mercury Seven, first astronauts of the United States. The Mercury Seven included John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepherd, and Deke Slayton. -
Disneyland
Disneyland, opens in Anaheim, California, with the backing of the new television network, ABC. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, prompting the boycott and NAACP protect that would lead to the declaration that bus segregation laws were unconstitutional by a federal court. -
Castro
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government under rebel leader Fidel Castro. Castro becomes the Premier of Cuba on February 16. -
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1960's
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First Weather Satellite
Tiros I, the first weather satellite, is launched by the United States. -
50 Star Flag
The fifty star flag of the United States is debuted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reflecting the admission of Hawaii into the union in 1959. -
Kennedy Wins Election of 1960
The presidential race to succeed two term president Dwight D. Eisenhower is won by Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic candidate from Massachusetts, over incumbent Vice President Richard M. Nixon. -
Cuban Missile Crises
The Cuban Missile Crises begins. -
I Have a Dream
The Civil Rights march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom culminates with Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. -
Kennedy Assasinated
John F. Kennedy is assasinated by Lee Harvery Oswalt. -
Muhammed Ali
1960 Olympic champion Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) wins the World Heavyweight Championship in Boxing from current champ Sonny Liston. -
Medicare
Medicare, the government medical program for citizens over the age of 65, begins. -
The National Historic Preservation Act
The National Historic Preservation Act is made law. It expanded the National Register of Historic Places to include historic sites of regional, state, and local significance. -
Outer Space Treaty
The Outer Space Treaty is signed into force by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, to take effect on October 10, 1967. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is sworn into office as the first black Supreme Court Justice. -
MLK Assassinated
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on a motel balcony by James Earl Ray. -
Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated
Presidential candidate, the Democratic Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy, is shot at a campaign victory celebration in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, a Jordanian, after primary victories, and dies one day later. -
New York Jets
The New York Jets win Super Bowl III over the Baltimore Colts after a bold prediction by quarterback Joe Namath. This is the first victory in the National Football League for a former American Football League team. -
Neil Armstrong
The Apollo program completes its mission. Neil Armstrong, United States astronaut, becomes the first man to set foot on the moon four days after launch from Cape Canaveral. His Apollo 11 colleague, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. accompanies him. -
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1970-2012
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Computer Floppy Disks First introduced
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VCR introduced
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Microsoft Founded by Bill Gates
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MTV starts up
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E.T. Movie released
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Michael Jackson releases song "Thriller"
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Challenger space shuttle explodes
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Berlin Wall Falls
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OJ Simpson arrested for Double Murder
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Titanic awarded most succesful movie ever
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Metallica sues Napster
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Foreign terrorist attack World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
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Toyota releases first ever hybrid car.
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Barack Obama elected as first African-American President of US.
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"King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies.
