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Franz Ferdinand killed
Garvrilo Princip shot him and his wife. -
Ausrtia- Hungary and Sebria battle
It was expected to be a short war. -
Germany Joins
They were obligated by the treaty ro support Austria. -
Germany declares war
Germany delcared war on Russia's ally France. -
Schlieffen Plan
When Germany invaded Belgium. -
Germans brought to a halt
Allies of France returned to Marne River to halt Germans from advancing. -
Trenches crossed France
Two parallel trenches were built from France to the Swiss Alps. -
Lusitania sunk
U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania -
Germany torpedoes French steamer, Sussex
Germany torpedoed an unarmed French steamer after breaking their promise. -
First battle of the Somme
It was the start of the first battle. -
Bristish loses casualties
They lost over 1.2 million casualties. -
Germany sends Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico
Germany wanted to entice Mexico to enter the war, but the British decoded the messages before they reached Mexico. -
Declare war with Germany
President Wilson asked the House of Representatives to declare war on Germany.. -
Germany signed the armistice at Compiegne, France
The fighting ended on the 11th hours, of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
Treaty of Versailles
Offically ended the First World War. -
Prohibition
American saw a legal ban of the transportation and manufature of alcohol. -
League of Nations
Held it first meeting in Paris. The league was made up of 5 countries that were US, France, Belgium, England, Japan. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
They robbed and killed the guard and paymaster of a Massachuetts shoe factory. -
Women's Bureau
The Women's Bureau was formed into the Department of Labor. -
Voting
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. -
The first commercial radio broadcast
Davis, stood in the studio and read the results of the presidential election. -
Filmmakers
Had set up their own organization so they could cesor their own movies, called the MPAA. -
Bessie Smith first album
She recorded her first jazz popular jazz album with Columbian Records. -
Warren G. Harding dies
He died 2 and a half years into his presidential term and was succeed by Calvin Coolidge. -
John Scopes trial
John Scopes was being tried for violating Tennesse's Butler Act which prohibited teaching of evolution. -
First man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Gertrude Ederle
First female to swim across the English Channel. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth hit a total of 60 homeruns, breaking the season record. -
Micky Mouse first cartoon
Walt Disney made the first cartoon. -
Stock Market crashes
After reaching an all time high in September, it crashed, creating a worldwide crisis. -
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building began construction on this day. -
Hawley- Smoot Tariff
It was signed by president Hoover to slash world trade. -
Public Works Project
Hoover asked Congress too pass $150 million porject to increase employment and economy. -
The Star-Spangled Banner
It was approved by president Hoover and Congress to be the national anthem. -
Dick Tracy
Comic strip by CHester Gould made its debut apperence. -
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Established to stimulate banking and business. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats President Hoover
Roosevelt won by a landslide, 472 Electoral College to Hoovers 59 votes. -
FDR is inaugurated for the first time
His speech with its halmark phrase, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself" begins to rally the public and Congress to deal with great depression issues. -
Battle of Britain
Was fought between Britain and Germans over Great Britain's airspace. -
Jeep invented
The jeep had been invented for military help, for taking it across tough tarrains. -
Manhattan Project
FDR gave the ok for the for starting the atmoic bomb project. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan took a suprise attack on U.S Naval Base and bombed the ships and land. -
Japanese-Americans moved to relocation camps
FDR authorized military commanders to designate "military areas" to Japanese interment camps. -
The Bataan Death March
American and Filipino prisoners of war had to march 65 miles to camp O'Donnell. -
The Battle of Midway
Most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign. -
Italy joins the Allies
After surrendering to the Allied powers, and declared war on the Axis powers. -
D-Day
First day of this massive amphibious invasion, by bring troops across the English Channel to invade Normady, France. -
Hitler Escapes Assassination Attempt
The German Resistance had planned to overthrow the Nazi-led government and kill Hitler, but the plan was a failure. -
FDR dies
FDR complained of pain in his back and collapsed on the floor unconscious, -
Mussolini's death
Mussolini was killed in Giulino after being captured. Him and many other fascists were taken and killed. -
Nuremberg Trials
Task of trying 23 of the most important political and military leaders of the Third Reich. -
Marshall Plan
Reconstruction plan devoloped to aid the Soviet Union and its allies. -
First Credit Card
Frank X. McNamara made a credit card that could be used at more than one place and it was called the Diners Club Credit Card. -
Truman Orders Construction of Hydrogen Bomb
When hearing that the Soviets had created the Hydrogen Bomb Truman ordered Oppenheimer to created one more powereful than the one they created. -
First Peanuts Strip Cartoon
Charles M. Schulz's Peanut cartoon appeared in seven newspapers and was four panels long. -
Color TV introduced
In 1951 CBS broadcasted the first color TV program, but no one with black and white TV's could see it in color. -
Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen
During the night Queen Elizabeth's father had passed away in his sleep. She awoke the next morning to be queen at the age of 25. -
Polio Vaccine Created
Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh, when there was an outbreak of polio. -
The Great Smog
A giant thick layer of smog settled over London. The fog mixed with balck smoke and created deadly smog. -
First to Climb Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest, at 11:30 and were marked as the first people to climb to the top of Mt. Everest. -
Sit- In
Four black college students from the Agriculture and Technical college in North Carolina staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. -
Tiros I
Teh first weather satellite launched in the United States. -
Fifty star
The fifty star was debuted in Philidelphia, to mark Hawaii joining the states. -
US figure skating team
The US figure skating team was killed in a plane crash on their way to the World Championship in Belgium. -
Bay of Pigs
The invasion in Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro was a fail. -
First manned US space flight
Alan Shepard was the first US man to complete a sub-orbital mission inside a Mercury capsule. -
National Park Service extends its lands
The US extented its lands into the U.S Virgin Islands when President Kennedy proclaimed the Buck Island Reef as a National Monument. -
Lt. Colonel John Glenn
He became the first U.S astronaut in orbit in the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. He went around the Earth three times before returning. -
Cuban Missile Crises
Kennedy requested naval and air blockades on Cuba due to the Soviets bringing them missiles. -
Banned Discrimination
A legislation was passed in Congress that banned discrimination in work places, and voting. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
He won his first presidential elction over Barry M. Goldwater from Arizona. He extended the Democratic victory. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He spoke at a Civil Rights rally on the courthouse steps of the Alabama State Capitol. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawing of the requirement of potential voters to take a literacy test in order to qualify and the provision of federal registration of voters. -
Outer Space Treaty
Was signed by United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, to take effect on October 10, 1967. -
Apollo mission is complete
Neil Armstrong, United States astronaut, becomes the first man to set foot on the moon four days after launch from Cape Canaveral. -
Beatles Break Up
Paul McCartney had told the press that he was no longer going to perform or record with the other members of the band. He said they were spliting due to personal differences. -
Kent State Shooting
National Guard was ordered on the campus due to students protesting. The protests ended with 4 students killed. -
London Bridge Brought to the U.S.
The bridge was brought to the U.S and placed in Arizona. It is the second-largest tourist attraction. -
Terrorists attack at Olympic games
Eight members of the Palestinian terrorist organization, called Black September snuck into the arena where the Israeli athletes were and killed two of them. Nine others were taken hostage. -
MASH T.V. Show Premiers
The tv show was based off of the book MASH. It had all of the same characters as the book. It was based on experiences of a surgeon in the Korean War. -
Sears Tower Built
The tower had started to be constructed in 1970. It was named the Sears Tower until 1998, then was renamed the Willis Tower. -
U.S. Vice President Resigns
Spiro Agnew was the first US Vice President to resign. He had resigned in disgrace to his country due to federal tax evasion and political corruption. -
President Nixon Resigns
He announced that he woould be resigning as president. Due to the stress under the Watergate Scandal. -
Microsoft was founded
Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft had realeased the largest software making company of all time. -
First Ebola Outbreak
The first victim of the Ebola virus was a cotton factory worker from Sadan. After a few months 602 cases had been reported.
