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Francis Ferdinand Assassinated
Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo -
World War I Begins
Antient Monarchies of Austria, Russia, and Germany plunged into the world war which ended up making Europe one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. -
Schlieffen Plan Fails
The German advance on Paris is put on hold, which marks the failing of the Schlieffen Plan. -
Blockade
The U.K. begins a naval blockade on the Germans. -
Russia's Victory
The Russians win the Battle of Sarikamis, Caucasia. -
Submarine Warfare
Germany begans the Submarine warfare against merchant vessels. -
Lusitania Sunk
The Lusitania has been sunk by a German U-boat. -
Italy Declares War
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
Battle Begins
The Battle of Verdun begins. -
First Use of Tanks
First use of tanks were used at the Somme. -
USA Declares War
USA declared war on Germany. -
Peace finally Met
Peace conference was held within Paris. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. -
Armistice Signed - WWI Official Ending
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies. (The official date of the end of World War One.) -
Ruth Sold
Babe Ruth was sold by the Boston Red Sox, to the New York, Yankees. -
KKK Recruitment Campaign
The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques, 85,000 members are recruited. -
19th Amendment Ratified
Women win the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. -
World Series
Baseball's World Series is broadcasted on radio for the first time. -
WWI Officially Ended in U.S.
A joint resolution to officially end World War I in the U.S. finally passes. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal begins when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming. -
German Reparations
Germany, burdened by reparations payments imposed by Treaty of Versailles, suffers hyperinflation. -
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium, is constructed in Bronx, New York. -
Warren G. Harding Dies
Warren G. Harding dies 2 and a half years into his presidential term and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. -
John Scopes
The Scopes Trial begins and would later convict John T. Scopes of teaching Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory at a Dayton, Tennessee high school. Fined $100 for the crime. -
Charles Lindbergh Flys Across the Ocean
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Ruth's 60th
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, which breaks his own homerun record of 59. -
Model T Stopped
Ford's Model T had stopped being produced at this time. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Player was the first movie with sounds. -
Stock Market Crashes
After reaching an all time high in September, the stock market crashes creating a worldwide economic crisis. -
Federal Bureau of Narcotics Formed
The Federal Bureau of Narcotics was an agency of the United States merged with the bureau of drug abuse control to form the bureau of narcotics. -
Hawley-Smoot Tarrif
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is signed by President Herbert Hoover. It's effective rate hikes would slash world trade. -
The Dust Bowl
At this time a series of dust storms ripped across the prarie lands and caused severe damage. -
Gambling Leagalized
The state of Nevada legalizes gambling. -
F.D.R. Inaugurated
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time. -
First One Hundred Days
The New Deal social and economic programs are passed by the United States Congress. -
Civilian Conservaton Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps is authorized under the Federal Unemployment Relief Act. -
National Recovery Act
The act was an agreements dealing with hours of work, rates of pay, and the fixing of prices. -
Prohibiton Ended
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. -
National Labor Relation Act
The National Labor Relation Act gave rights to new people. -
Social Security Act Passed
The Social Security Act is passed by Congress as part of the New Deal legislation and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt. -
First Helicopter Designed
The first helipcopter that was made obtainable. -
Forty Hour Week Established
France made a forty hour workweek, which was opposite to their expectations; not working on decisions, raising crime, and unemployment went to retirement issues. -
The Spanish Civil War
The government had clearly lost control in Spain, and followers wanted a military dictatorship. -
Battle of Britain
Battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace. -
Selective Service Act Iniated
Reqired all males 18 years of age to sign up for the draft. -
Lend-Lease Act
All the allied powers were proposed to sending each other armor, weapons, and anything else that may be needed to be borrowed. -
Jeep Created
WWII Jeeps were created, making it easier to transport small goods. -
Atlantic Charter
A pivotal policy statement that was issued early in World War II. It defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Office of Price Administration Established
The functions of the OPA were originally to control money and rents after the outbreak of WWII. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Anne Frank goes into Hiding
They went into hiding after her sister Margot recieved a notice that they would search her neighborhood. -
D-Day
The very first day of this massive invasion, which brought thousands of ships, tanks, planes, and troops across the English Channel. -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle ended on Jan. 16, 1945, so the battle lasted about 30 days. -
Battle of Okinawa
The 82 day long battle ended on June 22, 1945. -
F.D.R. Dies
He died in office of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly before WWII ended. -
Truman becomes the President
After FDR had died, Harry S. Truman became the next US president. -
Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan
The United States made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan which basically leveled the land. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
"In his bunker while hiding from the Soviets, him and his wife both committed suicide. Hitler took a gunshot to his head and his wife drank poison. After they died some of his staff members took him and his wife and drenched them in gasoline and set them on fire. They did this many times until you couldnt reconize that that was a body. Then they buried them side by side." -Quote from another Site -
Korean War Begins
The Korean War begins its three year conflict when troops of North Korea, backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. -
Retreat of the United Nations
They retreat south toward the 38th parallel when Chinese Communist forces open a counteroffensive in the Korean War. -
Roseberg's Found Guilty
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death. -
Devolopment of the H-Bomb
President Harry S. Truman announces the development of the H-Bomb. -
First Hydrogen Bomb Exploded
At Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, the first hydrogen bomb, named Mike, is exploded. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He had been inaugurated as President. -
Polio Vaccination
The first large scale vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
Rosenberg's Executed
Both Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed. -
Korean War Ended
Fighting ceased in the Korean War. North Korea, South Korea, the United States, and the Republic of China all come to an agreement. -
Colored Televisions
The first color televisions go on sale. Advertising then increases due to this. -
McCarthy and Televised Hearings
Joseph McCarthy begins televised Senate hearings into alleged Communist influence in the United States Army. -
Polio Vaccine Announced to the World
Jonas Salk announces this to the world. -
Interstate Highway System
The Interstate highway system begins with the signing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Primarily a voting rights bill and it becomes the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress since Reconstruction. -
Sputnik 1
The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit. -
Election of 1960
Election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Kennedy won the election by 100,000 votes. -
Peace Corps Foundation
The Peace Corps primarily served as a way to improve third world countries socially and economically. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a US invasion of the southern coast of Cuba hoping of overthrowing Castro and establishing a non-communist government. -
First American into Space
Alan Shepard was the first American to go into space, after the Soviets were there first. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President John F. Kennedy was informed of the contruction of missiles in Cuba. In the end, Krushchev and Kennedy negociated their way out of a nuclear war and the crisis was merely a close call. -
Criminal Justice Cases
In Gideon v. Wrainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant could not afford an attorney one would be provided for him/her. The Miranda decision stated that if a criminal is not informed of his/her rights all evidence recieved from questioning would be inadmissible. -
JFK Assasination
President Kennedy was assasinated while at a parade in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of Kennedy but was killed a few days later. -
Johnson's War on Poverty
His Economic Oppurtunity Act served as a means to support health and education of the poor. Johnson also created Medicare and Medicaid to provide healthcare for both the poor and the elderly. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson signed this act in 1964 and it ended discrimination in school, public accommodations, and the workplace. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The number of immigrants were limited, but the nationality of people were not. -
National Oranization for Women
The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan, Pauli Murray and Shirley Chrisholm and became a powerful force in the battle for gender equality. -
Detroit Race Riot
The Detroit Race Riot of 1967 was a citywide riot that began with police brutality and escalated to violence, theft and killings. The riot eventually ended when Lyndon B. Johnson sent in federal troops to arrest over 13000 people. -
Martin Luther King Assasination
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. marked a tragic loss for the nation and the Civil Rights Movement. -
The Election of 1968
The election of 1968 was between Richard Nixon (republican),Hubert Humphrey (democrat) and George Wallace (American Independent). The election is extremely tight as Nixon wins by only about 1% of the popular vote. -
Apollo 11
Aldrin, Collins, and Armstrong become the first humans to reach the moon. As the Apollo 11 wins the lunar space race for the United States. The event was televised and attracted over 500 million viewers the day of the landing. -
Apollo 13
The seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program. -
Beatles Break-Up
Paul quits the beatles causing them to break up. -
Kent State Shooting
Kent State shooting involving a number of deaths. -
26th Amendment
This legislation lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. -
VCR's Invtented
The first VCR ever made was the Sony-VO 1600. It was affordable and portable. -
Walt Disney World Opens
Walt Disney and his brother Roy started buying 27,000 acres of land near Orlando, Florida, after Disneyland opened and became successful. -
Watergate Scandal
Five men are caught burglarizing the Democratic National Committee. -
Apollo 17
It was the final mission of the United States' Apollo lunar landing program. -
End of Vietnam War
U.S. pulls out of the conflict leaving South Vietnam to defend itself. 58,282 American soldiers lost their lives, and 303,644 were wounded. -
Oil Crisis
Arabs put an embargo on oil because of United State's involvement with an attack on Israel earlier that year. -
Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon knows he had been discovered and resigns from office. -
Microsoft Founded
The Worldwide Leader of Software has been founded by Bill Gates. -
Saturday Night Live
SNL aired for the first time, George Carlin as the host. -
Elvis Found Dead
His health rapidly deteriorated due to drug misuse. On tour, in early 1977, he stood on stage for thirty minutes before starting to sing, but was too slurred to even understand. August 16,1977 Elvis was found dead in bathroom at home. His funeral was held at Graceland and approximately 80,000 people were lined up en route to Forest Hill Cemetery. -
Cell Phones Invented
The cell phone was invented, making it easier to contact people on the go.
