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He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. He was murdered along with his wife, Duchess Sophie.
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Germany invades Belgium to try to attack Paris, France to weaken their empire.
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They enforce a blockade around Great Britain. Even neutral vessels were considered potential targets.
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German submarines sink the passenger liner Lusitania, killing over 100 Americans.
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Because of all the outrage of the sinking of the Lusitania, Kaiser Wilhelm suspends unrestricted submarine warfare.
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The British and the French fight for the Somme River against the German Empire. This battle was the largest battle of World War I. Tanks are first introduced into battle.
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A German telegram was sent to the Mexican ambassador declaring an alliance with them so they can attack the United States in exchange for U.S. territory. The British intelligence interrupted the telegram and published it into the U.S. newspaper to alarm everyone.
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President Wilson asks for a declaration of war against Germany. They join alliances with Britain and France.
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Congress passes the Selective Service Act forcing all males between the ages of 21 and 35 to sign up for the draft. President Wilson signs the bill into law.
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This revolution was tolerated by most workers, peasants and soldiers because the existing Provisional Government just wasn't working properly.
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He believed his points would form a lasting peace. They had formed a basis for Germany's surrender in November 1918.
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Germany signs a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government. The terms of the treaty give Germany all kind of territory.
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Germany's fighter piolet, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, is shot down. He remains the most widely known fighter piolet of all time.
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Kaiser Wilhelm fled because Germany lost the Great War. He fled because all allied powers wanted to get rid of him. They blamed him for making them fight.
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The signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany called for a ceasefire, ending the Great War.
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They passed the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
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Congress passes immigration restrictions creating a quota for European immigration to the United States.
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They are found guilty of first-degree murder even though there was no evidence.
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies; broadcasted by KDKA. The broadcast brought the game for life and made baseball more popular.
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Opening day for Yankee Stadium!
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F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby!
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The Ku Klux Klansmen marched on Pennsylvania Avenue in their white-hooded sheets.
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Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight, landing in Paris 33 hours after leaving New York.
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15 nations, including the United States, sign the pact outlawing war.
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It was the single bloodiest incident in a long term turf war between Al Capone's gang and Moran's gang. Al Capone is believed to have hired shooters to kill members of Moran's gang.
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Empire State building is opened becoming the largest the worlds tallest skyscrapper.
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Veterans in the Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C. to get their money from World War I early.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as president under his "New Deal" campaign.
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The Tennessee Valley Authoritywas created to revitalize and give jobs to the Tennessee Valley.
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The Works Progress Administration was set up to help America and create jobs.
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Congress passes the Social Security Act giving money to elders for the first time.
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To keep United States out of war in Europe, congress passes the Neutrality Act.
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Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, disappears.
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John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, later it was turned into a movie.
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Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films in color.
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The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. They were being cornered by the German soldiers.
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Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced by the Japanese to march 65 miles to prison camps; thousands perished.
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The research and development project that rpoduced the first atomic bombs during World War II. The Manhattan Project was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.
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The Allies invade Western Europe. This was also known as Operation Overlord. By late August of 1944, all of northern France had been liberated.
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This is the second wartime conference of Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States. They agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and begin plans for post-war world.
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Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters ending the European conflict of World War II.
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Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end, the first atomic bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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They were a series of 13 trials, included Nazi party officials and high ranking military officers. They also tried German lawyers and doctors. They were tried for crimes against peace and humanity.
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Also known as North Atlantic Treay Organization, it was created by United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide security against the Soviet Union.
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U.S.S.R. successfully detonates their first atomic bomb in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. This atomic bomb was also known as "First Lightening".
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The Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared racially segregated public schools were unequal. It was a violation of the 14th Amendment.
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A group of middle and upper class white people founded the White Citizen's Council to oppose segregation.
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George Lee is fatally shot after leaving the court house after attempting to vote.
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The Supreme Court of the United States orders all schools to integrate.
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Emmett Till, only 14 years old, was visiting family when he was kidnapped.He was brutally beaten and shot, then dumped in the Tallahatchie river. He was killed for whistling at a white woman.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white person. She was arrested and fined $10.
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After the arrest of Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy organized a bus boycott for all blacks in Montgomery, Alabama. They wouldn't ride any of the buses if they were going to be treated unfairly.
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Martin Luther King, Jr and the SCLC led a march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. They've made several attempts to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge and it only led to violence.
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The U.S. Congress approves the first reconstruction of the Civil Rights Bill. Additional protection of voting rights are added.
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Nine black students are sent to an all white school where the governor blocks them from entering the school. President Eisenhower sends troops and the National Guard to intervene.
