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SS Titanic
The sinking of SS Titanic -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford creates the first moving assembly line. -
Franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. -
World War I Begins
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I. -
Lusitania
Lusitania was hit by torpedo from German submarine and sunk. -
The Zimmerman Note
American press published news of the note. -
Wilson Agrees With War
President Wilson outlines his case for war to Congress. -
Harlem Renaissance
The beginning of the Harlem Renaissance -
League of Nations
League of Nations was established -
King Tut
Tomb of King Tut Discovered -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" -
John Scopes is arrested
John Scopes is arrested for teaching about the theory evolution -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were executed -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer, was the first ever talkie -
Steamboat Willie
First Mickey Mouse cartoon was aired. -
Sliced Bread
Sliced bread was invented -
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand pact was signed to "outlaw" war. -
Al Capone
Al Capone was Imprisoned for Income Tax Evasion -
Roosevelt elected.
F.D.R was elected president. -
New Deal
The New Deal begins. -
Emergency Banking Act
Congress passed the Emergency Banking Act. -
Fireside Chats
Roosevelt had his first "fireside chat" on the radio. -
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was created. -
The Dust Bowl
Drought hits Central America. -
Social Security Administration
Social Security was founded for disability and retirement. -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was completed. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The act was adopted. -
Auschwitz
Auschwitz Concentration Camp was first opened -
The best creation in the world.
M&Ms were created. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad occurred. -
Japanese-Americans
Japanese-Americans were held in internment camps during war. -
Manhatten Project
The Manhatten Project begins and is introduced. -
Joining of Italy
Italy joins the Allies. -
D-Day
Allied Powers attack France to gain back control. -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, & Stalin at the Yalta Conference meeting. -
Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb was tested. -
FDR dies
FDR dies of cerebral hemorrhage. -
Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death. -
Polio
Polio vaccine was created -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin dies. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Beginning of bus boycott. -
DisneyLand
Opening of DisneyLand -
Emmett Till
4-year-old African-American boy from Chicago killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. -
Rosa Parks
Refuses to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. -
SCLC
Martin Luther King helps found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to fight for civil rights. -
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss published the Cat in the Hat.
