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The Transcontinental Railway was Completed
On May 10, 1869 The Transcontinental Railway was finished. The railways connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in Promontory, Utah. Leland Stanford had the honor of hammering a golden spike into the ground that marked the completion of the coast-to-coast line. The engineering achievement was incredible. Costs to opperate the rails were large, although the economic incentives to were enormous. link -
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1877-2011
My TimeToast interactive timeline will demonstrate the things I have learned in my VHS summer US History course. It will also include specific important dates in history and historical ideals along with corresponding pictures and citation. -
Massacre on the Sioux by the US Army
The massacre on the Sinoux took place on December 29, 1890 when the army demanded surrender of all Sioux weapons. During the tension filled confrontation a shot rang out and the Seventh Cavalry opened fire on the Sioux. The local chief named Big Foot, was shot as he healed from pneumonia in his tent. Others who tried to run were stopped. All in all a total of 300 men, women, and children were killed in the masacre. link -
Battle of Manila Bay
Under orders from Theodore Roosevelt, Admiral George Dewey descended upon the Philippines prior to the war. Dewey was in the perfect position to strike, and was given his orders to attack on May 1, 1898. The large wooden Spanish fleets were puny in reference to the newer American steel navy. The entire Spanish squadron was a wreck. The Battle of Manila Bay as one of the greatest success stories in American history. link -
American Socialism
American Socialists ideals suggested that the government should own all industries and divide the profits among the workers. Many didnt like the fact that so many working Americans have very little while owners grew wealthy. link -
Root-Takahira Agreement
Signed on November 30,1908 Japan and the United States agreed to respect each other's holdings on the Pacific Rim in the Root-Takahira Agreement. Maintenance of free trade and equal commercial opportunities, Japanese recognition of the American annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Philippines and American recognition of Japan's position in northeast China were also part of the agreement. link -
Congress Passes the Selective Service Act
In May of 1917 Congress passed the Selective Service Act. The Selective Service Act made it so all males between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to register for military service in an effort to raise a necessary number of troops to fight against Germany in WW1. link -
First Armistice at Compiègne
On November 11, 1918 The First Armistice went into effect. This agreement ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War. It went into effect at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918, and marked victory for the Allies and defeat for Germany, link -
The 1920's Flapper
With the invention of things like automobiles, jazz music, and speakeasie's women were given a new found freedom and the 'flapper' was born. A flapper is a northern, urban, single, young, middle-class women. Many flappers engaged in what used to be seen as outragious activities in the 19th century. Women took up smoking, drinking, dancing, and sexual experimentation as to express independance from men. link -
Stock Market Crash
October 24, 1929, "Black Thursday," began the stock market crash. All at once stock owners tried to sell their share for low prices which caused the bottom to drop out of the market on Tuesday, October 29. 16 million shares were exchanged for smaller and smaller values as the day progressed. In a matter of ten weeks the value of the entire stock market had been cut in half; americans rapidly began to lose money and economy value dropped. link -
Civilian Conservation Corps of 1933
In March 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps was developed. this program was aimed at over two million unemployed unmarried men between the ages of 17 and 25. Members left their homes and lived in camps in the countryside where they men built reservoirs and bridges, and cut fire lanes through forests.They earned $30 dollars per month which was usually sent directly to their families. link -
Neutrality Acts
The Neutrality Acts contained three several acts; The Neutrality Act of 1935 The Neutrality Act of 1936 and The Neutrality Act of 1937. These acts were created to reverse the mistakes that led to the American entry into the First World War. link -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in an attempt to capture the Philippines and other American islands before the American navy could recuperate. 3,000 Americans were killed and six battleships were destroyed. Most of the ground planes were destroyed as well. War with Japan had finally began. link -
Establishment of the United Nations
In the aftermath of World War 2 our world's leaders formed a group called the United Nations in an attempt to build a safer, stronger planet. The United Nations consits of the United States, Great Britain, France, China, and the Soviet Union as the leaders of the group. This organization created many inter-webs that helped regulate the actions of world leaders to help preserve peace. link -
McCarthyism
Lead by Joe McCarthy, McCarthyism was a world spread epidemic. Many Americans feared the presense of communist in the U.S and so many began to excuse others of being communist. Like "The Salem Witch Trials" many of the accusations had little evidence and were eventually dropped. Needless to say McCarthy spread fear in the lives of Americans and basically taught them to conform. link -
Rosa Parks is Arrested
One evening December 1955 a black female by the name of Rosa Parks boarded a bus. When asked to give up her seat to a white citizen she refused to move. In Montgomery, Alabama, when a bus became full, the seats nearer the front were given to white passengers. Her refusal resulted in her arrest, her arrested fueled a chain of events that led to the freedom of blacks. link -
Civil Rights Act
After Kennedy's death in November 1963 President Lyndon Johnson continued Kennedy's work and signed the Civil Rights Act into law in July of 1964. This act made it illegal to refuse employment to an individual on the basis of race. The act also made segregation at any public place in America against the law.link -
Trickle-down Economics
Trickle-down economics is the belief that tax cuts for the rich would enable them to spend and invest more money into the government. This new spending would stimulate the economy and create new jobs. Therefore the ending result would be beneficial to both the rich and the poor. link -
1980's Yuppie
Yuppies were young urban professionals (middle-class) that sought executive jobs in big corporations and spent their money on upscale consumer products. Yuppies replaced the previous generation of socially conscious hippies. link -
Unraveling of the Soviet Bloc
The unraveling of the Soviet Bloc began in Poland in June 1989. By the fall of 1989, East and West Germans were tearing down the Berlin Wall. Communist regimes were overthrown in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. On Christmas Day of 1989 the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed on live television. The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared independence. These events and many others lead to the collapse link -
E-Mail is Invented
In the 1990's a pluthera of new forms of communication were introduced including electronic mail. Messages could now be sent and received through the convenience of the internet. Internet service providers also set up electronic chat rooms. link
