US PA HISTORY II

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  • Francis Ferdinand assasinated at Sarajevo

    Francis Ferdinand assasinated at Sarajevo

  • Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

    Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

  • Austria declared war on Serbia

    Austria declared war on Serbia

  • Germany declared war on Russia

    Germany declared war on Russia

  • Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.

    Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.

  • The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.

    The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.

  • Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

    Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

  • Battle of the Marne started

    Battle of the Marne started

  • Start of the Battle of Loos

    Start of the Battle of Loos

  • First Battle of Ypres

    First Battle of Ypres

  • Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.

    Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.

  • The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

    The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

    The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

  • The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

    The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

    The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

  • league of nations holds its first meeting, 9 days later U.S. senate votes to not join the league of nations.

    league of nations holds its first meeting, 9 days later U.S. senate votes to not join the league of nations.

  • Women are granted the right to vote due to the 19th amendment

    Women are granted the right to vote due to the 19th amendment

  • Warren G. Harding wins presidency by a landslide

    Warren G. Harding wins presidency by a landslide

  • A national quota system was passed by congress on how many immigrants may come to the united states

    A national quota system was passed by congress on how many immigrants may come to the united states

  • The limitation on armaments congress convented in Washington D.C

    The limitation on armaments congress convented in Washington D.C

  • The Lincoln memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C

    The Lincoln memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C

  • The 12th century aztec ruins in New Mexico is declared a national monument by Warren G. Harding

    The 12th century aztec ruins in New Mexico is declared a national monument by Warren G. Harding

  • President Warren G. Harding dies from ilness after a trip to alaska

    President Warren G. Harding dies from ilness after a trip to alaska

  • J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation

    J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • President Coolidge wins his first election as president

    President Coolidge wins his first election as president

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as first woman governor of the united states, Wyoming

    Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as first woman governor of the united states, Wyoming

  • The Grand Ole Opre transmits it's first radio broadcast

    The Grand Ole Opre transmits it's first radio broadcast

  • The first flight to the North Pole and back occurs, Flord Bennett and Richard Evelyn Byrd

    The first flight to the North Pole and back occurs, Flord Bennett and Richard Evelyn Byrd

  • The Great Missippi flood occurs affecting 700,000

    The Great Missippi flood occurs affecting 700,000

  • Future civil right leader Martin Luther King is born in his grandfathers home

    Future civil right leader Martin Luther King is born in his grandfathers home

  • The Hawely-smooth tariff act was signed by president Herbert Hoover

  • The Star Spangled Banner by; Francis Scott Key is approved by Herbert Hoover to be the national anthem

  • The state of Nevada legalizes Gambling

  • Charles Lindenberg's son is kidnapped

  • Charles Lindenberg's son is found dead

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats President Hoover

  • Bruno Hautmann is found guilty of killing Lindenberg's son

  • Harold Lamb, author of "March of the Barbarians," discusses "1240 and 1940 ; The Mongol Invasion and the Situation in Eastern Europe," at the Paul Elder Gallery.

  • “Red Cross Day” celebrated at the Treasure Island World’s Fair

  • Benefit for British War Relief at Treasure Island.

  • Benefit Dance and Show, Greek War Relief, at the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Native type entertainment sponsored by the Philoptohos Greek Ladies Society.

  • British War Relief benefit at the Scottish Rite Auditorium.

  • John H. Tobin, newsreel editor and commentator for the Telenews Theatre, speaks in the Emporium Auditorium about "Propaganda in the War News."

  • •The attack lasted 110 minutes, pearl harbor

  • Today was the deadline for enemy aliens in San Francisco to surrender to the Western Defense Command radio transmitters, shortwave receivers and precision cameras.

  • California Congressional delegation met in Washington to urge the evacuation of enemy aliens from the West Coast

  • A Japanese submarine fired 13 shells at the Bankline Refinery at Goleta in Southern California shortly after 7 p.m. One oil well was damaged. The Civilian Defense control center in San Francisco's City Hall was activiated when the news arrived from Goleta

  • Battle of the Coral Sea began.

  • In the Aleutians, U.S. Army Air forces began bombing, strafing, and incendiary attacks on Japanese Kiska Harbor installations.

  • All organized Japanese Army resistance ended in the Aleutians

  • An explosion at the Port Chicago munitions center at 10:19 p.m. broke windows in San Francisco. 322 people were killed and 1000 injured in the worst military loss of life in the U.S. during WW II. The blast was felt as far away as Nevada

  • Yalta conference held

  • United states used first atomic bomb

  • Russia enters war against Japan

  • Japan surrenders-End of world war II

  • Berlin Blockade Begins

  • Berlin Blockage stops

  • Korean war begins

  • Federal Civil Defense Administration established

  • President Truman authorizes the seizure of United States steel mills in order to avert a strike

  • Rosenberg Execusions

  • First color tv went on market

  • Sputnik launched in to orbit

  • Castro takes over Cuba

  • first floppy disc was introduced

    first floppy disc was introduced

  • VCR was introduced

    VCR was introduced

  • vietnam signs truse with u.s

    vietnam signs truse with u.s

  • starwars was released

    starwars was released

  • new plauge known as A.I.D.S was identified

    new plauge known as A.I.D.S was identified

  • E.T was released

    E.T was released

  • DNA first used to convict criminals

  • Berlin wall falls

    Berlin wall falls

  • nelson mandela freed from prison

    nelson mandela freed from prison

  • Bill Clinton becomes president

    Bill Clinton becomes president

  • OJ Simposon arrested for double murder

  • JFK JR dies in plane accident

  • world trade center attcked by terrorist

  • President George W bush runs for reelection

  • Barack Obama elected as the first african american president of the united states