WWI-Great Depression-WWII By michellelahr Dec 28, 1858 Woodrow Wilson's Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/woodrow-wilson-9534272 Aug 10, 1874 Hebert Hoover's birthday http://www.biography.com/people/herbert-hoover-9343371 Jan 30, 1882 Franklin Roosevelt's birthday http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381 Jul 29, 1883 Benito Mussolini's Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443 Apr 20, 1889 Adolf Hitler's Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144 Jul 24, 1897 Amelia Earhart's birthday http://www.biography.com/people/amelia-earhart-9283280 Apr 29, 1901 Hirohito's BIrthday http://www.biography.com/people/hirohito-37173 Feb 4, 1902 Charles Lindbergh's Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/charles-lindbergh-9382609 Sep 12, 1913 Jesse Owens' Birthday http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142 Dec 1, 1913 Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American workers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling Jan 1, 1914 Russia Withdraws from WWI http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated Jul 28, 1914 World War One http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history May 6, 1915 Arson Welles' Birthday http://www.biography.com/news/orson-welles-facts-100th-anniversary May 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpwwi2.htm Mar 8, 1917 Russia Communist Revolution begins http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/russianrev/context.html May 18, 1917 Passage of the Selective Service Act http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Selective_Service_Act_of_1917.aspx Jul 28, 1917 War Industries Board established to regulate production in WWI http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h4302.html Jan 1, 1918 Worldwide flu epidemic kills 30 million http://www.history.com/topics/1918-flu-pandemic Jan 1, 1918 Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Germany-lose-in-World-War-I Jan 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/wilson14.asp Feb 25, 1918 Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww1/cou/us/food/w1cus-usfa.html Apr 8, 1918 National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Willson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-recreates-the-national-war-labor-board May 16, 1918 Espionage and Seditoin act passed by Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-sedition-act Nov 11, 1918 Armistice ends WWI http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/armistice.htm Jan 19, 1919 Signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/versailles.htm Mar 1, 1919 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443#the-break-with-socialism-and-rise-to-power Jan 1, 1920 Passage of Prohition and end of Prohibition http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition Jan 1, 1924 Hoover disbands the Bonus Army http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snprelief4.htm May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/paris.asp Nov 6, 1928 Herbert Hoover elected President https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/herberthoover Oct 24, 1929 The Stock Market Crashes http://www.history.com/topics/1929-stock-market-crash Jan 1, 1930 Bank failures begin http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/money_08.html Jan 1, 1930 Dust Bowl http://www.history.com/topics/dust-bowl Sep 8, 1931 Japan conquers Manchuria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic in solo flight http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earhart-completes-transatlantic-flight Nov 7, 1932 FDR elected for President first time https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt Jan 1, 1933 Civilian Conversations Corps http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps Jan 1, 1933 Agriculture Adjustment Act https://www.britannica.com/topic/Agricultural-Adjustment-Administration Jan 30, 1933 Hitler comes to power in Germany https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671 Mar 8, 1933 First Fireside Chat by FDR http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-broadcasts-first-fireside-chat Mar 22, 1933 Hitler sets up Dachau https://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/index-e.html Jan 1, 1934 Congress creates the SEC https://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml May 6, 1935 Work Progress Administration established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wpa-established-by-congress Aug 14, 1935 Congress passes the Social Security Act https://www.ssa.gov/history/tally.html Sep 30, 1935 Boulder Dam Project begins http://www.history.com/topics/hoover-dam Jul 17, 1936 Civil War in Spain https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-Civil-War Aug 9, 1936 Jesse Owens win four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/owens-wins-4th-gold-medal Nov 5, 1936 FDR elected for President for the second time https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt May 6, 1937 Hindenburg disaster http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster Jul 27, 1937 Japan invades Northern China http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/sino-japanese-war Oct 30, 1938 Orson Welles Boarded the WAR of the Worlds http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/welles-scares-nation Nov 9, 1938 Kirstallnacht ( night of the falling glass)- Hitler destroys Jewish neighborhoods http://www.history.com/topics/kristallnacht Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression Pact http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hitler-stalin-pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland Sep 3, 1939 Germany invades Poland Britain and France Declare War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-declare-war-on-germany Sep 27, 1940 Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan Nov 7, 1940 FDR elected for President for the third time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-reelected-a-record-third-time Mar 11, 1941 Lead Lease Act http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164 Dec 8, 1941 *Japan bombs Pearl Harbor- U.S enters WWII. World War II http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor Jan 1, 1942 WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/war-production-board.html Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Internment Camps begin http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internment1.html Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-begins May 1, 1943 German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/military-commanders-of-world-war-two/erwin-rommel/ Jun 6, 1944 *D-Day Invasion http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/why-was-it-called-d-day Nov 6, 1944 FDR elected for President for the fourth time https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/world-war-ii/essays/franklin-delano-roosevelt%E2%80%94four-term-president%E2%80%94and-election-1944 Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge https://www.army.mil/botb/ Feb 4, 1945 * Yalta Conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima http://www.history.com/news/the-battle-of-iwo-jima-begins-70-years-ago Apr 30, 1945 Hitlers Death http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker May 8, 1945 V-E Day http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe Aug 6, 1945 * Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Seven Year Occupation of Japan by United States http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch23set-4.htm Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/v-j-day.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ Nov 20, 1945 Nuremburg War Trials http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials Jan 1, 1950 Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/hirohito
