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Work on New York Subway begins
In 1900, work on New York's subway begins -
Triple A (AAA) founded
Triple A founded in Chicago on March 4th, 1902. -
Ford founed
Ford motor company founed -
FIrst Baseball world series begins
The first baseball world series begins -
FIrst Nickelodeon opened
FIrst Nickelodeon opened on June 19th, 1905 -
Houndsditch Murders
2 Cops murdered while investigating a robbery -
Discovery of Matchu Picchu
On July 24th, 1911, Matchu Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham -
World War I Begins
World war I began in Siberia on July 28th. -
British warship 'Formidable' is hit by a torpedo
British Warship formidable is hit by a german torpedo, killing 547. -
Lustania sunk by torpedo
On May 7th, 1915, a german sub sinks a british cuiseliner killing almost 1200 people. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids was a time of the US government that focuesed mainly on arresting anarchists for the post-war-scare. -
Women Suffrage
On August 18th, 1920, the 19th amendment is passed, giving women the right to vote -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
Italian immigrant radicals Nicola Sacco and Barolomeo Vanzetti are convicted of murder -
German Reperation
After WWI, Germany's reperation for the war made 1 US dollar worth 7000 German marks. -
President dies
President Warren G Harding dies of a stroke, and Vice President Calvin Coolidge takes presidency -
Unemployment rises
Unemployment in the US soars due to the stock market crashing -
Amelia Earhart flies the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart is the first woman to alone fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Emergency Banking Act is passed
The emergency banking act is passed after many are forced to close. -
Prohibition Ends
With the 21st amendment, prohibition is ended and people are allowed to drink again -
HInderburg explodes
German airship explodes trying to dock, 35 people died -
Golden Gate Bridge is opened
After 4 years of construction, the Golden Gate Bridge opens in San Fransico -
Hitler invades Norway and Denmark
Hitler and the Nazi army invade Norway and Denmark -
US enter World War II
After the bombing of Pear Harbor, the US entered World War II -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese surpise attacked Pearl Harbor -
Allies win World War 2
Germany surrenders to the Allies after Hitler commits suicide -
Gandhi Assassinated
Gandhi assassinated by a Hindu Fanatic -
Truman orders construction of a new bomb
Truman orders construction of the new and powerful hydrogen bomb -
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg sentenced to death
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg sentenced to death for passing hydrogen weapon information to Russians -
East Berliners rise up against communism
East Berliners are done with communist rule. -
Albert Einstein dying
He was a theoretical physicist. He was the smartest man in the world -
Castro takes over Cuba
Fidel Castro takes over Cuba after President Batista flees -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Faileed military invasion by the U.S. trying to invade Cuba -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Confrentation between the U.S. and U.S.S.R about the missile deployment in Cuba -
JFK assassination
President Kennedy was shot and assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald -
24th amendment gets added
People sometimes had to pay to vote and this stops the fee. The fee was called a Poll Tax -
Neil Armstrong lands on the moon
First man to land on the moon. Flew in Apollo 11 -
Watergate Tapes
Nixon won't turn over the presidential tape recordings to the Senate Watergate committee. Watergate was a major political scandal. -
Vietnam War ending
Americas first loss in a war -
Fall of Saigon
South Vietnam capital was captured. It was by the People’s Army of Vietnam. -
Jimmy Carter elected president
Was the 39th president of the U.S. In his early years of politics he was the Govenor of Georgia. -
President Carter holds US athletes from Olympics
President Carter holds US athletes from Olympics until Russia withdraws from Afghanistan -
Miracle on Ice
U.S. Olympic hockey team wins the Olympics against the Soviet Union -
US Hostages released
US hostages released from Iran are released after 444 days. -
Reagan shot
President Reagan is shot in the chest by John Hinkley Jr. Makes a recovery -
Reagan's second inauguration
Reagan is inaugurated, again. -
Space Shuttle 'Challenger' Explodes
Space Shuttle 'Challenger' Explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 inside. -
Iraq War ends
Iraq accepts the terms of a ceasefire with the US -
Cold War end
US President Bush and Russian President meet to end the cold war. -
Paula Jones files lawsuit
Paula Jones files lawsuit against president Clinton for secual harassment -
US befirends Vietnam
US establishes full diplomatic relations with Vietnam -
Senate clears Clinton
Senate clears Clinton of any impeachment charges -
9/11
A terrorist attack on the Twin Towers kills thousands -
Bush signs $350 Billion tax cut
Bush signs a $350,000,000,000 tax cut -
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected as Governor
Was elected as govenor in 2003 and was in office till 2011 -
Obama Elected
Obama elected as first african-american president -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was a category 3 hurricane. There was about $75 billion dollars in damages
