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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The political objective of the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's south-Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Greater Serbia or a Yugoslavia. Serbian military officers stood behind the attack. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo. -
The completion of the Panama Canal
An initial attempt by France to build a sea-level canal failed. the nation of Panama was created through its separation from Colombia in 1903. Today, the canal continues to be not only a viable commercial venture, but also a vital link in world shipping. -
U.S. entry into WWI
When war erupted in 1914, the United States attempted to remain neutral and was a proponent for the rights of neutral states. 1915 the Lusitania was sunk without a warning, killing over 120 Americans. One year later, the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats. -
Treaty of Versailles
European Allied Powers decided to impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defeated Germany. It was presented for German leaders to sign on May 7, 1919, forced Germany to concede territories. The treaty demanded demilitarization and occupation of the Rhineland, and special status for the Saarland under French control. -
19th amendment
It was passed by congress June 4th 1919. It got ratified August 18 1920. This was made so that no citizen will be denied the right to vote. -
Hitler invades Poland
German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. The Soviet Red Army's invasion of Eastern Poland on September 17th. The Germans gained an undisputed advantage. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions. The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. -
Executive order 9066
It was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones. Eventually, EO 9066 cleared the way for the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps. -
U.S. drops first Atomic bomb in Japan
The first atomic bomb has been dropped by a United States aircraft on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. President Harry S Truman announced the news. Hiroshima is one of the chief supply depots for the Japanese army. -
U.S. drops second Atomic bomb in Japan
The second attack on Japan was three days later. The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 11:02 local time. It exploded about 1,625 ft (500m) above the ground. -
First U.S. military advisors were sent into Vietnam
The first shipload of U.S. arms aid to pro-French Vietnam arrives. President sent “military advisors” to Vietnam under auspices of MACV. -
March on Washington
It was a large political rally in support of civil and economic rights for African Americans that took place in Washington, D.C. The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations. Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black and the rest were white and other minorities. -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
He was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. Kennedy was fatally shot while traveling with his wife Jacqueline. The ten-month investigation of the Warren Commission of 1963–1964 concluded that the President was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
First combat troops sent to Vietnam
President Johnson had ordered this deployment to provide protection for the key U.S. airbase there. This was the first commitment of American combat troops. There was considerable reaction around the world to the new stage of U.S. involvement in the war. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
He had been standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Violence and controversy followed his assasination. He died at about 6:01pm. -
Vietnam War ends
U.S. military involvement ended on 15 August 1973 as a result of the Case–Church Amendment. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year. Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from less than one million to more than three million. -
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U.S. supports Afghanistan from invasion of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R)
This was a nine-year conflict. The final troop withdrawal started on May 15, 1988. The conflict in Afghanistan has sometimes been referred to as the "Soviet Union's Vietnam War". -
U.N. resolution 678
Demands that Iraq comply fully with resolution 660 (1990) and all subsequent relevant resolutions. The resolution is an update of Security Council resolution 660 and ultimately gives authorization for invasion. -
U.N. begins bombing against Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
Saddam would not withdraw. 30 nations joined the military coalition. The Iraqi army was crushed after a mere 100 hours. -
U.N. declares victory in the Persian Gulf War
This war has also been referred to as Operation Desert Storm. The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial bombardment on 17 January 1991.The great majority of the military forces in the coalition were from the United States. -
15th Amendment
prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". The Fifteenth Amendment is the third of the Reconstruction Amendments. Both the final House and Senate versions of the amendment broadly protected the right of citizens to vote and to hold office.