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The Invention of the Model T
The prodcution of the first Model T Ford is completed. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
"an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany." -
The WWI Armistice
World War I comes to an end after the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany. -
The 19th Amendment
Votes for women!! -
Charles Limbergh's flight
He flew The Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris, the world's first nonstop flight overseas. -
Black Thursday
The market crash that led to the Great Depression -
The New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform. Series of actions by congress and president Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Hitler beomes Chancellor
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The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was signed on this day to prevent Hitler from invading other countries. It didn't work. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland without any difficulty. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
The invasion of Normandy, France. -
NATO forms
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S. bombs these two Japanese citites. -
United Nations forms
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The Long Telelgram
George Kennan wrote his opinions on the Soviets to Washington. -
Soviets acquire the Atomic Bomb (Soviet Bomb Project)
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Korean War
The Korean war ended on this day. "The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union." -
Brown vs Board of Education
This case ended legal segregation in the U.S. -
Vietnam War
War against communisim in Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks says no.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
JFK Assassination
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Gulf of Tonkin Revolution
"On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia." -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
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Invention of the internet
"By December 5, 1969, a 4-node network was connected by adding the University of Utah and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Building on ideas developed in ALOHAnet, the ARPANET grew rapidly." -
Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon resigns after the Watergate scandal that occured in the 70's. He tried to cover up the Robbery. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the communist party in Germany. -
9/11 Attacks
Terrorist attacks lead to the fall of the Twin Towers.