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The invention of the Model T
Made by Henry Ford. One of the first mass production vechiles. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
A coded message from German Foreign Secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to a German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepeted by British intelligence which was then reported to the U.S. -
The WWI Armistice
A ceasefire that ended hostilities between the Allies and Germany. -
The 19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. Was ratified August 18, 1920, and certified on August 26, 1920. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history. -
Black Thursday
The first day of the stock market crash of 1929. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. -
The New Deal
A series of programs enacted between 1933 and 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the Great Depression. -
The Munich Pact
A treaty signed by Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France making Czechoslovakia surrender its border regions and defenses to Nazi Germany. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Nazi German troops invaded Poland triggering World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
D-Day
An operation that brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Two Japanese cities that were the targets atomic bombs dropped by the United States, which were the first use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict. -
The formation of United Nations
A response to the devastation and destruction caused by World War II, with the primary goal of preventing future global conflicts -
The Long Telegram
George F. Kennan sent an 8,000-word telegram to President Truman's State Department addressing the threat of Stalin's foreign policy. -
The formation of NATO
Was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
This was to achieve nuclear parity and prevent themselves from being threatened by American military power during the Cold War. -
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The Korean War
A conflict between North and South Korea which began when North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel. The war resulted in a stalemate, and the two countries remain divided today. -
Brown v Board of Education
A Supreme Court case that ruled that the separation of children in public schools based on race was unconstitutional. -
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The Vietnam War
An armed conflict between North and South Vietnam, and their allies -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and was arrested. This act of protest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and is considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962, when the two superpowers came close to nuclear war. -
JFK’s Assassination
The 35th president of the United States who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A congressional resolution that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to increase U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
A spaceflight conducted by the United States and launched by NASA. It marked the first time that humans landed on the Moon. -
The Watergate Break-ins
Members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign broke into and planted listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building in Washington, D.C. -
Nixon’s Resignation
President Richard Nixon delivered a nationally televised speech to the American public from the Oval Office announcing his intention to resign from the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal. -
The invention of the Internet
Originated from the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The destruction of the concrete barrier that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War. -
The 9/11 Attacks
Four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. -
Covid-19 Pandemic
A contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spread worldwide. COVID-19 public health emergency declarations ended around May 11, 2023.