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US History B Timeline

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  • The invention of the Model T

    The invention of the Model T

    Henry Ford is credited with creating the Model T. However, it is alleged that he stole the original designs from George B. Selden and Harry Ferguson.
  • The Zimmermann Telegram

    The Zimmermann Telegram

  • The WWI Armistice

    The WWI Armistice

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    He was a Eugenist, a potential nazi, and allegedly contributed to his child's death.
  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday

  • Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

  • New Deal

    New Deal

  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact

  • Hitler invades Poland

    Hitler invades Poland

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  • The formation of the United Nations (UN)

    The formation of the United Nations (UN)

  • The Long Telegram

    The Long Telegram

  • The formation of NATO

    The formation of NATO

    My birthday!
  • The Russies acquire the Atomic Bomb

    The Russies acquire the Atomic Bomb

  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

  • Brown vs Board of education

    Brown vs Board of education

    It began on December 9, 1952, and ended on May 17, 1954.
  • Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her Seat

    Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her Seat

  • College lunch counter sit-ins

    College lunch counter sit-ins

    Throughout the 1960s, college students would peacefully protest at the lunch counters in the South.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    October 16, 1962- October 29, 1962
  • JFK's assassination

    JFK's assassination

    What photographer/ dressmaker's images were crucial in JFK's assassination investigation?
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • Loving v.s Virginia

    Loving v.s Virginia

    Upon their arrest in 1958 interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, made a case against their home state, Virginia, which had prohibited their marriage. In April 1967 and a decision was made on June 12, 1967.
  • Martin Luther King Jr's Assassination

    Martin Luther King Jr's Assassination

  • The Apollo 11 Moon landing

    The Apollo 11 Moon landing

  • The Watergate Break-ins

    The Watergate Break-ins

  • Nixon's Resignation

    Nixon's Resignation

  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    November 1, 1955, through April 30, 1975
  • The invention of the internet

    The invention of the internet

  • The Challenger

    The Challenger

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall

    The fall of the Berlin Wall

  • 9/11 The Twin Tower attacks

    9/11 The Twin Tower attacks

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan

    Upon the attack on the Twin Towers. The U.S proclaimed war on Iraq on October 1, 2001. Pres. Bush made an official televised proclamation on March 9, 2003, and the war ended on August 30, 2021.
  • Avengers

    Avengers

    Avengers: Endgame became the second-highest-grossing film of all time earning $2.8 billion.

  • COVID

    Need I say more? The pandemic began on 3/11/2020, but it's believed to have originated in December 2019 in China.
  • The US gets involved with the Russo-Ukrainian war

    The US gets involved with the Russo-Ukrainian war

    On February 24, 2022, the US began to aid Ukraine in its war, which has inflicted financial strain on US citizens ever since.