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US History B Timeline

  • 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

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  • 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

    It began on October 1, 2001, and ended on August 30, 2021.
  • Avengers

    Avengers

    Avengers: Endgame becomes 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.