US History B Timeline Dates

  • 1908 BCE

    Model T Invented (1908)

    Henry Ford introduced the Model T, making cars affordable for everyday Americans and changing transportation.
  • Zimmermann Telegram (1917)

    Germany sent a message asking Mexico to attack the United States, which helped bring the U.S. into World War I.
  • World War I Armistice (November 11, 1918)

    The fighting in World War I officially ended.
  • 19th Amendment (1920)

    Women in the United States gained the right to vote
  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight (1927)

    Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Black Thursday (October 24, 1929)

    The stock market crashed, starting the Great Depression.
  • The New Deal Begins (1933)

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt started programs to help people during the Great Depression.
  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor (1933)

    Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany.
  • Munich Pact (1938)

    European leaders gave Hitler land in hopes of avoiding war.
  • Hitler Invades Poland (1939)

    Germany attacked Poland, starting .