US timeline
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Updated: 30 Nov 2019
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Created byAnna Volosevich
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17th Amendment to the ConstitutionU.S. declares War on GermanyU.S. declares WAr on Austria-HungaryTreaty of Versailles18th Amendment to the Constitution19th Amendment to the ConstitutionSocial Security ActU.S. declares its neutrality in European conflictU.S. declares war on JapanGermany and Italy declare war on the United StatesU.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, JapanU.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, JapanUnited Nations is establishedMarshall PlanNATO is established22nd Amendment to the ConstitutionAlaska becomes the 49th stateHawaii becomes the 50th stateMartin Luther King, Jr., delivers his “I Have a Dream” speechthe Civil Rights Act26th Amendment to the ConstitutionGold Standard Act passedThe Platt Amendment"I took Panama"Roosevelt's Corollary"The Jungle" by Upton SinclairU.S. is the richest country in the worldHenry Ford produces first autosNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleArchduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinatedSinking of the LusitaniaZimmerman Telegram releasedWilson annonunces 14 pointsSacco and Vanzetti caseImmigration Act passedStock market crashedBlack ThursdayTerrifying TuesdayThe Neutrality Act passedJapan bombs Pearl HarborTruman Doctrine announcedRosa ParksMedicare and MedicaidBonus ArmyThe Wagner ActD-DayThe Supreme Court declared that segregated schools were illegalThe Watergate affairNew DealCongress passes NAFTAU.S. troops invade CambodiaLast U.S. troops leave VietnamThe Strategic Arms Limitation TalksNorth Vietnamese torpedo boats allegedly attack U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North VietnamRepresentatives of North and South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, and the U.S. sign a cease-fire agreement in ParisPresident Carter announces that U.S. athletes will not attend Summer Olympics in Moscow unless Soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan.President Reagan is shot in the chest by John Hinckley, Jr.U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with VietnamPresident Clinton releases 1999 federal budget planU.S. and China sign historic trade agreement.Periods
Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th presidentWoodrow Wiloson served as the 28th presidentHerbert Hoover served as the 31st presidentFranklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd presidentYalta ConferencePotsdam ConferenceVietnam WarDwight David Eisenhower served as the 34th presidentRichard Nixon served as the 37th presidentJimmy Carter served as the 39th presidentRonald Reagan served as the 40th presidentGeorge H.W. Bush served as the 41st presidentBill Clinton served as the 42nd presidentThe Great MigrationThe Roaring Twenties
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