1910 – Mann Act. 1911 – Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil. 1911 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 1911 – First Indianapolis 500 is staged; Ray Harroun is the first winner. 1912 – RMS Titanic sinks. 1912 – New Mexico and Arizona become states. 1912 – Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low.

Columbus set off on his first voyage on 3rd August 1492 with three ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. On 12th October Columbus sighted land and named the island San Salvador. He had discovered the Bahamas. Believing that he had reached the Indies Columbus called the native people Indians.

Git Timeline Generator ... Try it Free; 1900-Present Wars, Treaty's, and Organizations. Wars, Treaty's, and Organizations. PDF Image Zoom Out Wars Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905 ... The First Atomic Bomb was used in World War II dropped by the United States into Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) killing many and mutating many. Spanish Civil War ...

February 9 – Dwight F. Davis creates the Davis Cup tennis tournament. March 5 – Two U.S. cruisers are sent to Central America to protect U.S. interests in a dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. March 6 – A coal mine explosion in West Virginia kills 50 miners. March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States ...

1862 – Gen. Robert E. Lee placed in command of the Army of Northern Virginia. 1862 – Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) 1862 – Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) 1862 – Dakota War of 1862 begins. 1862–1863 – Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation. 1863 – Battle of Gettysburg.

Jan 15, 2013 · 1960’s: President Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare into law providing comprehensive health coverage for individuals age 65 and over. Medicaid covers long-term care for the poor and disabled. A boom in the number of companies offering private health insurance erupts. By the end of the 1960’s, 69% of doctors are specialists.

Jul 16, 2019 · The 1900s also saw the burgeoning of the silent movie industry (Georges Melies' 400th film "A Trip to the Moon" was made in 1903) and the teddy bear. In 1908, there was a massive and mysterious explosion in Siberia called the Tunguska event, today generally thought to have been caused by an air burst from an asteroid. The 1910s

Feb 26, 2019 · January 23, 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to graduate from medical school and become a doctor in the United States. Born in Bristol, England, she graduated from Geneva College...

This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1990 to present. 1990s 1990 - Hubble Space Telescope placed in orbit 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait leading to 1991 Gulf War 1991 - Gulf War 1991 - Oakland Hills firestorm kills …