1920s
This amendment granted women the right to vote in the U.S.
19th Amendment
The Great Depression began with this stock market crash
Black Tuesday
The attack on this location led the U.S. to enter World War II.
Pearl Harbor
This rock and roll star became a cultural icon with hits like "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley
This U.S. president was assassinated in Dallas in 1963
John F. Kennedy
This gangster became infamous during Prohibition
Al Capone
This leader rose to power in Germany in 1933
Adolf Hitler
The United Nations was founded in this year
1945
The Korean War began in this year
1950
The first man landed on the moon in this year
1969
This New York stock exchange index experienced rapid growth before crashing in 1929
Dow Jones
The first FIFA World Cup was held in this country in 1930
Uruguay
2 nuclear bombs were dropped on these cities, ending World War II in the Pacific in 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Disneyland opened its doors in this year
1955
This British band took America by storm in 1964
The Beatles
The first "talkie" film, released in 1927, revolutionized cinema
The Jazz Singer
This famous superhero debuted in Action Comics #1 in 1938
Superman
This U.S. general led the Allied forces in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This fast-food chain introduced its golden arches in the 1950s
McDonald's
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened in this year
1962
This famous baseball player set a single-season home run record in 1927
Babe Ruth
This animated Disney film, released in 1937, was the first full-length animated feature
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947
Jackie Robinson
This Soviet satellite became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth in 1957
Sputnik
This civil rights leader gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963
Martin Luther King Jr.