Titl: 20th Century Headlines
Auth: Mr. Horn
'20th Century Headlines: The First Five Decades
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Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Carrie Chapman Catt succeeds Susan B. Anthony as president of National Woman Suffrage Association.
Angel Island in San Francisco Bay opens as a quarantine station and point of entry for immigrants from Asia.
Sinclair Lewis's Main Street.
Cyclotron developed by Ernest O. Lawrence, U.S. physicist.
Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as Britain's prime minister.
?1900: Carrie Chapman Catt succeeds Susan B. Anthony as president of National Woman Suffrage Association. 1910: Angel Island in San Francisco Bay opens as a quarantine station and point of entry for immigrants from Asia. 1920: Sinclair Lewis's Main Street. 1930: Cyclotron developed by Ernest O. Lawrence, U.S. physicist. 1940: Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as Britain's prime minister. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Boxer Rebellion breaks out in China. Nationalists attack foreign diplomats and missionaries, hoping to expel foreign influences from China.
Boy Scouts of America incorporated.
League of Nations holds first meeting at Geneva, Switzerland. Although the brainchild of President Wilson, the U.S. Senate refuses to let the United States join.
Pluto, the ninth planet, is discovered by astronomers.
Jacques Marsal, a French schoolboy, discovers pre-historic cave paintings in Lascaux, France.
?1900: The Boxer Rebellion breaks out in China. Nationalists attack foreign diplomats and missionaries, hoping to expel foreign influences from China. 1910: Boy Scouts of America incorporated. 1920: League of Nations holds first meeting at Geneva, Switzerland. Although the brainchild of President Wilson, the U.S. Senate refuses to let the United States join. 1930: Pluto, the ninth planet, is discovered by astronomers. 1940: Jacques Marsal, a French schoolboy, discovers pre-historic cave paintings in Lascaux, France. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Fauvist movement in painting begins. Participants include Henri Matisse, George Braque, and Raoul Dufy.
Halley's comet is observed photographically for the first time.
The Treaty of Sèvres between the Allies and the Ottoman Sultan dismantles the Ottoman Empire.
Grant Wood paints American Gothic.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania annexed by USSR.
?1900: Fauvist movement in painting begins. Participants include Henri Matisse, George Braque, and Raoul Dufy. 1910: Halley's comet is observed photographically for the first time. 1920: The Treaty of Sèvres between the Allies and the Ottoman Sultan dismantles the Ottoman Empire. 1930: Grant Wood paints American Gothic. 1940: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania annexed by USSR. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Freud's Interpretation of Dreams is published.
The Union of South Africa is formed as a dominion of Great Britain.
Women's suffrage (19th) amendment ratified.
Uruguay wins the first World Cup for soccer, defeating Argentina, 4-2.
Hitler invades Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
?1900: Freud's Interpretation of Dreams is published. 1910: The Union of South Africa is formed as a dominion of Great Britain. 1920: Women's suffrage (19th) amendment ratified. 1930: Uruguay wins the first World Cup for soccer, defeating Argentina, 4-2. 1940: Hitler invades Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Hurricane ravages Galveston, Tex., 6,000–8,000 dead.
American banana shipper Samuel Zemurray sponsors a coup in Honduras to establish a government more favorable to banana growers.
Mexican president Venustiano Carranza is assassinated.
A 27-year-old Salvador Dali paints dripping clocks into his surrealist classic, "The Persistence of Memory."
The first official network television broadcast is put out by NBC.
?1900: Hurricane ravages Galveston, Tex., 6,000–8,000 dead. 1911: American banana shipper Samuel Zemurray sponsors a coup in Honduras to establish a government more favorable to banana growers. 1920: Mexican president Venustiano Carranza is assassinated. 1931: A 27-year-old Salvador Dali paints dripping clocks into his surrealist classic, "The Persistence of Memory." 1940: The first official network television broadcast is put out by NBC. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Eastman Kodak introduces its $1 Box Brownie camera, making photography accessible to everyone.
Chinese Republic proclaimed after revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty. Sun Yat-Sen returns from exile and is elected president of the new republic.
KDKA, a Pittsburgh Westinghouse station, transmits the first commercial radio broadcast.
A 34-year-old Baptist preacher named Elijah Poole joins the Nation of Islam and becomes Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Black Muslims.
61-year-old former Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is stabbed with an ice pick and killed in Mexico by Ramon Mercader.
?1900: Eastman Kodak introduces its $1 Box Brownie camera, making photography accessible to everyone. 1911: Chinese Republic proclaimed after revolution overthrows Manchu dynasty. Sun Yat-Sen returns from exile and is elected president of the new republic. 1920: KDKA, a Pittsburgh Westinghouse station, transmits the first commercial radio broadcast. 1931: A 34-year-old Baptist preacher named Elijah Poole joins the Nation of Islam and becomes Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Black Muslims. 1940: 61-year-old former Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is stabbed with an ice pick and killed in Mexico by Ramon Mercader. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
King Humbert I of Italy is assassinated by an anarchist.
British physicist Ernest Rutherford discovers structure of atom.
The census reveals that the U.S. population has surpassed 100 million and that the majority of Americans live in cities.
"The Star Spangled Banner," originally written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, becomes the American national anthem by order of Congress.
Japanese surprise attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor brings U.S. into World War II.
?1900: King Humbert I of Italy is assassinated by an anarchist. 1911: British physicist Ernest Rutherford discovers structure of atom. 1920: The census reveals that the U.S. population has surpassed 100 million and that the majority of Americans live in cities. 1931: "The Star Spangled Banner," originally written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, becomes the American national anthem by order of Congress. 1941: Japanese surprise attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor brings U.S. into World War II. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Carry Nation embarks on a women's temperance crusade across Kansas. She and her group smash saloons with hatchets while singing.
American geneticist Thomas Morgan shows that inherited factors are represented by genes placed at specific sites along a chromosome.
Britain introduces unemployment insurance for all workers except domestic servants and farm workers.
British parliament enacts statute of Westminster, legalizing dominion equality with Britain.
 Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, one of the most celebrated films of the century, premieres.
?1900: Carry Nation embarks on a women's temperance crusade across Kansas. She and her group smash saloons with hatchets while singing. 1911: American geneticist Thomas Morgan shows that inherited factors are represented by genes placed at specific sites along a chromosome. 1920: Britain introduces unemployment insurance for all workers except domestic servants and farm workers. 1931: British parliament enacts statute of Westminster, legalizing dominion equality with Britain. 1941: Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, one of the most celebrated films of the century, premieres. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Boxer Rebellion officially ends with the signing of the Peace of Beijing.
Italy defeats Turks in Turkish-Italian War and annexes Tripoli and Libya.
Social reformers, including Clarence Darrow, Upton Sinclair, Jane Addams, and Helen Keller, found the American Civil Liberties Union.
Gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion.
Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston kills 492.
?1901: The Boxer Rebellion officially ends with the signing of the Peace of Beijing. 1911: Italy defeats Turks in Turkish-Italian War and annexes Tripoli and Libya. 1920: Social reformers, including Clarence Darrow, Upton Sinclair, Jane Addams, and Helen Keller, found the American Civil Liberties Union. 1931: Gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. 1942: Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston kills 492. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin builds the first successful dirigible.
Revolutionary leader Francisco Madero becomes the new president of Mexico, succeeding ousted dictator Porfirio Diaz.
Atlantic City is the site of the first-ever Miss America beauty pageant.
Harold C. Urey discovers heavy hydrogen.
A fungus destroys rice crops outside of Bombay, India, spreading famine and killing 1.6 million people.
?1901: Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin builds the first successful dirigible. 1911: Revolutionary leader Francisco Madero becomes the new president of Mexico, succeeding ousted dictator Porfirio Diaz. 1920: Atlantic City is the site of the first-ever Miss America beauty pageant. 1931: Harold C. Urey discovers heavy hydrogen. 1942: A fungus destroys rice crops outside of Bombay, India, spreading famine and killing 1.6 million people. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
President William McKinley is assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York, at the World's Fair.
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, is arrested on manslaughter charges after a woman died following a party at his house.
Mukden Incident begins Japanese occupation of Manchuria.
Declaration of United Nations signed in Washington.
?1901: President William McKinley is assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York, at the World's Fair. 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first to reach the South Pole. 1921: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, is arrested on manslaughter charges after a woman died following a party at his house. 1931: Mukden Incident begins Japanese occupation of Manchuria. 1942: Declaration of United Nations signed in Washington. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Queen Victoria dies, and is succeeded by her son, Edward VII.
A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in lower Manhattan kills 146 seamstresses, prompting garment industry reforms and galvanizing the labor movement.
Writing under the pen name of Agatha Christie, Mary Clarissa Miller launches an enormously successful career as a mystery writer.
Notorious Scottsboro affair begins when nine black men are arrested on false charges at a train stop in Paint Rock, Alabama.
The U.S. government establishes the Manhattan Project, led by Robert Oppenheimer, to coordinate ongoing American efforts to design and build the atomic bomb.
?1901: Queen Victoria dies, and is succeeded by her son, Edward VII. 1911: A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in lower Manhattan kills 146 seamstresses, prompting garment industry reforms and galvanizing the labor movement. 1921: Writing under the pen name of Agatha Christie, Mary Clarissa Miller launches an enormously successful career as a mystery writer. 1931: Notorious Scottsboro affair begins when nine black men are arrested on false charges at a train stop in Paint Rock, Alabama. 1942: The U.S. government establishes the Manhattan Project, led by Robert Oppenheimer, to coordinate ongoing American efforts to design and build the atomic bomb. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
J.P. Morgan creates the United States Steel Co., which will become the first $1 billion corporation in the world.
Supreme Court finds Standard Oil Company and American Tobacco Company to be in violation of Sherman Antitrust Act.
After centuries of strife, the British Parliament grants Southern Ireland (Eire) dominion status. Six counties in Protestant Northern Ireland remain part of the UK.
Spain becomes a republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII.
Enrico Fermi achieves nuclear chain reaction.
?1901: J.P. Morgan creates the United States Steel Co., which will become the first $1 billion corporation in the world. 1911: Supreme Court finds Standard Oil Company and American Tobacco Company to be in violation of Sherman Antitrust Act. 1921: After centuries of strife, the British Parliament grants Southern Ireland (Eire) dominion status. Six counties in Protestant Northern Ireland remain part of the UK. 1931: Spain becomes a republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII. 1942: Enrico Fermi achieves nuclear chain reaction. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.
Irving Berlin's song Alexander's Ragtime Band popularizes ragtime for mass audiences.
The Sheik, directed by George Melford, debuts and establishes star Rudolph Valentino as cinema's best-known lover.
In China, the Chang (also known as the Yangtze) River bursts a dam, causing fatal damage in the form of floods, famine, and mass deaths.
Executive Order 9066 calls for more than 120,000 Japanese and persons of Japanese ancestry living in western U.S. moved to "relocation centers."
?1901: The first Nobel Prizes are awarded. 1911: Irving Berlin's song Alexander's Ragtime Band popularizes ragtime for mass audiences. 1921: The Sheik, directed by George Melford, debuts and establishes star Rudolph Valentino as cinema's best-known lover. 1931: In China, the Chang (also known as the Yangtze) River bursts a dam, causing fatal damage in the form of floods, famine, and mass deaths. 1942: Executive Order 9066 calls for more than 120,000 Japanese and persons of Japanese ancestry living in western U.S. moved to “relocation centers." 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Australian commonwealth is created by the passage of its constitution in parliament.
Balkan Wars resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro.
Major treaties signed at Washington Disarmament Conference limit naval tonnage and pledge to respect territorial integrity of China.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, pledging a "New Deal," is elected president for the first of his four terms.
Nazi leaders at Wannsee Conference coordinate "final solution to the Jewish question".
?1901: The Australian commonwealth is created by the passage of its constitution in parliament. 1912: Balkan Wars resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro. 1921: Major treaties signed at Washington Disarmament Conference limit naval tonnage and pledge to respect territorial integrity of China. 1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, pledging a "New Deal," is elected president for the first of his four terms. 1942: Nazi leaders at Wannsee Conference coordinate “final solution to the Jewish question”. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic wireless message from England to Newfoundland.
New Mexico and Arizona are admitted as states.
Reparations Commission fixes German liability at 132 billion gold marks. German inflation begins.
Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly Atlantic solo.
Casablanca debuts and receives the Best Picture Academy Award.
?1901: Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic wireless message from England to Newfoundland. 1912: New Mexico and Arizona are admitted as states. 1922: Reparations Commission fixes German liability at 132 billion gold marks. German inflation begins. 1932: Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly Atlantic solo. 1942: Casablanca debuts and receives the Best Picture Academy Award. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Booker T. Washington publishes his autobiography Up from Slavery.
The "unsinkable" oceanliner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg, 1,513 passengers are lost, 711 are rescued.
The Lincoln Memorial opens on the shores of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
Charles A. Lindbergh's baby son kidnapped, killed.
Churchill and Roosevelt hold Casablanca Conference.
?1901: Booker T. Washington publishes his autobiography Up from Slavery. 1912: The "unsinkable" oceanliner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg, 1,513 passengers are lost, 711 are rescued. 1922: The Lincoln Memorial opens on the shores of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. 1932: Charles A. Lindbergh's baby son kidnapped, killed. 1943: Churchill and Roosevelt hold Casablanca Conference. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Beatrix Potter writes her first Peter Rabbit story.
Pravda first appears as the official publication of the Russian Communist party.
James Joyce's Ulysses published. The U.S. Post Office destroys 500 copies of the novel.
Nazis lead in German elections with 230 Reichstag seats.
Race riots explode in Harlem, and 46 other U.S. cities. In Detroit, white mobs riot for 30 hours, killing 25 African-Americans.
?1902: Beatrix Potter writes her first Peter Rabbit story. 1912: Pravda first appears as the official publication of the Russian Communist party. 1922: James Joyce's Ulysses published. The U.S. Post Office destroys 500 copies of the novel. 1932: Nazis lead in German elections with 230 Reichstag seats. 1943: Race riots explode in Harlem, and 46 other U.S. cities. In Detroit, white mobs riot for 30 hours, killing 25 African-Americans. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Aswan Dam is completed in central Egypt, becoming the chief means of storing irrigation water for the Nile valley.
Girl Scouts of America founded by Juliette Gordon Low.
British Egyptologists George Carnarvon and Howard Carter unearth King Tutankhamen's tomb, the only tomb that remained unlooted through the centuries.
U.S. Congress sets up Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stimulate economy.
Income tax withholding introduced in U.S.
?1902: Aswan Dam is completed in central Egypt, becoming the chief means of storing irrigation water for the Nile valley. 1912: Girl Scouts of America founded by Juliette Gordon Low. 1922: British Egyptologists George Carnarvon and Howard Carter unearth King Tutankhamen's tomb, the only tomb that remained unlooted through the centuries. 1932: U.S. Congress sets up Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stimulate economy. 1943: Income tax withholding introduced in U.S. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Enrico Caruso's first gramophone recording.
Piltdown Man hoax perpetuated.
Insulin, which regulates the use of sugar, is isolated and used for the treatment of diabetes by Frederick Banting and Herbert Best.
U.S. protests Japanese aggression in Manchuria.
The Pentagon, the world's largest office building, is completed, heralding the rise of the U.S. military-industrial complex.
?1902: Enrico Caruso's first gramophone recording. 1912: Piltdown Man hoax perpetuated. 1922: Insulin, which regulates the use of sugar, is isolated and used for the treatment of diabetes by Frederick Banting and Herbert Best. 1932: U.S. protests Japanese aggression in Manchuria. 1943: The Pentagon, the world's largest office building, is completed, heralding the rise of the U.S. military-industrial complex. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Cuba gains independence from Spain.
German meteorologist and geophysicist Alfred Wegener proposes the idea of continental drift.
Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, overthrows last sultan.
Veterans march on Washington — most leave after Senate rejects payment of cash bonuses, others removed by troops under Douglas MacArthur.
In his lab, Swiss chemist Albert Hofman discovers the hallucinogenic properties of the drug LSD by accident.
?1902: Cuba gains independence from Spain. 1912: German meteorologist and geophysicist Alfred Wegener proposes the idea of continental drift. 1922: Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, overthrows last sultan. 1932: Veterans march on Washington — most leave after Senate rejects payment of cash bonuses, others removed by troops under Douglas MacArthur. 1943: In his lab, Swiss chemist Albert Hofman discovers the hallucinogenic properties of the drug LSD by accident. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
A Brooklyn toy store sells the first teddy bear.
U.S. Marines invade Honduras, Cuba, and Nicaragua to protect American business, agricultural, and political interests.
Mussolini marches on Rome, forms Fascist government.
Germany and Japan withdraw from League of Nations.
Doctors begin to use the Pap Test to detect cervical cancer. Within 20 years, cervical cancer will no longer be the leading cause of death among American women.
?1902: A Brooklyn toy store sells the first teddy bear. 1912: U.S. Marines invade Honduras, Cuba, and Nicaragua to protect American business, agricultural, and political interests. 1922: Mussolini marches on Rome, forms Fascist government. 1933: Germany and Japan withdraw from League of Nations. 1943: Doctors begin to use the Pap Test to detect cervical cancer. Within 20 years, cervical cancer will no longer be the leading cause of death among American women.  

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
In football, the first Tournament of Roses is held in Pasadena, California.
In second Balkan war, Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece and is defeated after Romania intervenes and Turks recapture Adrianople.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) becomes a formal entity headed by Vladimir Lenin.
Giuseppe Zangara executed for attempted assassination of president-elect Roosevelt, Chicago mayor Cermak is fatally shot.
Allied troops storm the beaches at Normandy, France, on D-Day, under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
?1902: In football, the first Tournament of Roses is held in Pasadena, California. 1913: In second Balkan war, Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece and is defeated after Romania intervenes and Turks recapture Adrianople. 1923: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) becomes a formal entity headed by Vladimir Lenin. 1933: Giuseppe Zangara executed for attempted assassination of president-elect Roosevelt, Chicago mayor Cermak is fatally shot. 1944: Allied troops storm the beaches at Normandy, France, on D-Day, under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Willis H. Carrier designs a practical system for indoor air-conditioning.
16th Amendment (income tax) and 17th (popular election of U.S. senators) adopted.
President Warren G. Harding suddenly falls ill while returning from a trip to Alaska and is rushed to San Francisco, where he dies.
Hitler appointed German chancellor, gets dictatorial powers.
Bretton Woods Conference creates International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
?1902: Willis H. Carrier designs a practical system for indoor air-conditioning. 1913: 16th Amendment (income tax) and 17th (popular election of U.S. senators) adopted. 1923: President Warren G. Harding suddenly falls ill while returning from a trip to Alaska and is rushed to San Francisco, where he dies. 1933: Hitler appointed German chancellor, gets dictatorial powers. 1944: Bretton Woods Conference creates International Monetary Fund and World Bank. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
One of the more advanced labor organizations, the United Mine Workers leads a five-month anthracite coal strike that cripples the United States.
Armory Show introduces modern art to U.S. Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase shocks public.
"Queen of the Blues" Bessie Smith records her first song, "Down Hearted Blues," which becomes an immediate success.
Prohibition repealed.
Dumbarton Oaks Conference— U.S., British Commonwealth, and USSR propose establishment of United Nations.
?1902: One of the more advanced labor organizations, the United Mine Workers leads a five-month anthracite coal strike that cripples the United States. 1913: Armory Show introduces modern art to U.S. Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase shocks public. 1923: "Queen of the Blues" Bessie Smith records her first song, "Down Hearted Blues," which becomes an immediate success. 1933: Prohibition repealed. 1944: Dumbarton Oaks Conference— U.S., British Commonwealth, and USSR propose establishment of United Nations. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The most famous of all dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, was discovered by Barnum Brown in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana.
Bill creating U.S. Federal Reserve System becomes law.
Harlem's Cotton Club opens and presents all-black performances to white-only audiences. Entertainers will include Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, and Cab Calloway.
Reichstag fire in Berlin; Nazi terror begins.
Congress passes the G.I. Bill of Rights, which will finance the college educations and home bank mortgages for many World War II veterans after the war.
?1902: The most famous of all dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, was discovered by Barnum Brown in 1902 in Hell Creek, Montana. 1913: Bill creating U.S. Federal Reserve System becomes law. 1923: Harlem's Cotton Club opens and presents all-black performances to white-only audiences. Entertainers will include Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, and Cab Calloway. 1933: Reichstag fire in Berlin; Nazi terror begins. 1944: Congress passes the G.I. Bill of Rights, which will finance the college educations and home bank mortgages for many World War II veterans after the war. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The United States supports an uprising in Panama against Colombian rule. Panama declares independence, paving the way for the building of the Panama Canal.
Henry Ford develops first moving assembly line.
Time Magazine debuts.
Roosevelt launches New Deal.
Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal publishes An American Dilemma, a groundbreaking exploration of black-white race relations in the United States..
?1903: The United States supports an uprising in Panama against Colombian rule. Panama declares independence, paving the way for the building of the Panama Canal. 1913: Henry Ford develops first moving assembly line. 1923: Time Magazine debuts. 1933: Roosevelt launches New Deal. 1944: Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal publishes An American Dilemma, a groundbreaking exploration of black-white race relations in the United States.. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first Tour de France bicycle race is staged.
The ballet Rites of Spring premieres in Paris with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. The audience riots over Igor Stravinsky's dissonant score.
A great earthquake and fire imperil Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, causing over 800,000 casualties.
USSR recognized by U.S.
Egypt and Iraq join with five other Middle East nations to form the League of Arab States.
?1903: The first Tour de France bicycle race is staged. 1913: The ballet Rites of Spring premieres in Paris with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. The audience riots over Igor Stravinsky's dissonant score. 1923: A great earthquake and fire imperil Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, causing over 800,000 casualties. 1933: USSR recognized by U.S. 1945: Egypt and Iraq join with five other Middle East nations to form the League of Arab States. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Jack London publishes The Call of the Wild.
Suffragettes demonstrate in London and Washington, D.C.
Occupation of Ruhr by French and Belgian troops to enforce reparations payments.
Spam is invented, ushering in a new era of processed food and additives. TV dinners are discovered soon thereafter.
Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
?1903: Jack London publishes The Call of the Wild. 1913: Suffragettes demonstrate in London and Washington, D.C. 1923: Occupation of Ruhr by French and Belgian troops to enforce reparations payments. 1933: Spam is invented, ushering in a new era of processed food and additives. TV dinners are discovered soon thereafter. 1945: Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Antoine Becquerel and Pierre and Marie Curie are awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in radioactivity.
Woodrow Wilson becomes 28th U.S. president.
Paul Whiteman introduces George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria assassinated by Nazis.
Franklin Roosevelt dies and vice-president Harry S. Truman becomes president.
?1903: Antoine Becquerel and Pierre and Marie Curie are awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in radioactivity. 1913: Woodrow Wilson becomes 28th U.S. president. 1924: Paul Whiteman introduces George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. 1934: Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria assassinated by Nazis. 1945: Franklin Roosevelt dies and vice-president Harry S. Truman becomes president. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company.
Mexican President Francisco Madero is killed in a coup, Victoriano Huerta proclaims himself president. Pancho Villa leads an uprising in Northern Mexico.
The first winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France.
Dionne sisters, first quintuplets to survive beyond infancy, born in Canada.
First electronic computer, ENIAC, is built.
?1903: Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company. 1913: Mexican President Francisco Madero is killed in a coup, Victoriano Huerta proclaims himself president. Pancho Villa leads an uprising in Northern Mexico. 1924: The first winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. 1934: Dionne sisters, first quintuplets to survive beyond infancy, born in Canada. 1945: First electronic computer, ENIAC, is built. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Tobacco gets a boost when the R.J. Reynolds Company introduces its first cigarettes under the brand name Camel.
Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for failed "Beer Hall Putsch".  While in prison, he writes Mein Kampf.
Hitler becomes führer.
Hitler commits suicide, Germany surrenders, V-E Day declared.
?1903: The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1913: Tobacco gets a boost when the R.J. Reynolds Company introduces its first cigarettes under the brand name Camel. 1924: Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for failed "Beer Hall Putsch".  While in prison, he writes Mein Kampf. 1934: Hitler becomes führer. 1945: Hitler commits suicide, Germany surrenders, V-E Day declared. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
A prolific writer of the African-American experience, W.E.B. DuBois publishes The Souls of Black Folk.
Built by Cass Gilbert, the Woolworth Building opens in lower Manhattan. It will remain the world's tallest building for 18 years.
The 600-year reign of the Ottoman Empire comes to a close when Turkish president Mustafa Kemal ends the caliphate.
Mao Zedong begins the Long March north with 100,000 soldiers.
Potsdam Conference (Truman, Churchill, Stalin) establishes basis of German reconstruction.
?1903: A prolific writer of the African-American experience, W.E.B. DuBois publishes The Souls of Black Folk. 1913: Built by Cass Gilbert, the Woolworth Building opens in lower Manhattan. It will remain the world's tallest building for 18 years. 1924: The 600-year reign of the Ottoman Empire comes to a close when Turkish president Mustafa Kemal ends the caliphate. 1934: Mao Zedong begins the Long March north with 100,000 soldiers. 1945: Potsdam Conference (Truman, Churchill, Stalin) establishes basis of German reconstruction. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, fly first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Mohandas Gandhi returns to India after 21 years in South Africa and begins a non-violent campaign against British rule.
New York's Computer Tabulating Recording Company is re-organized and will now be known as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
U.S.S.R. admitted to League of Nations.
The African-American glossy magazine Ebony appears for the first time on American newsstands, and sells out its first run of 25,000 copies.
?1903: Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, fly first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. 1914: Mohandas Gandhi returns to India after 21 years in South Africa and begins a non-violent campaign against British rule. 1924: New York's Computer Tabulating Recording Company is re-organized and will now be known as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). 1934: U.S.S.R. admitted to League of Nations. 1945: The African-American glossy magazine Ebony appears for the first time on American newsstands, and sells out its first run of 25,000 copies. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
King Alexander of Serbia and his wife are assassinated by conspirators.
Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife Sophie are assassinated.
Death of Lenin. Stalin wins power struggle, rules as Soviet dictator until death.
Nicaraguan General Antonio Somoza kills guerrilla General Cesar Sandino in cold blood.
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan signs official surrender on V-J Day.
?1903: King Alexander of Serbia and his wife are assassinated by conspirators. 1914: Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife Sophie are assassinated. 1924: Death of Lenin. Stalin wins power struggle, rules as Soviet dictator until death. 1934: Nicaraguan General Antonio Somoza kills guerrilla General Cesar Sandino in cold blood. 1945: U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan signs official surrender on V-J Day.

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Entente Cordiale: Britain and France settle their international differences.
Congress sets up Federal Trade Commission, passes Clayton Antitrust Act.
Italian Fascists murder Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti.
The FCC is created to oversee U.S. telephone, telegraph, and radio communications.
Yalta Conference (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) plans final defeat of Germany.
?1904: Entente Cordiale: Britain and France settle their international differences. 1914: Congress sets up Federal Trade Commission, passes Clayton Antitrust Act. 1924: Italian Fascists murder Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti. 1934: The FCC is created to oversee U.S. telephone, telegraph, and radio communications. 1945: Yalta Conference (Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin) plans final defeat of Germany. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
General theory of radioactivity by Rutherford and Soddy.
Panama Canal officially opened.
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confess to murdering 14-year-old cousin "in the interest of science." Defense lawyer Clarence Darrow gets them life imprisonment.
The Dust Bowl hits the Western U.S., blowing 300 million tons of topsoil into the Atlantic, devastating farmland in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
The United States backs the shah in an Iranian national crisis.
?1904: General theory of radioactivity by Rutherford and Soddy. 1914: Panama Canal officially opened. 1924: Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confess to murdering 14-year-old cousin "in the interest of science." Defense lawyer Clarence Darrow gets them life imprisonment. 1934: The Dust Bowl hits the Western U.S., blowing 300 million tons of topsoil into the Atlantic, devastating farmland in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. 1946: The United States backs the shah in an Iranian national crisis. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first segment of the New York City subway opens.
Austria declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia and France, Britain declares war on Germany. The Great War begins.
Robert Frost wins first of four Pulitzers.
Infamous bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker die in a shower of police bullets near Shreveport, Louisiana.
Benjamin Spock's childcare classic, The Commonsense Book of Baby and Child Care is published.
?1904: The first segment of the New York City subway opens. 1914: Austria declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia and France, Britain declares war on Germany. The Great War begins. 1924: Robert Frost wins first of four Pulitzers. 1934: Infamous bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker die in a shower of police bullets near Shreveport, Louisiana. 1946: Benjamin Spock's childcare classic, The Commonsense Book of Baby and Child Care is published. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Russo-Japanese War begins as Russia and Japan fight over Manchuria and Korea.
U.S. Marines occupy Veracruz, Mexico, intervening in civil war to protect American interests.
First Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
The Social Security Act becomes law.
Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech marks beginning of cold war.
?1904: Russo-Japanese War begins as Russia and Japan fight over Manchuria and Korea. 1914: U.S. Marines occupy Veracruz, Mexico, intervening in civil war to protect American interests. 1924: First Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. 1935: The Social Security Act becomes law. 1946: Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech marks beginning of cold war. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
U.S. begins construction of the Panama Canal.
In his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin plays the Little Tramp, his most famous character.
U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and oilmen Harry Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny are charged with conspiracy and bribery in the Teapot Dome scandal.
Huey Long assassinated in Louisiana.
First meeting of U.N. General Assembly opens in London.
?1904: U.S. begins construction of the Panama Canal. 1914: In his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin plays the Little Tramp, his most famous character. 1924: U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and oilmen Harry Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny are charged with conspiracy and bribery in the Teapot Dome scandal. 1935: Huey Long assassinated in Louisiana. 1946: First meeting of U.N. General Assembly opens in London. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first flat-disk phonograph is introduced, replacing wax cylinders as the most popular form of recorded music.
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes published.
John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor, transmits human features by television.
Mussolini invades Ethiopia; League of Nations invokes sanctions.
Juan Perón, husband of Evita Perón, is elected president of Argentina.
?1904: The first flat-disk phonograph is introduced, replacing wax cylinders as the most popular form of recorded music. 1914: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes published. 1925: John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor, transmits human features by television. 1935: Mussolini invades Ethiopia; League of Nations invokes sanctions. 1946: Juan Perón, husband of Evita Perón, is elected president of Argentina. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Revolution breaks out in Russia after Bloody Sunday when czarist troops fire on defenseless marchers in St. Petersburg. Strikes and riots follow.
George Washington Carver's experiments with peanuts introduce myriad uses for them and give Southern farmers a new cash crop to grow.
Al Capone takes over the Chicago bootlegging racket.
Nazis repudiate Versailles Treaty, introduce compulsory military service.
League of Nations dissolved.
?1905: Revolution breaks out in Russia after Bloody Sunday when czarist troops fire on defenseless marchers in St. Petersburg. Strikes and riots follow. 1914: George Washington Carver's experiments with peanuts introduce myriad uses for them and give Southern farmers a new cash crop to grow. 1925: Al Capone takes over the Chicago bootlegging racket. 1935: Nazis repudiate Versailles Treaty, introduce compulsory military service. 1946: League of Nations dissolved. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Former patent clerk Albert Einstein proposes the theory of relativity.
D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation.
John T. Scopes convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public high school in "Monkey" Trial.  Tennessee Supreme Court overturns decision.
Saar incorporated into Germany after plebiscite.
Verdict in Nuremberg war trial: 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, 3 acquitted.
?1905: Former patent clerk Albert Einstein proposes the theory of relativity. 1915: D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation. 1925: John T. Scopes convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public high school in "Monkey" Trial.  Tennessee Supreme Court overturns decision. 1935: Saar incorporated into Germany after plebiscite. 1946: Verdict in Nuremberg war trial: 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, 3 acquitted. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Franz Lehar's Merry Widow.
Czech novelist Franz Kafka publishes The Metamorphosis.
Locarno conferences seek to secure European peace by mutual guarantees.
Reformed alcoholic Bill Wilson founds Alcoholics Anonymous -- anonymously.
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl published.
?1905: Franz Lehar's Merry Widow. 1915: Czech novelist Franz Kafka publishes The Metamorphosis. 1925: Locarno conferences seek to secure European peace by mutual guarantees. 1935: Reformed alcoholic Bill Wilson founds Alcoholics Anonymous -- anonymously. 1947: Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl published. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
In Pittsburgh, the first nickelodeon opens, showing early movies.
Accusing them of aiding Russia in World War I, Turkey expels 1.75 million ethnic Armenians. An estimated 600,000 die of starvation in forced migration.
Nellie Tayloe Ross elected governor of Wyoming, first woman governor elected in U.S.
Persia becomes Iran by order of Reza Shah Pahlevi.
Britain nationalizes coal mines.
?1905: In Pittsburgh, the first nickelodeon opens, showing early movies. 1915: Accusing them of aiding Russia in World War I, Turkey expels 1.75 million ethnic Armenians. An estimated 600,000 die of starvation in forced migration. 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross elected governor of Wyoming, first woman governor elected in U.S. 1935: Persia becomes Iran by order of Reza Shah Pahlevi. 1947: Britain nationalizes coal mines. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
In Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrenders to Japanese, Russia suffers other defeats.
British oceanliner Lusitania sunk by German submarine, 1,198 perish.
Worst tornado in U.S. history hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana: 689 deaths.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann executed for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. 
Gandhi's civil disobedience movement leads to Indian independence from Britain, over half a million die in riots following partitioning of India and Pakistan.
?1905: In Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrenders to Japanese, Russia suffers other defeats. 1915: British oceanliner Lusitania sunk by German submarine, 1,198 perish. 1925: Worst tornado in U.S. history hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana: 689 deaths. 1936: Bruno Richard Hauptmann executed for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. 1947: Gandhi's civil disobedience movement leads to Indian independence from Britain, over half a million die in riots following partitioning of India and Pakistan. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
President Roosevelt mediates Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H., which recognizes Japan's control of Korea and restores southern Manchuria to China.
Germans first use poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres.
Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money is published.
Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black man to play in baseball's Major Leagues.
?1905: President Roosevelt mediates Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H., which recognizes Japan's control of Korea and restores southern Manchuria to China. 1915: Germans first use poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres. 1926: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. 1936: Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money is published. 1947: Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black man to play in baseball's Major Leagues. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Industrial Workers of the World is founded in Chicago. Its members, called the Wobblies, advocate strikes and sabotage over collective bargaining.
"Black Tom" explosion at munitions dock in Jersey City, N.J., $40,000,000 damages, traced to German saboteurs.
Gertrude Ederle of U.S. is first woman to swim English Channel.
King George V dies; succeeded by son, Edward VIII, who soon abdicates to marry an American-born divorcée, and is succeeded by brother, George VI.
Marshall Plan proposed: a coordinated program to help European nations recover from ravages of war.
?1905: The Industrial Workers of the World is founded in Chicago. Its members, called the Wobblies, advocate strikes and sabotage over collective bargaining. 1916: “Black Tom” explosion at munitions dock in Jersey City, N.J., $40,000,000 damages, traced to German saboteurs. 1926: Gertrude Ederle of U.S. is first woman to swim English Channel. 1936: King George V dies; succeeded by son, Edward VIII, who soon abdicates to marry an American-born divorcée, and is succeeded by brother, George VI. 1947: Marshall Plan proposed: a coordinated program to help European nations recover from ravages of war. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Norway gains independence from Sweden.
Irish nationalists in Dublin initiate the unsuccessful Easter Rebellion, the leaders are executed.
Chiang Kai-shek becomes leader of China's revolutionary party following the death of Sun Yat-sen.
Rome-Berlin Axis proclaimed.
Soviet Union rejects U.S. plan for UN atomic-energy control.
?1905: Norway gains independence from Sweden. 1916: Irish nationalists in Dublin initiate the unsuccessful Easter Rebellion, the leaders are executed. 1926: Chiang Kai-shek becomes leader of China's revolutionary party following the death of Sun Yat-sen. 1936: Rome-Berlin Axis proclaimed. 1947: Soviet Union rejects U.S. plan for UN atomic-energy control. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, fixes magnetic North Pole.
Montana voters elect 36-year-old Republican Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress.
U.S. troops land in Nicaragua to preserve order after a revolt against the new president Emiliano Chamorro.
Spanish civil war begins. Hundreds of Americans join the "Lincoln Brigades" to help fight Franco's fascism.
The Truman Doctrine establishes the American cold war policy of containment of Communisism.
?1906: Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, fixes magnetic North Pole. 1916: Montana voters elect 36-year-old Republican Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. 1926: U.S. troops land in Nicaragua to preserve order after a revolt against the new president Emiliano Chamorro. 1936: Spanish civil war begins. Hundreds of Americans join the “Lincoln Brigades” to help fight Franco's fascism. 1947: The Truman Doctrine establishes the American cold war policy of containment of Communisism. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
San Francisco is hit by an 8.3 earthquake. 2,500 killed in the quake and ensuing three days of fires.
Margaret Sanger opens the first American birth-control clinic in Brooklyn. It is raided by police, and Sanger is jailed for thirty days. 
Emperor Showa Tenno Hirohito comes to power in Japan after the death of his father.
War between China and Japan begins, Japan and Germany sign anti-Comintern pact.
Archaeologists decipher the law code of Hammurabi.
?1906: San Francisco is hit by an 8.3 earthquake. 2,500 killed in the quake and ensuing three days of fires. 1916: Margaret Sanger opens the first American birth-control clinic in Brooklyn. It is raided by police, and Sanger is jailed for thirty days. 1926: Emperor Showa Tenno Hirohito comes to power in Japan after the death of his father. 1936: War between China and Japan begins, Japan and Germany sign anti-Comintern pact. 1947: Archaeologists decipher the law code of Hammurabi. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Ethiopia declared independent in a tripartite pact, country is divided into British, French, and Italian spheres of influence.
Pershing fails in raid into Mexico in quest of rebel Pancho Villa.
Physicist Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, introduces his famous uncertainty principle at age 26.
Amelia Earhart lost somewhere in Pacific on round-the-world flight.
U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager becomes first person to break the sound barrier.
?1906: Ethiopia declared independent in a tripartite pact, country is divided into British, French, and Italian spheres of influence. 1916: Pershing fails in raid into Mexico in quest of rebel Pancho Villa. 1927: Physicist Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, introduces his famous uncertainty principle at age 26. 1937: Amelia Earhart lost somewhere in Pacific on round-the-world flight. 1947: U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager becomes first person to break the sound barrier. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Finland becomes the first European country to give women the vote.
President Wilson re-elected with "he kept us out of war" slogan.
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in the season, the record stands for over 30 years.
Hitler repudiates war guilt clause of Versailles Treaty, continues to build German power.
Arabs and Jews both reject Britain's final proposal for the division of Palestine into two separate nations.
?1906: Finland becomes the first European country to give women the vote. 1916: President Wilson re-elected with “he kept us out of war” slogan. 1927: Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in the season, the record stands for over 30 years. 1937: Hitler repudiates war guilt clause of Versailles Treaty, continues to build German power. 1947: Arabs and Jews both reject Britain's final proposal for the division of Palestine into two separate nations. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
President Roosevelt sails to the Panama Canal Zone. It is the first time a U.S. president has travelled outside the country while in office.
Sanger founds international birth control movement.
Charles A. Lindbergh flies first successful solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris.
Italy withdraws from League of Nations and joins a Germany-Japan pact.
A young boy finds the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran.
?1906: President Roosevelt sails to the Panama Canal Zone. It is the first time a U.S. president has travelled outside the country while in office. 1916: Sanger founds international birth control movement. 1927: Charles A. Lindbergh flies first successful solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris. 1937: Italy withdraws from League of Nations and joins a Germany-Japan pact. 1947: A young boy finds the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Upton Sinclair exposes the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in The Jungle.
U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.
Belgian astrophysicist Georges Lemaitre proposes the Big Bang Theory.
Japan invades China, conquers most of coastal area.
Following U.N. supervised election, Syngman Rhee becomes president of the new Republic of Korea. Parties in northern Korea, however, challenge his regime.
?1906: Upton Sinclair exposes the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in The Jungle. 1916: U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million. 1927: Belgian astrophysicist Georges Lemaitre proposes the Big Bang Theory. 1937: Japan invades China, conquers most of coastal area. 1948: Following U.N. supervised election, Syngman Rhee becomes president of the new Republic of Korea. Parties in northern Korea, however, challenge his regime. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Lawyer Mohandas K. Gandhi begins a campaign of nonviolent resistance to protest the treatment of Indians in South Africa.
Albert Einstein completes his mathematical formulation of a general theory of relativity, which includes gravity.
Trotsky expelled from Russian Communist Party.
Troubled by the devastation which followed a pro-Franco German attack on the Spanish city of Guernica, Pablo Picasso paints his masterpiece mural, Guernica.
Zoologist Alfred Kinsey publishes his study Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, sparking decades of controversy.
?1906: Lawyer Mohandas K. Gandhi begins a campaign of nonviolent resistance to protest the treatment of Indians in South Africa. 1916: Albert Einstein completes his mathematical formulation of a general theory of relativity, which includes gravity. 1927: Trotsky expelled from Russian Communist Party. 1937: Troubled by the devastation which followed a pro-Franco German attack on the Spanish city of Guernica, Pablo Picasso paints his masterpiece mural, Guernica. 1948: Zoologist Alfred Kinsey publishes his study Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, sparking decades of controversy. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Bubonic plague kills 1.3 million people in India.
U.S. National Park Service in the Department of the Interior is created by act of Congress.
The German economy collapses.
U.S. gunboat Panay sunk by Japanese in Yangtze River.
Alger Hiss, former U.S. State Department official, indicted on perjury charges after denying passing secret documents to communist spy ring.
?1907: Bubonic plague kills 1.3 million people in India. 1916: U.S. National Park Service in the Department of the Interior is created by act of Congress. 1927: The German economy collapses. 1937: U.S. gunboat Panay sunk by Japanese in Yangtze River. 1948: Alger Hiss, former U.S. State Department official, indicted on perjury charges after denying passing secret documents to communist spy ring. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Oklahoma enters the union.
British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issues Balfour Doctrine, a declaration calling for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Fossil remains of "Peking man" (likely about 350,000 to 400,000 years old) are discovered by Davidson Black.
One of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, Frank Lloyd Wright completes Falling Water in Bear Rock, Pennsylvania.
The United States organizes the Berlin airlift to break the Berlin blockade.
?1907: Oklahoma enters the union. 1917: British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issues Balfour Doctrine, a declaration calling for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 1927: Fossil remains of "Peking man" (likely about 350,000 to 400,000 years old) are discovered by Davidson Black. 1937: One of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, Frank Lloyd Wright completes Falling Water in Bear Rock, Pennsylvania. 1948: The United States organizes the Berlin airlift to break the Berlin blockade. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first exhibition of cubist paintings is held in Paris. Picasso paints Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
In October Revolution, Bolsheviks seize power in armed coup d'état led by Lenin and Trotsky.
Popular vaudevillian Al Jolson astounds audiences with his nightclub act in The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length talking motion picture.
The Memorial Day Massacre leaves ten steel strikers dead in Chicago.
Burma and Ceylon granted independence by Britain.
?1907: The first exhibition of cubist paintings is held in Paris. Picasso paints Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1917: In October Revolution, Bolsheviks seize power in armed coup d'état led by Lenin and Trotsky. 1927: Popular vaudevillian Al Jolson astounds audiences with his nightclub act in The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length talking motion picture. 1937: The Memorial Day Massacre leaves ten steel strikers dead in Chicago. 1948: Burma and Ceylon granted independence by Britain. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first canned tuna is packed in San Pedro, California.
Dutch dancer Mata Hari is convicted and executed as a German spy.
Philo T. Farnsworth demonstrates the first all-electronic television.
Douglas "Wrong-Way" Corrigan flies from New York to Dublin.
Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia.
?1907: The first canned tuna is packed in San Pedro, California. 1917: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is convicted and executed as a German spy. 1927: Philo T. Farnsworth demonstrates the first all-electronic television. 1938: Douglas “Wrong-Way” Corrigan flies from New York to Dublin. 1948: Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Second Hague Peace Conference, of 46 nations, adopts 10 conventions on rules of war.
World-wide "Spanish flu" influenza pandemic strikes. Within three years, nearly 20 million are dead.
The Holland Tunnel opens to connect Manhattan and Jersey City, N.J., giving cars a route under the Hudson River and an alternative to ferry boats.
Congress passes the Fair Labor Standards Act, providing a minimum wage for the first time.
In newly independent India, Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Hindu fanatic.
?1907: Second Hague Peace Conference, of 46 nations, adopts 10 conventions on rules of war. 1917: World-wide "Spanish flu" influenza pandemic strikes. Within three years, nearly 20 million are dead. 1927: The Holland Tunnel opens to connect Manhattan and Jersey City, N.J., giving cars a route under the Hudson River and an alternative to ferry boats. 1938: Congress passes the Fair Labor Standards Act, providing a minimum wage for the first time. 1948: In newly independent India, Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Hindu fanatic. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Florenz Ziegfeld introduces his Ziegfeld Follies, the legendary musical extravaganzas.
The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for editorial writing, reporting, history of the United States, and biography or autobiography.
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.
Hitler marches into Austria, political and geographical union of Germany and Austria proclaimed.
Organization of American States (OAS) Charter signed at Bogotá, Colombia.
?1907: Florenz Ziegfeld introduces his Ziegfeld Follies, the legendary musical extravaganzas. 1917: The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for editorial writing, reporting, history of the United States, and biography or autobiography. 1928: Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. 1938: Hitler marches into Austria, political and geographical union of Germany and Austria proclaimed. 1948: Organization of American States (OAS) Charter signed at Bogotá, Colombia. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Earthquake and resulting tsunami kill 70,000 to 100,000 in southern Italy and Sicily.
The Jones Act makes Puerto Rico an American territory, granting Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship and allowing them to be drafted for the war effort.
The first of Joseph Stalin's Five Year Plans imposes collectivization on agriculture in the Soviet Union.
Munich Pact: Britain, France, and Italy agree to let Germany partition Czechoslovakia.
Stalin and Tito break.
?1908: Earthquake and resulting tsunami kill 70,000 to 100,000 in southern Italy and Sicily. 1817: The Jones Act makes Puerto Rico an American territory, granting Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship and allowing them to be drafted for the war effort. 1928: The first of Joseph Stalin's Five Year Plans imposes collectivization on agriculture in the Soviet Union. 1938: Munich Pact: Britain, France, and Italy agree to let Germany partition Czechoslovakia. 1948: Stalin and Tito break. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
U.S. Supreme Court, in Danbury Hatters' case, outlaws secondary union boycotts.
Czar Nicholas II and the rest of the Russia's royal Romanov family are executed by the Bolsheviks.
Former Chicago city council member Oscar DePriest is elected to the 71st U.S. Congress. He is the first black Representative to be elected in a northern state.
In the radio broadcast War of the Worlds, Orson Welles panics Americans who believe that Martians are actually invading Earth.
Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire wins Pulitzer.
?1908: U.S. Supreme Court, in Danbury Hatters' case, outlaws secondary union boycotts. 1918: Czar Nicholas II and the rest of the Russia's royal Romanov family are executed by the Bolsheviks. 1928: Former Chicago city council member Oscar DePriest is elected to the 71st U.S. Congress. He is the first black Representative to be elected in a northern state. 1938: In the radio broadcast War of the Worlds, Orson Welles panics Americans who believe that Martians are actually invading Earth. 1948: Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire wins Pulitzer. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns to win the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, becoming the first black heavyweight champion.
Russian Civil War between Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (anti-Bolsheviks) begins.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead publishes Coming of Age in Samoa.
Walt Disney releases first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Truman ends racial segregation in military.
?1908: Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns to win the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, becoming the first black heavyweight champion. 1918: Russian Civil War between Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (anti-Bolsheviks) begins. 1928: Anthropologist Margaret Mead publishes Coming of Age in Samoa. 1938: Walt Disney releases first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 1948: Truman ends racial segregation in military.

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The Federal Bureau for Investigation is founded as a division of the Department of Justice.
Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates, leading to the end of hostilities in Europe.
Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, signed in Paris by 65 nations.
American inventor Chester Floyd Carlson invents xerography, a method of electrostatic printing.
The state of Israel is created in the Middle East, prompting Arab-Israel conflict.
?1908: The Federal Bureau for Investigation is founded as a division of the Department of Justice. 1918: Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates, leading to the end of hostilities in Europe. 1928: Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, signed in Paris by 65 nations. 1938: American inventor Chester Floyd Carlson invents xerography, a method of electrostatic printing. 1948: The state of Israel is created in the Middle East, prompting Arab-Israel conflict. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first Model T automobile is produced by Ford Motor Company, selling for $850.
Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in U.S.
Oxford English Dictionary published after 44 years of research.
Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Roosevelt regarding the feasibility of an atomic bomb.
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt chairs the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights. U.N. General Assembly adopts "Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
?1908: The first Model T automobile is produced by Ford Motor Company, selling for $850. 1918: Daylight Saving Time goes into effect in U.S. 1928: Oxford English Dictionary published after 44 years of research. 1939: Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Roosevelt regarding the feasibility of an atomic bomb. 1948: Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt chairs the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights. U.N. General Assembly adopts "Universal Declaration of Human Rights." 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first large deposit of petroleum is discovered in Persia, petroleum production starts in Middle East.
New York's worst subway accident kills 92 and injures 100 after a train jumps a track in Brooklyn at 30 mph (five times the speed limit).
Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray are executed at Sing Sing prison for the murder of Albert Snyder.
Ho Chi Minh creates the Viet Minh party to oppose colonialism in the French colony of Indochina.
United States of Indonesia established as Dutch and Indonesians settle conflict.
?1908: The first large deposit of petroleum is discovered in Persia, petroleum production starts in Middle East. 1918: New York's worst subway accident kills 92 and injures 100 after a train jumps a track in Brooklyn at 30 mph (five times the speed limit). 1928: Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray are executed at Sing Sing prison for the murder of Albert Snyder. 1939: Ho Chi Minh creates the Viet Minh party to oppose colonialism in the French colony of Indochina. 1948: United States of Indonesia established as Dutch and Indonesians settle conflict. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Mysterious Siberian explosion levels hundreds of square miles of forest. Explanations include a comet, meteorite, natural atomic explosion, or crashed UFO.
Alcock and Brown make first trans-Atlantic nonstop flight.
The Ascheim-Zondek urine pregnancy test is developed.
Gone with the Wind premieres.
Verdict in Japanese war trial: 18 imprisoned, Tojo and six others hanged.
?1908: Mysterious Siberian explosion levels hundreds of square miles of forest. Explanations include a comet, meteorite, natural atomic explosion, or crashed UFO. 1919: Alcock and Brown make first trans-Atlantic nonstop flight. 1928: The Ascheim-Zondek urine pregnancy test is developed. 1939: Gone with the Wind premieres. 1948: Verdict in Japanese war trial: 18 imprisoned, Tojo and six others hanged. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
North Pole reportedly reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson.
Third International (Comintern) establishes Soviet control over international Communist movements.
$30 billion disappears in U.S. stock market crash, precipitating the global depression.
The Wizard of Oz premieres.
The Chinese Civil War ends. Communist leader Mao Zedong becomes the chairman of the Communist People's Republic of China.
?1909: North Pole reportedly reached by American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson. 1919: Third International (Comintern) establishes Soviet control over international Communist movements. 1929: $30 billion disappears in U.S. stock market crash, precipitating the global depression. 1939: The Wizard of Oz premieres. 1949: The Chinese Civil War ends. Communist leader Mao Zedong becomes the chairman of the Communist People's Republic of China. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in New York by prominent black and white intellectuals and led by W.E.B. DuBois.
The Treaty of Versailles assigns most of the blame for World War I to Germany, requiring Germany to cede territory and pay extensive war reparations.
Lateran Treaty establishes independent Vatican City, making the pope sovereign of over 100 acres in the heart of Rome.
New York World's Fair opens.
Soviet officials lift the Berlin blockade and Germany is divided into the German Democratic Republic (East) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West).
?1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in New York by prominent black and white intellectuals and led by W.E.B. DuBois. 1919: The Treaty of Versailles assigns most of the blame for World War I to Germany, requiring Germany to cede territory and pay extensive war reparations. 1929: Lateran Treaty establishes independent Vatican City, making the pope sovereign of over 100 acres in the heart of Rome. 1939: New York World's Fair opens. 1949: Soviet officials lift the Berlin blockade and Germany is divided into the German Democratic Republic (East) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West). 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Japan begins 36-year occupation of Korea. Japanese prince Hirobumi Ito assassinated by Korean nationalist.
18th (Prohibition) Amendment adopted.
In the fight for control of the bootleg liquor trade in Chicago, 7 gang members are killed in the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
Russo-Finnish War begins.
First successful Soviet atomic test sparks cold-war arms race.
?1909: Japan begins 36-year occupation of Korea. Japanese prince Hirobumi Ito assassinated by Korean nationalist. 1919: 18th (Prohibition) Amendment adopted. 1929: In the fight for control of the bootleg liquor trade in Chicago, 7 gang members are killed in the St. Valentine's Day massacre. 1939: Russo-Finnish War begins. 1949: First successful Soviet atomic test sparks cold-war arms race. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich finds a cure for syphilis.
Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford establish United Artists in an attempt to control their own work.
Edwin Powell Hubble proposes theory of expanding universe.
World War II begins as Hitler invades Poland.
South Africa institutionalizes racial apartheid.
?1909: German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich finds a cure for syphilis. 1919: Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford establish United Artists in an attempt to control their own work. 1929: Edwin Powell Hubble proposes theory of expanding universe. 1939: World War II begins as Hitler invades Poland. 1949: South Africa institutionalizes racial apartheid. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
The first completely synthetic plastic, Bakelite, is invented by Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland.
Dial telephones are introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
First large-scale Jewish-Arab violence caused by a clash at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Elenor Roosevelt sponsors Marian Anderson performance at the Lincoln Memorial after Daughters of the American Revolution refuse performance at Constitution Hall. 
Start of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Treaty signed by 12 nations.
?1909: The first completely synthetic plastic, Bakelite, is invented by Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland. 1919: Dial telephones are introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 1929: First large-scale Jewish-Arab violence caused by a clash at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem 1939: Elenor Roosevelt sponsors Marian Anderson performance at the Lincoln Memorial after Daughters of the American Revolution refuse performance at Constitution Hall. 1949: Start of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Treaty signed by 12 nations. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Standard Oil's John D. Rockefeller, scion of the Rockefeller family, becomes the world's first billionaire.
The United States establishes Grand Canyon National Park and Acadia National Park.
German psychiatrist Hans Berger develops the electroencephalogram (EEG) for recording brain waves.
With help from University of Chicago, General Electric physicist Arthur Compton invents fluorescent lighting, a new, efficient form of illumination.
Truman proposes Point Four Program to help world's less developed areas.
?1909: Standard Oil's John D. Rockefeller, scion of the Rockefeller family, becomes the world's first billionaire. 1919: The United States establishes Grand Canyon National Park and Acadia National Park. 1929: German psychiatrist Hans Berger develops the electroencephalogram (EEG) for recording brain waves. 1939: With help from University of Chicago, General Electric physicist Arthur Compton invents fluorescent lighting, a new, efficient form of illumination. 1949: Truman proposes Point Four Program to help world's less developed areas. 

Each of the decades from the 1900's to the 1940's are represented by one of these news stories.  Can you put the headlines in their proper order?
Congress passes the United States Copyright Law.
U.S. House of Representatives refuses to seat Victor Berger, socialist congressman from Wisconsin. Stripped of seat, he's re-elected and again refused a seat.
King Alexander proclaims a dictatorship and changes his Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes to the name Yugoslavia.
The Trans-Iranian Railroad, linking the Caspian Sea with the Persian Gulf and built entirely with Iranian capital, is completed.
The CIA-sponsored Radio Free Europe begins broadcasting over the Eastern European "iron curtain."
?1909: Congress passes the United States Copyright Law. 1919: U.S. House of Representatives refuses to seat Victor Berger, socialist congressman from Wisconsin. Stripped of seat, he's re-elected and again refused a seat. 1929: King Alexander proclaims a dictatorship and changes his Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes to the name Yugoslavia. 1939: The Trans-Iranian Railroad, linking the Caspian Sea with the Persian Gulf and built entirely with Iranian capital, is completed. 1949: The CIA-sponsored Radio Free Europe begins broadcasting over the Eastern European "iron curtain."