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Decade Timeline
My collection of some of the most important events for this twentieth century decade timeline is in no way complete, but may help you come up with some ideas when trying to capture a feeling for a theme party or decorate with a certain decade in mind. Feel that there is something that I should add to this decade timeline?
Please let me know! A Decade Timeline of the Twentieth Century1900’s 1900 - First affordable, portable camera introduced 1901 – President McKinley was assasinated and Teddy Roosevelt became President. Also, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum introduced. 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright took their plane for a flight in Kittyhawk, NC and the first World Series is held (Boston defeating Pittsburgh) 1904 – New York Subway opened 1906 – The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1908 – Henry Ford made his first Model T 1909 – “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” was first sung 1910’s 1910 – Boy Scouts of America founded 1912 – The Titanic sank 1913 – Ford Motor Company introduced moving assembly line 1914 – World War I began 1917 – The U.S. entered World War I 1919 – First airline link established between London and Paris 1920’s 1920 - First radio broadcast, prohibition begins, and women get the right to vote 1921 – First Miss America is crowned 1923 – King Tut’s tomb is opened 1927 - First talking movie “The Jazz Singer”, Pilot Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, and Babe Ruth set a home run record 1928 - First Mickey Mouse talking film, “Steamboat Willie”, released by Walt Disney 1929 - Stock Market Crash 1930’s 1931 –The "Star Spangled Banner" became our national anthem, and the world’s tallest building, the Empire State Building, opened in New York City 1934 - Shirley Temple was a star, and Bonnie and Clyde were killed 1937 – The Hindenburg air ship burned and Amelia Earhart disappeared 1938 - Broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” 1939 – The films “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone with the Wind” were released 1940’s 1941 – Pearl Harbor bombed and the U.S. enters WWII 1944 – Dday 1945 – US bombed Japan 1946 – The bikini was introduced 1948 – The Frisbee was invented 1950’s Go from Decade Timeline to HOME
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