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United states government timeline . BY: ALY FULLER . mCkINLEY’S SECOND INAUGURATION . March 4 th , 1901 He is then shot on September 6 th , 1901 by Leon Czolgosz in New York September 14 th , 1901 succeeded by VP Theodore Roosevelt . U.S. acquires Panama canal zone . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MCKINL EY ’S SECON D INAU GUR ATION
March 4th, 1901
He is then shot on September 6th, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz in New York
September 14th, 1901 succeeded by VP Theodore Roosevelt
MARCH 4TH, 1913
William howard taft is 28th president
17th amendment to the Constitution is ratified, providing direct election to US Senators by popular vote rather than legislation
APRIL 6, 1914-1918
World War 1: US declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
War ends November 11, 1918
JAN. 13TH, 1919
League of Nations meets for the first, US is not represented
18th amendment to the Constitution is ratified, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor.
Later repealed by the 21st amendment
MARCH 4TH, 1929
Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st president
Stock market crashes, Great Depression starts on October 29th, 1931
JUNE 25HT, 1950
Korean War: Cold War conflict between Communist and non-communist forces
North Korea invades South Korea
President Truman, without approval of congress, commits American troops to the war
MAY 1950-1975
Vietnam War
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin
US begins bombing of North Vietnam
North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong launch Tet Offensive, attacking Saigon and other scities
American soldiers kill 300 Vietnamese in My Lai massacre
OCT.-NOV., 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy denounces Soviet Union for secretly having missile bases on Cuba
AUG. 28TH, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers ‘’I Have a Dream’’
JFK assassinated in Dallas (Nov. 22)
Succeeded by LBJ
FEB. 10, 1967
25th amendment to the Constitution is ratified outlining the procedures for filling the presidency
APRIL 4TH, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in L.A.
JAN. 20, 1969
Nixon is inaugurated as 37th president
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. become the fist me to land on the moon
JAN. 20, 1977
Jimmy Carter is inagurated as 39th president
President Carter sings treaty agreeing to control of the Panama Canal over to Panama
JAN. 20, 1981
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as 40th president
US hostages held in Iran are released after 444 days
1998-1999
Clinton denies having sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky
Clinton releases first balanced budget plan since 1969
Clinton admits having sexual relations with Lewinksy
US launches missile attacks on Sudan and Afghanistan following terrorist attacks
Columbine shooting leaves 14 students, 1 teacher, and 23 wounded