1932- Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart completed the first transatlantic solo flight and disappeared
mysteriously.
1933- Nazis
Adolph
Hitler and the Nazi regime come to power in Germany, and Concentration
Camps were established.
1939- World War II
On September first, German troops invaded Poland. Soon, German forces crushed
the countries of Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway,
and France. From 1939 to 1940, Great Britain was the only country standing
against the Germans. By June of that year, Italy had joined the war as
allies to the German soldiers. Soon, the fighting spread to Greece and
northern Africa. In 1941, Nazis invaded the Soviet Union. That same year,
the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Axis Powers were made up
of Germany, Italy, Japan, and six other nations. The United States, Great
Britain, China, and The Soviet Union were the major countries fighting
the Nazis, or the Allies. The Allies halted The Axis Powers advance into
north Africa, The Soviet Union, and the Pacific in 1942. In 1945 The Allies
closed in on Germany from the east and west. That summer a series of bloody
battles left The Allies knocking on Japan's door (" Japan, are you home?
"). Finally, on May 7, Germany surrendered and on September 2 Japan surrendered
after two atom bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan.
1940-Television
The first "tube"
was made available to the general public. Now T.V. is an essential part
of our lifestyle.
1946-The
Computer
The
first computer invented was the size of a small garage. Now computers are
part of everyday life. Some can easily sit on your lap!