Historical Timeline

1903:The Oxnard Strike of 1903 becomes the first time in U.S. history that a labor union is formed from members of different races.

1918: Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101

1922: April 7:The Teapot Dome scandals begin.

1923:The United States Supreme Court decides the case of Meyer vs. the State of Nebraska during June of 1923.

1925:First issue of The New Yorker magazine is published by Gaven Sydnes.

1926:An ammunition explosion on troopship Kuang Yuang explodes near Kiukiang, China, killing 1,200.

1928:Aviator Amelia Earhart starts her attempt to become the first woman to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean

1930:President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff bill

1934:Dust Bowl: A strong 2-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl.

1940:A Surprise Attack and FDR’s Famous Speech. Sunday, 7 December 1941, is a date that – in President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous words – “will live in infamy.”

1946:The League of Nations holds its final meeting