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Events of the 1900s: when did it happen? (page 2 of 5)

Page 2 of 5, answers 43 to 84. The years of 208 famous events of the 1900s, from 1900 to 1998, sorted oldest to newest, each with a short fact.

• When was the Lincoln Memorial dedicated?1922
• When did the Hollywood sign go up?1923
• When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?1924
• When was The Great Gatsby published?1925
• When was the Scopes 'Monkey Trial'?1925
• When was television first demonstrated?1926
• When did Robert Goddard launch the first liquid-fueled rocket?1926
• When was Route 66 created?1926
• When did Charles Lindbergh fly solo across the Atlantic?1927
• When was The Jazz Singer, the first feature 'talkie', released?1927
• When did Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in a season?1927
• When did carving begin on Mount Rushmore?1927
• When was penicillin discovered?1928
• When did Mickey Mouse first appear in Steamboat Willie?1928
• When was sliced bread first sold?1928
• When was the first Academy Awards ceremony?1929
• When was the Wall Street Crash?1929
• When was Pluto discovered?1930
• When was the first FIFA World Cup held?1930
• When did the Empire State Building open?1931
• When did 'The Star-Spangled Banner' become the national anthem?1931
• When did workers put up the first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center?1931
• When was the LEGO company founded?1932
• When did the Sydney Harbour Bridge open?1932
• When did Amelia Earhart fly solo across the Atlantic?1932
• When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?1933
• When did Prohibition end?1933
• When did Franklin D. Roosevelt launch the New Deal?1933
• When did the Detroit Lions first play on Thanksgiving?1934
• When was Monopoly first sold by Parker Brothers?1935
• When was the Social Security Act signed?1935
• When was the Hoover Dam completed?1936
• When did Jesse Owens win four gold medals in Berlin?1936
• When did the Golden Gate Bridge open?1937
• When did the Hindenburg airship burst into flames?1937
• When was Snow White, Disney's first feature film, released?1937
• When did Superman first appear in a comic?1938
• When did World War II begin?1939
• When did Gone with the Wind premiere?1939
• When did Roosevelt move Thanksgiving a week earlier?1939
• When was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created?1939
• When did the first McDonald's restaurant open?1940