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- The Galveston Hurricane was a hurricane that made landfall on the Texas Gulf in 1901. It completely destroyed Galveston, submerging the entire island in water. The Galveston Hurricane caused around 1 billion dollars in damage in today's dollars.
- World War 1 was mainly a European fought war. However, the United States got involved after the Zimmerman Telegraph was intercepted Great Britain
- The Great Depression lasted for 1929-1939. It was caused by the crash of the stock market. In the background is a example of a Hooverville, which were shack houses named Hoovervilles because of President Hoover's poor handling of the situation
- The Dust Bowl happened around the same time as the great depression. It was caused by bad farming habits such as over farming, etc.
- World War II happened between the years 1939-1945. It began with the German-Russian invasion of poland, and ended when Japan surrendered. The United States were brought into the war whenever Japan bombed one of Hawaii's naval ports, known as Pearl Harbor
- in 1964, President John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was eventually killed by Jack Ruby live on television
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