The 1900s was one of the most controversial times in the history of the United States. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by DeMarsico, Dick, NYWT&S Collection The image depicts the most popular African-American leader in history: Martin Luther King Jr. The US emerged a winner and a super power after the end of this war. It was also the first time that President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 8002 which meant a ban on racial discrimination. It was the first time that the US was an active member and was the only country that used an atom bomb in the war. It was one of the most disastrous battles and caused more deaths than World War I. The World War II was bigger than any conflict that mankind had ever seen. This incident was the last straw and it entered the World War II as an active member, thereby leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On December 7, 1941, at least 353 Japanese war planes attacked Pearl Harbor causing grave damage and killing more than 2000 US officers. However, the attack on Pearl Harbor changed its stance. The US was merely a spectator, or rather a secret supporter of Britain in World War II. The image depicts the bombing of USS Shaw (Mahan-class destroyer) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Attack on Pearl Harbor: US Enters World War II This incident was instrumental in pushing America to war. In this warfare, it sank the British cruise ship Lusitania which killed 1198 passengers in which 128 were Americans. Eventually, they started targeting any vessel that was heading towards England. To weaken the British, Germany started targeting all the cargo ships coming towards England with their U-Boats (submarines). Hence US inadvertently got involved in the Great War. However, Germany’s constant submarine warfare on US passenger ships and its attempt to trigger the US-Mexico war again caused the former to declare war on Germany. It was under the leadership of President Woodrow Wilson, who was a peace lover and wanted to avoid the war. The US had maintained a neutral stand in the war. Hailed as the Great War, World War I is responsible for at least 3 million casualties. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing The image depicts President Wilson addressing Congress regarding the entry of the US in World War I. They are regarded as the pioneers of aviation. Today, all of us are amazed at the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 but it is strange to know all these gigantic flying machines had a humble beginning in the 1900s by two geniuses. Four attempts to fly were made that day, and in the last one the prototype soared up to almost 800 feet and was in air for about a minute. Orville climbed into the vintage cockpit and flew the model for 12 seconds. After years of research, they designed a prototype, which took its first flight on Decemin Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Both brothers had a keen passion for flying machines from a young age, and spent a great amount of time and effort studying everything related to it. The origin of the term ‘Aeronautical Engineering’ can be traced back to an event that occurred in a bicycle shop that the (Orville and Wilbur) Wright brothers owned. The image depicts a five-man party drafting the Declaration of Independence. The Boston Tea Party is one of the most popular events in the history of the nation and is considered a landmark in the American War of Independence against European colonies. On December 17th, a group of colonists dressed as Indians boarded a ship carrying tea in disguise and threw all the valuable tea shipment in the sea. This angered Americans even more and citizens of Boston didn’t allow the unloading of goods on the port. To save the company, Parliament removed all import/export duties on goods to reduce cost prices and put locals out of business. In addition to this chaos, the East India Company was suffering from bankruptcy due to corruption. Local citizens were outraged and demanded strict action against the guilty.
This led to protests all over America and in this chaos, five Americans were shot by British soldiers in Boston. To control the ongoing agitation, the government canceled taxes on all goods, except tea. American colonists rebelled and started boycotting all goods imported from England. The Townshend Act was implemented in 1766 and allowed the British Parliament to tax American colonies on tea, paper, paint and various other items. This act of defiance was executed to ban the Townshend Act. The Boston Tea Party was a heroic event which took place on 17th December 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts.