President Johnson orders 4,200 U.S. marines to invade Santo Domingo
Invasion to Santo Domingo
1965
President Johnson orders 4,200 U.S. marines to invade Santo Domingo |
JFK’s murder
1962
President Kennedy is killed in Dallas, Texas |
JFK wins the U.S. presidency
1960
John F. Kennedy wins the presidential elections |
The first H-bomb
1950
The U.S. announces the making of the first H-bomb |
U.S. troops land on Okinawa
1945
U.S. troops land in Okinawa on April 6 |
A conference on the establishment of the United Nations is held
1945
The San Francisco Conference for the establishment of the United Nations is held |
Roosevelt becomes president of the U.S.
1933
Roosevelt becomes president of the United States |
The U.S. intervenes in the Dominican Republic
1916
The U.S. begins an armed intervention in the Dominican Republic and a government headed by American General H. S. Knopp is set up |
Haiti occupation
1915
The U.S. invade, attack and seize Haiti, staying there for 19 years |
Construction of the Panama Canal kicks off
1882
Lesseps begins works for the Panama Canal |