TIMELINE OF THE WORLD

1861 The Civil War, the battle between Northern and Southern states, begins in South Carolina

1865 The Civil War ends; President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

1880 Thomas Edison receives a patent for the lightbulb

1886 German inventor Karl Benz receives a patent for the automobile

1912 The British ship Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks

1914 World War I begins

1920 US women gain the right to vote

1922 The mummy of King Tut is discovered in Egypt

1929 The United States enters the Great Depression, and soon millions of people are out of work

1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt begins government programs collectively called the New Deal to ease the suffering caused by the Great Depression

1939 World War II starts in Europe

1945 World War II ends