Thompy's Better Late Than Never Timeline:)

Timeline created by nbcampbell in History

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/31/1865	13th Amendment; Free the Slaves	Proposed: Jan, 31st 1865 Enacted: Dec, 6th 1865 Amendment that rightfully ended and abolished Slavery.
06/13/1866	14th Amendment	Proposed: June, 13th 1866 Enacted: July, 9th 1868 Defines Citizenships, and puts post-Civil War American issues into order.
02/26/1869	15th Amendment; Suffrage for all!	Proposed: Feb, 26th 1869 Enacted: Feb, 3rd 1860 All people of colored skin, race, or nation of origin gain Suffrage (Civil Rights/Right to Vote). Oh.., except for women:(
02/21/1896	The Butcher	General Valerino Weyler of Spain Born: 1838 Died: 1930 Known as the "Butcher" of Cuba, because of his large reconcentration camps; the starvation and outright torture of many cubans. Served a decorated term of 75 years in service.
01/01/1897	The Writer and the Miner	'Yellow Journalism', complete exaggeration, outgoing media in order to make sales. "The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations." - Joseph Pulitzer Born: Apr, 10th 1847 Died: Oct, 29th 1911 "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war." - William Randolph Hearst Born: Apr, 23rd 1863 Died: Aug, 14th 1951
02/15/1898	Torpedos and Bombs and Rockets, oh my.	The single spark that ignited the Spanish-American War, the 'explosion' of the U.S.S. Maine.
04/25/1898	Spanish-American War; The Battle for the Western Hemisphere	Starts: Apr, 25th 1898 Ends: Aug, 12th 1898 Let the games begin.. Cuba..Cuba..Cuba..PHILLIPINES!
07/12/1909	16th Amendment; Taxes	Proposed: July, 12th 1909 Enacted: Feb, 3rd 1913 The Federal Government can now take your money, for whatever reason they feel like. :]
05/13/1912	17th Amendment; Direct Elect	Proposed: May, 13th 1912 Enacted: Apr, 8th 1913 Senators may be directly elected into office now! 2 Senators from each state for 6 six years, voted in by the people of said state.
12/18/1917	18th Amendment; Alcoholics no more	Proposed: Dec, 18th 1917 Enacted: Jan, 19th 1919 Yeah, no more production, sale, purchase ANDDD consumption of any alcoholic beverages; or else.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1865 to 12/31/1919	Important Events