50 Events in U.S. History by Elizabeth Guerrero By Eggue990 Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers New World Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Aug 2, 1776 Declaration of Independence Signed Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted Period: May 14, 1803 to Sep 23, 1806 lewis and Clark expedition Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican War Jan 24, 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill In California Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln elected President Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Sep 17, 1862 Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg Battle Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln assassinated Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment ratified Dec 24, 1865 KKK begins Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Period: Jan 1, 1881 to Aug 15, 1914 Panama Canal Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 May 7, 1915 Lusitania sank Aug 18, 1920 Women get the right to vote Aug 6, 1926 Gertrude Ederle swims the English Channel May 20, 1927 Charles Lindberg flew plane successfully Oct 29, 1929 Great Depression Begins Jan 30, 1933 Hitler made chancellor of Germany Period: Sep 2, 1939 to Sep 1, 1945 World War 2 Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Feb 19, 1942 Executive Order 9066 May 8, 1945 VE Day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Bombed by U.S. May 17, 1954 Browns vs. Board of Education Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech Nov 22, 1963 John Kennedy assassinated Feb 7, 1964 Beatles first visit to America Aug 7, 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X assassinated Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive during Vietnam War Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong steps on moon Aug 9, 1974 Nixon resignation Jan 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan elected
