Basic Dates By imreallyfastatcrosscountry Aug 20, 1492 Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown Jul 4, 1773 Declaration of Independence Jan 1, 1789 Constitution Jan 1, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jan 1, 1812 War of 1812 Period: Aug 20, 1861 to Aug 20, 1865 Civil War Period: Aug 20, 1865 to Aug 20, 1873 Vietnam War Period: Aug 20, 1917 to Aug 20, 1918 WW1 Aug 20, 1929 Stock Market Crash and beginning of Great Depression Period: Aug 20, 1941 to Aug 20, 1945 WW2 Period: Aug 20, 1945 to Aug 20, 1989 Cold War Period: Aug 20, 1950 to Aug 20, 1953 Korean War Aug 20, 1991 Gulf War Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Aug 20, 2003 U.S Invasion of Iraq
