Basic US History Dates By silentscout Aug 2, 1492 Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue Apr 16, 1607 Jamestown Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Jun 21, 1789 Constitution Mar 8, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Civil War Period: Apr 6, 1917 to Nov 11, 1918 US Involvement in World War I Sep 3, 1929 Stock Market Crash Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945 US Involvement in World War II Period: Sep 2, 1945 to Dec 31, 1991 Cold War Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Nov 5, 1965 to Aug 15, 1973 Vietnam War Feb 28, 1991 Gulf War Sep 11, 2001 September 11th Mar 20, 2003 US Invasion of Iraq
