Basic Dates and Pictures By katherinebreland Aug 2, 1492 Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue Period: Aug 2, 1492 to Aug 20, 2003 Basic Dates May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settlement Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 17, 1789 Constitution Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Began Apr 6, 1917 US got Involved in World War I Oct 24, 1929 Stock Market crash and beginning of The Great Depression Dec 7, 1941 US gets involved in World War II Aug 14, 1945 Cold War Began Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Starts Aug 23, 1965 Vietnam War (Americanization) Feb 28, 1991 Gulf War begins Sep 11, 2001 September 11th Mar 20, 2003 US Invades Iraq
