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Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was shot while he was at Fords Theatre watching a play. He died the next morning of the gunshot wound. This happened just about 6 days before the American Civil war was about to end. It is important because he was the 16th president , and he led the country through the civil war. -
The Ku Klux Klan Forms
The first Klan was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee by veterans of the Confederate Army. Although it never had an organized structure above the local level, similar groups across the South adopted the name and methods. It is iimportant because it was one of the largest groups to go against african americans and those that were with the government. -
Alaska Purchased
We purchased Alaska on this date , it is important because there was huge amounts of land there , and it was one of the biggest territories. It is the only state that that extends into the Eastern Hemisphere. -
The National League (Baseball) Was Founded
The first national league of American Baseball was founded. It is important because baseball is America's pastime. Everyone knows about baseball, and how the game works. It is important to know that this was when the first official league was formed in America. -
The Suez Canal Opens
The Suez Canal is a water way that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It is importnat because this way there can be trades made without going all the way around Africa. It makes it much easier for trading in Europe because of this canal. -
Alexander Graham Patents the Telephone
Alexander was a engineer, inventor, scientist, and inovator who is credited to inventing the first practical telephone. He researched on hearing and speech, and eventually started playing around with different devices. With his knowledge he eventually came up with the idea of the telephone. -
Thomas Edison inventsi ncandescent light
Thomas Edison was smart enough to finally invent a long lasting, practical electric light bulb. The light bulb is important because we use light everyday in everything we do. It was the first time something like this was invented, and we still use light bulbs today. -
Maxim invents machine gun
The machine gun was basically a quicker faster way to kill your opponent. We use machine guns still today, and they are one of the best kinds of guns our soldiers can use. Before that they had manuel guns, and because of this huge invention we can now shoot better and faster. -
First U.S. Film " Fred Ott's Sneeze"
It is a short , black and white film that was shot by William K. Dickinson. It starts Fred Ott, and the film was only about 5 seconds long. The importance of this event is that we watch movies everyday, and if it wasnt for this movie, we wouldnt be watching the ones we do now. -
Ghost Dance
It was basically a religious movement by Native Americans. A circle dance was performed, and the meaning of it was that they could have there own beliefs. Some wanted to stop American expansion. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This allowed the Federal Government to investigate and look for companies, and cooperations that violed the act. The purpose for that act was to make sure they could limit cartels and monopolies. It is important because we have many private buissnesses today that have a connection to this act. -
Hawaii Annexed
Hawaii was the last state to be part of the United States, and is considered to be one of the most enjoybable states in the U.S. It is a huge vacation area, and is one of the most visited states in America. -
Roosevelt Begins Conservation of forests
It was a environmental, political, and social movement that was established to protect natural resources including plant and animal species. It is important because he was concerned about the enviorment, just like we are today. If it wasnt for him, we might still be in a more difficult struggle today. -
Wright Brothers: First Airplane
The Wright brothers are the first ones that are credited to inventing the first flying, successful airplane. They eventually made a winged aircraft. It is important because we use planes all day everyday. It is one of the most common forms of transportation to get around the world. -
Albert Einstein Proposes Special Theory of Relativity
Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity describes the motion of particles moving at close to the speed of light. Einstein's theory basically shows why objects move the way they do. This is important -
Titanic Sinks
The Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world and began the trip to Southampton. England to New York. Four days after leaving England it struck a iceberg, and sinked. It killed over 1,517 people. One of the deadliest sea disasters in history. It is important because there were Americans on that ship, and it was a very crucial time in our history. -
World War 1 Begins
This war was a conflict that was faught in mostly central Europe.It involved the worlds great powers. It was the allies vs the central powers. More than 9 million combatants were killed. It was one of the most biggest wars in history. It is important because all the great powers were involved including us. -
U.S. Declares War on Germany
It was important because the war was big, and they were sinking our ships. We had to do something, therefore we declared war on germany. -
Selective Service Act Creates draft
It was authorized by the federal government to create a army numbering into the hundreds of thousands with which to fight a modern war. It is important because then our military would be very large. -
18th Amendment Prohibits Alcohol
This was when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of Alcohol was illegal. The flaw about this was that people were making and selling there own Alchohol therefore no one followed the law. It was later taken out.