America

By adamtaylor
  • Jan 14, 1492

    Coulmbus discoveres America

  • Period: Feb 14, 1550 to

    English, French & Dutch failed attempts to colonise America

  • Early 1600's, English, Dutch & French colonies started along the east coast

    English, Dutch & French colonies started along the east coast
  • Period: to

    American war of independence

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Constitution of USA goes into effect

  • Modern Baseball field invented by Cartwright

  • American Civil War

  • First professional basbeball game

  • First organised indoor hockey game

  • Amateaur Hockey Association formed

  • James Naismith develops basketball

  • First ice hockey league formed in the US

  • Olympic Games- St Louis

  • Arizona territory admitted as the 48th state

  • NFL established

  • Los Angeles Olympics

    During the Great Depression, it was the lowest participated games since 1904

  • US Olympic comittee founded

  • Alaska & Hawaii added to states

  • US boycott of the Moscow Olympics

  • Los Angeles Olympics

    Extremely successful olympic games due to profit and the facilities America owned

  • 14 Eastern countries boycott the Los Angeles Olympics

  • Atlanta Olympic Games