American History

  • Jan 1, 1501

    (Prehistory) Black Slaves

    First Black Slaves In America Brought To Spanish Colony Of Santo Domingo.
  • Jan 1, 1508

    (Prehistory) Spanish Invasion

    Spanish Invade Puerto Rico.
  • Jan 1, 1541

    (Prehistory) Mixing Together

    Hernando de Soto of Spain discovers the Mississippi River. Tobacco introduced in Europe (native’s revenge). SPANISH ARE FOUNDING CITIES IN PERU AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA BEFORE THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY.
  • Jan 1, 1565

    (Prehistory) St. Augustine, Florida

    Spanish founded St.Augustine, Florida
  • (Prehistory) Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci Paints The Mona Lisa.
  • (Prehistory) French

    French Found The Quebec
  • (Prehistory) Spanish

    Spanish Found Santa Fe
  • (Prehistory) 1700s

    In June, Massachusetts Passes A Law Ordering All Roman Cathlic Priests To Leave The Colony Witihin 3 Months Upon Penality Of Life Impromisonment Or Execution. New York Then Passes A Similar Law.
  • 1881-1900 (1880)

    Inventor Thomas A. Edison used electric Christmas lights for the first time, hanging them outside his lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
  • 1881-1900 (1881)

    Outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by lawman Pat Garrett in New Mexico territory.
  • 1881-1900 (1882)

    1881-1900 (1882)
    September 5, 1882: The first commemoration of Labor Day was held in New York City when 10,000 workers held a march.
  • 1881-1900 (1883)

    1881-1900 (1883)
    There were three transcontinental railroad lines in the United States.
  • 1881-1900 (1884)

    Delegates from 27 countries divided the globe in 24 time zones, one for each hour of the day.
  • 1881-1900 (1887)

    Granville Woods patented a telegraph syatem for trains.
  • 1881-1900 (1890)

    The United States was outproducing British Steel Manufacturers.
  • 1881-1900 (1896)

    Guglielmo Marconi invented the Wireless Telegraph.
  • 1881-1990 (1900)

    There were more than one million telephones in the U.S. & more than 100,000 miles of telegraph wire linked users across the land.
  • 1901-1920 (1910)

    1901-1920 (1910)
    The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.
    The BSA goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older
  • 1901-1920(1913)

    1901-1920(1913)
    Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, in office from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913.
  • 1901-1920(1915)

    1901-1920(1915)
    The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay (with Frank E. Woods), and co-produced the film (with Harry Aitken). It was released on February 8, 1915. The film was originally presented in two parts, separated by an intermission.
  • 1901-1920(1918)

    Although the armistice, signed on 11 November 1918, ended the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty.
  • 1901-1920(1919)

    The treaty was registered by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on 21 October 1919, and was printed in The League of Nations Treaty Series.
  • 1901-1920 (1920)

    The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920