American History By eakeoski Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Indpendence signed Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865 Civil War Apr 14, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln murdered Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919 World War I Oct 24, 1929 Wall Street crash; Begininng of the Great Depression Period: Sep 3, 1939 to Aug 14, 1945 World War II Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1953 Korean War Jul 20, 1969 First Man on the moon Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1988 Iran-Iraq War Sep 11, 2001 Attack on the Two Towers