American history By Álvaro2021 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America 1607 English make first permanent settelement in America 1776 The United States declares independence from England 1812 War of 1812 1861 The South declares independence from the Union and soon declares war 1914 World War is fought 1929 Great Depression 1941 World War II 1950 Korean War begins 1990 Persian Gulf War 2002 Iraq War begins