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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War saw two European imperialists go head-to-head over territory and marked the debut of the soldier who would become America's first. -
First steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine.
This was the first steam engine, which launched several other things we could make with the help of steam engines. -
The birth of Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton is a well-known Founding Father, who had a huge impact in the United States. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed.
This was the beginning of our independence. -
Written Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America, ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts, mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787. -
George Washington becomes the first president of the United States of America
Washington served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. -
Ratification of the Bill of Rights
These 12 were approved on September 25, 1789 and sent to the states for ratification. The 10 amendments that are now known as the Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, 1791, thus becoming a part of the Constitution. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
The death of Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by Aaron Burr. -
Birth of Abe Lincoln
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The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815. -
Beginning of the Civil War
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln was assassinated by a well-known stage actor, John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
End of the Civil War
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Transcontinental railroad travel is made possible for the first time in US history.
The presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. -
The Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was the creator, and he made the first call on this date to his assistant, Thomas Watson.
