Timeline: Civics

Mar 19, 1775

Shots heard around the world

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington Concord in Massachusetts.

Period: Mar 1, 1781 to Mar 4, 1789

Articles of Confederation

The United States' first constitution established a single-house Congress with limited authority. Provided a weak Federal government.

Sep 3, 1783

Treaty of Paris

Official end of the Revolutionary War.

Sep 17, 1785

U.S Constitution Signed

Signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 by 55 delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787

The Constitutional Convention

Delegates met in Philadelphia to try and revise the Articles of Confederation into a more effective government. Delegates decided to discard the Articles of Confederation and start over to create a stronger federal government.

Jul 21, 1788

U.S Constitution Ratified

The U.S Constitution is approved by 9 states, therefore becoming the law of the land

Sep 11, 2001

9/11 Terrorist attacks U.S

19 terrorists from the group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. The coordinated attacks killed 2,977 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

Jan 14, 2013

My brithday

I'm the youngest of my brother, who is now 18.

Jan 14, 2013

Syrian civil war intensified

Government forces conduct air raids against rebels south of Damascus, as well as in Aleppo, with local observers reporting dozens of deaths, including children. (Al Jazeera)

Jan 14, 2013

Lance Armstrong admits to doing performance enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong's public confession to Oprah Winfrey during a televised interview that he had used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.