Civics Timeline

By KarleaD
  • Terrorist attacks on the U.S.
    2001 BCE

    Terrorist attacks on the U.S.

    19 terrorists from the extremist 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.
  • 1787 BCE

    Articles of confederation

    The United States' first constitution, which created a single house congress with limited limited authority. provided a weak federal government.
  • Period: 1787 BCE to 1787 BCE

    U.S. Constitution signed

    Signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 by 55 delegates in Philadelphia, pennsylvania after weeks of planning, negotiations and compromise.
  • Treaty of Paris
    1783 BCE

    Treaty of Paris

    Offiical end of the revolutionary
  • Shot Heard Round the world
    1776 BCE

    Shot Heard Round the world

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

  • My birthday

    I was born with a mole on my knee, and I have been bullied my whole life for it. I was not breathing when I was born, so I was rushed to Iowa City in a helicopter. Some interesting events that occurred on my birthday include a major tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, the death of Osama bin Laden, and Malta legalizing divorce. Some interesting events happened on my birthday.