Civics Timeline

  • Shot Heard Around The World

    Shot Heard Around The World

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

    The United States' first Constitution, which created a single-house Congress with limited authority. Provided a weak Federal Government.
  • U.S Constitution Signed

    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.
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    The Constitutional Convention

    Delegates met in Philadelphia to try to 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.
  • U.S Constitution Ratified

    U.S Constitution Ratified

    The U.S. Constitution was approved by 9 states and therefore became the law of the land.
  • Terrorist Attacks on the U.S

    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.
  • My Birthday

    My Birthday

    I was born in Mason City, Iowa. I was around 6 pounds and 5 ounces. I am the middle child. I have an older sister and a younger brother.
  • Significant Thing on my Birthday

    Significant Thing on my Birthday

    Taylor Farms Investigation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified Taylor Farms as the origin of cyclospora parasite-tainted salads that had sickened numerous diners across Nebraska and Iowa. 636 people were seriously ill, and 3 people died from consuming too much food that had this parasite in it.
  • TikTok Banned

    TikTok Banned

    The social media platform got banned for one whole day. This was going to be a law that Joe Biden wrote approving of this law. Later, TikTok was added again.
  • Charlie Kirk Assassination

    Charlie Kirk Assassination

    Charlie Kirk was assassinated during one of his speeches he was giving to a lot of people at a college campus in Utah. Charlie Kirk was a person who would go to various places to debate political issues.
  • The Year I Graduate

    The Year I Graduate

    Wow! I did it! I'm glad I graduated high school, and I'm gonna go to college. I'm not sure, but I hope we have a 4.0 if not higher. Then, we can get into a school like Harvard or something.