civics timeline

By christain
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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 signed.

    U.S. constitution signed.

    The signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 by 55 delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after weeks of planning, negotiations, and compromise .
  • 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

    Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas in 1492, Germany declared war on France in 1914, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed in 1949. But for my actual birthday, a suicide bombing occurred near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, killing nine children.
  • my graduation

    my graduation

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