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The war was fought between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. It lasted between June 18,1812 to March 23,1815.
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Lee surrenders to Grant
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John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln at Ford's theatre
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The funeral train leaves Washington D.C. and travels through 180 cities to Springfield, Illinois.
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Booth is tracked down and killed during capture
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The train arrives in Springfield, Illinois where Lincoln is entombed.
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The KKK is made up of ex-confederate soldiers in Tennessee who wanted the south to stay as it was before the war.
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Souix tribes meet with the U.S. to discuss reservations.
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Custer and his 200 men ride into 3,000 warriors and are killed in 20 minutes.
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When the election ties they do not want a southerner to win so they make Hayes the president.
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Five time zones are established by the U.S. and Canadian railroad companies to end confusion.
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Grover Cleveland is victorious in the 1884 election against James G. Blaine.
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The Statue of Liberty arrives in the New York harbor for the first time.
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President and Civil War hero, Ulysses S. Grant, dies in Mt. McGregor, New York.
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In Chicago there was a riot and bombing after a general strike in the U.S. that pushed for an eight hour day. Later, the American Federation of Labor would be formed.
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Grover Cleveland marries Francis Folsom in the White House's Blue Room.
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It was an attempt to "Americanize" the Native Americans. The Native American children were sent to schools to help them learn English.
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The Washington Monument is now open to the public.
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Harrison beats Cleveland in the election of 1888. Harrison lost the popular vote but won the electoral college 233-168.
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Harrison opens Oklahoma land to white settlement. More than 50,000 people wait at the starting line to race for the land.
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Frederick was an ex-slave who advocated for civil rights during the Civil War. He died in Washington, D.C.
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McKinley claims victory against Bryan. McKinley had 271 votes and Bryan had 176.
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Oil was discovered in Native American territory. Rapid population growth near Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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The first underground transportation opens in the U.S. in Boston, Massachusetts.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico is bombed under the command of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
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The Peace Treaty is signed in Paris ending the Spanish-American War.
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The open door policy with China is passed by Secretary of State John Hay in an attempt to open international markets.
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Congress approves the use of voting machines in federal election.
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Founding of NAACP.
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Flatiron Building is now open and it is the first skyscraper.
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Industrial Workers of the World is founded.
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First African-American university fraternity is founded.
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The Pure Food and Drug Act is passed along with the Meat Inspection Act.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded.
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The Boy Scouts is brought to America.
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Passed to regulate the telecommunications industry, and designated telephone, telegraph and wireless companies as common carriers.
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The Great Fire, also known as Idaho Big Burn burned 3 million acres of land and killed more than 80 people.
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Jack Johnson, a black man, won the Heavyweight Boxing Championship and many people wanted a white champion again.
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The First Auto Electric Self Start was put into a Cadillac By GM. Before this people had to use cranks to start up the vehicle.
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New York establishes minimum wage.
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The Titanic sinks when it was only 5 days into the voyage.
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Department of Labor is established.
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Henry Ford introduces conveyor belt in factory.
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Edison develops first talking motion picture.
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It is an Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, and which created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes
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World War l starts over an assassination
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The Panama Canal finally opens after 34 years of building it.
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After Mexico gets the Zimmerman Note the U.S. picks sides and helps in the war.
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A deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hi6 kills around 140 people.
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Around half a million Americans are killed. All around the world an estimated 30 million people die from it.
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America declares war on Germany in 1917.
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Women are now finally given the right to vote.
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The American Professional Football League was formed containing 11 teams.
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A national quota is put in place determining how many immigrants could come in.
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The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey and it is won by Margaret Gorman.
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It is founded and the first issue is published by Dewitt Wallace and Lila Wallace.
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Time Magazine is published.
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The first sound on film motion picture.
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President Warren G. Harding dies in office after becoming ill after a trip to Alaska.
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Hoover is appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Lindbergh crosses Atlantic without stopping
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China begins in a civil war.
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The stock market crashes in the United States.
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Because of the war, Europe along with the United States are in a depression
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Roosevelt begins the "New Deal" that he promised during the election.
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The Dust Bowl begins in the middle of the United States.
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Adolf Hitler becomes The Fueher of Germany
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Fermi creates plutonium
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Social Security Act provides retirement insurance
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The Spanish begin in a civil war.
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Dow Chemical develops plastics
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World War 2 begins with Germany invading Poland
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
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United States declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
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The Pledge of Allegiance becomes official.
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United States Supreme Court ruled that school children could not be forced to recite the Pledge as part of their daily routine.
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Hiroshima is targeted by the U.S. because it is full of civilians and the U.S. drops an atomic bomb
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Nagasaki is also bombed like Hiroshima
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Philippines are given their independence
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The U.S. will send aid to Greece and Turkey. $400 million will be sent in aid.
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British India is split up creating Pakistan and India.
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This act was put in place to restrict power and activities of Labor Unions. This act was also known as the slave-labor bill.
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The Hollywood Ten testify before HUAC and they plead the 5th to questions asked.
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The U.S. wanted to help Berlin and so they flew over supplies and food to them going passed the USSR blockade. This went for over a year
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The USSR finally gives in and divides Berlin into two parts giving half to the U.S.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed
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The Red Scare has hit its peak point with many American celebrities being called out for being members of the Communist party
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8 of the Ten serve one year in prison while the other 2 serve 6 months each. All are blacklisted.
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The Federal Republic of Germany is founded.
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The German Democratic Republic is founded.
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The Korean War begins.
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The comic strip "Peanuts" is published.
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There was a failed assassin attempt on president Harry S. Truman by two Puerto Rican people.
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The Catcher in the Rye is published. It will later become a Classic.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed for their crimes.
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The Tournament of Roses becomes the first event on tv that was in color.
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Around 57% of Americans will own at least one TV set in their homes.
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The Soviets launch Sputnik successfully.
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John F. Kennedy is elected as president in the 1960 election.
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas.
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This act would put money towards the creation of libraries in schools.
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The Social Security Act was to help the elderly who are 65 and older have health insurance
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Malcolm X is assassinated in Manhattan, New York in front of 400 people
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France withdraws its troops from NATO.
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The National Organization for Women is formed.
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One of the worst riots to ever happen in U.S. history occurred between July 23 through July 28, 1967.
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Richard Nixon is elected president.
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King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray
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Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Sirhan.
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Neil Armstrong lands on the moon, being the first man.
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Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia.
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Apollo 15 lands on the moon.
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The Pentagon Papers are published detailing the assessment of the Vietnam war.
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U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam.
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Nixon makes a visit to Communist China to talk with Mao Zedong.
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5 men are caught breaking into the Watergate Complex
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U.S. signs peace accords and pulls troops out of Vietnam.
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Richard resigns from office- first president to do so.
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Johnson becomes first black model on the cover of Vogue.
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North Vietnam takes over Saigon
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft Corporation.
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Jimmy Carter is elected 39th president
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The Apple computer is founded by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak.
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America celebrates 200 years as a nation
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The Supreme Court rules the death penalty as a acceptable form of punishment.
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The first test-tube baby is born.
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At Three Mile Island the nuclear reactor had problems and leaks radiation.
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Iranians take over the U.S. Embassy and hold hostages.
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Ronald Reagan is elected president.
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The wreck of the Titanic is found.
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Hostages are freed in Tehran in 1981.
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First case of AIDS is identified.
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The Equal Rights Amendment fails.
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United States invades Grenada.
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First astronaut in Space that is an American woman.
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Severe earthquake in Los Angeles.
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The worlds population hits 5 billion.
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George Bush is elected president.
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Canada and U.S. reach a free trade agreement.
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The Cold War is officially ended.
