-
Revolutionary War Begins
The American Revolution begins this year, with the first military engagement being the April 19 Battles of Lexington and Concord on the day after Paul Revere's now-legendary ride.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775 -
Declaration of independence approved
ndependence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28United_States%29 -
Revolutionary War Ends
This ends the war of independents This treaty, signed on September 3,1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2582915/posts -
U.S Constitution Written
On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.http://usgovinfo.about.com/blconstday.htm -
Constitution Becomes the Law
Lead Story: U.S. Constitution ratified, 1788; American Revolution: Spain declares ... ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. ... On June 21, 1788,http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-constitution-ratified -
George Washington is the First President
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington -
Bill of Rights Ratifield
Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States. Originally, the Bill of Rights included legal protection for white men only,[3] excluding African Americans[4] and women.[5][6] It took additional Constitutional Amendments and numerous Supreme Court cases to extend the same rights to all U.S. citizens.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights -
Abraham lincoln becomes the 16th President
n this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. In his inauguration speech Lincoln extended an olive branch to the South, but also made it clear that he intended to enforce federal laws in the states that seceded.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-inaugurated -
The Cival War Starts
Civil War Begins–April 12, 1861 The American Civil War began at 4:30am on April 12, 1861, when General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's Confederate artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Beauregard's bombardment lasted for thirty-three hours until Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. The Confederates took down the stars and stripes and raised the stars and bars at Fort Sumter.http://millercenter.org/president/events/04_12 -
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution Ratifield
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery). It was ratified on February 3, 1870.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
World War 1 Begins
The causes of World War I, which began in central Europe in July 1914, included many intertwined factors, such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_I -
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution Ratifield
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
World War 2 begins
On September 1st., 1939, 1.8 million German troops invaded Poland on three fronts; East Prussia in the north, Germany in the west and Slovakia in the south. They had 2600 tanks against the Polish 180, and over 2000 aircraft against the Polish 420. Their "Blitzkrieg" tactics, coupled with their bombing of defenceless towns and refugees, had never been seen before and, at first, caught the Poles off-guard. By September 14th. Warsaw was surroundedhttp://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/history/WW2.html -
Vietnam War
he Vietnam War[A 3] was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955[A 1] to the fall of Saigon on This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War -
Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream speeach
I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream -
Mauris birthday !!<3
The day i was born. -
World Trait Center Airplaine Crash
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11[nb 1]) were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks -
Constitution day 2011
In honor of Constitution Day, all educational institutions receiving federal funding are required to hold an educational program pertaining to the United States Constitution. The National Constitution Center can help you meet this requirement!http://constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_About.aspx