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revolutionary war begins
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or the American War of Independence. or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers. -
Declaration of independence approved
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence
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revolutionary war ends
In London, as political support for the war plummeted after Yorktown, British Prime Minister Lord North resigned in March 1782. In April 1782, the Commons voted to end the war in America. Preliminary peace articles were signed in Paris at the end of November, 1782. The last British troops left New York City on November 25, 1783, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#Treaty_of_Paris -
US constitution written
It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.
The first three Articles of the Constitution establish the three branches of the national government: a legislature, the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Constitution -
constitution becomes the law
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Constitution -
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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_washington -
bill of rights ratified
A bill of rights is a list of the most important rights of the citizens of a country. The purpose of these bills is to protect those rights against infringement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_rights -
mexican-american war
The region includes all of the present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah; as well as portions of:
Arizona
Colorado Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Cession#Territory -
abraham lincoln becomes the 5th president
He led the country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis — the American Civil War — preserving the Union while ending slavery and promoting economic and financial modernization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln -
civil war starts
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war -
the 13th amendment adopted
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
15th amendment to the constitution is ratified
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) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
WWI starts
World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter,[4] was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I -
19th amendment ratified
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 -
WWII begins
Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history,[1] resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II -
vietnam war
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#Names_for_the_War -
martin luther king Jr. i have a dream speech
"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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream -
Davids Birthday
the best day ever -
the 9/11 attacks
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., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks -
constitution day 2011
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_(United_States)
