Dominique's U.S. HIstory TImeLine.

Leif Ericson

Oct 9, 1000

Viking who discovered American 500 years before Columbus did.

Around The World Ferdinand Magellan

Sep 20, 1519

Ferdinand Magellan- A sea captain left spain with five ships to sail the world.

Queen Elizabeth 1

Nov 17, 1558

After the death of Queen Mary, Elizabeth became Queen of England.

Benjamin Banneker

Nov 9, 1731

A famous black man was born near Baltimore, Maryland. Well known as the best known black person in the early history of the U.S. He was a writer, astronomer, craftsman, mathmatician.

Robert Fulton

Nov 14, 1765

This man was born on this date from a small farm in Pennsylvania. Inveneted stean boat named "Fulton's Folly"

North Carolina

Nov 21, 1789

On this day in history North Carolina became the 12th state to join the union.

Capitol Building

Sep 18, 1793

Important government building. George Washington laid cornerstone on capitol building.

Zebulon Pike

Nov 15, 1806

United States army discovered a mountain peak which is now known as colorado.

Napoleon

Oct 19, 1812

The Emperor of France started his retreat from Russia.

The Battle of Lake Erie

Sep 10, 1813

September 12, 1813 during war or 1812 Captain Oliver Perry defeated the British navy.

Sad Day For Indians

Oct 5, 1813

Day that the two greatest Indian Chiefs were defeated.

The Star Spangled Banner

Sep 14, 1814

Star-Spangled Banner. National Anthem
Written by Francis Scott Key.

Antarctica

Nov 18, 1820

Nathaniel Palmer an American sea captain became the first explorer to see Antarctica

Mark Twain

Nov 30, 1835

One of the most famous writers in the world. His books were written in many languages.

Sam Houston

Oct 22, 1836

First president of the Republic of Texas.

Jesse James

Sep 5, 1847

1847-1882 Famous outlaw, Along with his brother Frank,

The Whitmans

Nov 29, 1847

Marcus Whitman, His wife, and a dozen other people we killed by Ccayuse Indians.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Nov 13, 1850

11/13/1850 this man was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is well known for his exciting adventure stories.

John Brown Harpers Ferry

Oct 16, 1859

An abolitionist captured a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry,

Jane Adams

Sep 6, 1860

1860-1935 Devoted her whole life to helping the poor,

James Naismith

Nov 6, 1861

Inventor of the winter sport known as basketball

William Sydney Porter

Sep 11, 1862

1862-1910 Famous short story writer by the name of O.Henry

Gettysburg Address`

Nov 19, 1863

The 16th President of the U.S., gave a special speech. Speech was called the Gettysburg Address.

Hidden Treasure

Oct 19, 1864

During American Civil War, a band of southern soldiers rode into a small town in vermont in search for gold.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Nov 20, 1866

One of the most powerful figures in baseball.

The Mary Celeste

Nov 7, 1872

A cargo ship left New York with ten people aboard headed to Genoa, Italy to deliver a cargo of alcohol.

James Garfield

Sep 19, 1881

20th president of the United States died,

Pablo Picasso

Oct 25, 1881

One of the most famous painters from Spain was born.

GunFight At The OK Corral

Oct 26, 1881

A famous gunfight that took place in Tombsone, Arizona.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Oct 11, 1884

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in a famous family. was an embarrassment to her family because she was ugly. Her uncle was 26th President Teddy Roosevelt.

George Eastman

Sep 4, 1888

1854-1932 Invented the "Kodak" camera.

Montana

Nov 8, 1889

On this day in history; Montana became the 41st state.

Champion Fight

Sep 7, 1892

September 7, 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana, the first heavy weight title fight under the Queensberry rules was fought.

First Gasoline Automobile

Sep 21, 1893

Very first American made gasoline powered automobile had its first test drive down Spruce Street in Springfield Massachusetts.

Horseless Carriage Race

Nov 28, 1895

First horseless carriage race took place in Chicago.

Walter Reed & John Pershing

Sep 13, 1900

W.R. 1851-1902
J.P. 1860-1948
Army Officers who studied the yellow fever disease.

Oklahoma

Nov 16, 1907

On this day in history, Oklahoma became the 46th state.

First Plane Tragedy

Sep 17, 1908

First plane crash ever,
Crash was at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Victim was LT. Thomas Selfridge in U.S. Signal Corps.

First Coast-To-Coast Flight

Nov 5, 1911

Calbraith Rodgers landed his plane in Pasadena, California.

Jesse Owens

Sep 12, 1913

1913-1980 Considered the worlds fastest human.

Panama Canal

Oct 10, 1913

President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in White House which caused an explosion about 4,000 miles away.

Alvin York

Oct 8, 1918

American soldier who single-handedly captures an entire battalion of German soldiers during World War 1.

Black Sox Scandal

Sep 28, 1920

8 member admitted to have "thrown" the 1919 world series.

Charles Schulz

Nov 26, 1922

On this day in history; Charles Schulz was born. Inventor/Creator of Charlie Brown.

James Earl Carter, Jr.

Oct 1, 1924

39th President was born in Plains, Georgia.

Jim Henson

Sep 24, 1936

Day the creator of The Muppets was born,

United Nations Day

Oct 24, 1945

When all the nations talked to eachother with civility, in hopes that their would be less chance of a war.

Charlie Brown

Oct 2, 1950

Cartoon Charlie Brown was born/created/invented by cartoonist Charles Schulz.

Sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

Russians man-made satellite was sent into space. Marking of the begginning of "Space Age"

Trapped Miners

Oct 23, 1958

Earth shook, and afer 24 miners we found dead.

Nixon-Kennedy Debate

Sep 26, 1960

Monday September 26, 1960 at 9:30 P.M. the first presidential election debate was on all the major television networks in Chicago.

Gordie Howe

Nov 27, 1960

First hockey player to score 1,000 points in regular season play,

Warren Commission

Sep 27, 1964

Set up by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Too investigate or look into the assasination of President John F. Kennedy.

National Cowboy Hall of Fame

Nov 12, 1965

National Cowboy Hall of Fame was opened in Oklahoma City, To honor ass the outstanding Americans who helped develop the American West.

Woody Guthrie

Oct 3, 1967

Great American Song Writer Died,

Jefferson Davis

Oct 17, 1978

After being dead for 90 years, Jefferson Davis finally became a citizen of the U.S.

Sandra Day O'Connor

Sep 25, 1981

First woman to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Columbus Day

Oct 12, 1992

Countries celebrated 500th anniversary of a strange new land.