Drastic Events in History

  • Apr 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus sailed West and claimed to have discovered America.
  • Red Scare

    Red Scare
    America was frightened that communism would take over America
  • Marriage equality

    Marriage equality
    Marriage equality cases have been around since the 1970's and are still happening today.
  • Columbine Massacre

    Columbine Massacre
    2 students attending Columbine Universtiy conducted a mass shooting during school
  • The Dream Act

    The Dream Act
    The Dream Act is an act that gives the childrean of America an educational advantage and gives them a chance to beome heroes of this country and be highly educated
  • 9/11

    9/11
    9/11 was a point in time when a terrorism atack was conducted in New York, terrorist hi-jacked 2 planes and ran them into the twin towers and destroyed them.
  • Fruitvale Station

    Fruitvale Station
    Oscar Grant was shot and killed point blank by an officer mistaking his pistol for his taser
  • Ferguson

    Ferguson
    Innocent boy Mike Brown was shot and killed by an officer for looking suspicious