United States By rodrirodri1234 1607 The first english settlement in the US is established 1614 Pocahontas marries John Rolfe, this brought years of peace 1621 The first thanksgiving celebration is held 1634 Maryland is founded as a Catholic colony promoting religious tolerance 1636 Harvard college is founded Apr 29, 1704 Deerfield, Massachussets is attacked by french and inidan forces Apr 6, 1712 New York's slave revolt results in 27 deaths Nov 22, 1718 Blackbeard is killed in North Carolina Feb 22, 1732 George Washington is born Jun 15, 1752 Benjamin Franklin invents lightning rod Apr 24, 1800 The United States Library of Congress is founded. Nov 11, 1811 The first steam-powered ferry between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey stars, the Juliana Apr 6, 1830 Joseph Smith organizes the first the mormon church May 8, 1846 The first major conflict of the Mexican War occurs north of the Rio Grande River at Palo Alto, Texas Sep 11, 1850 P.T. Barnum introduces Jenny Lind to an American audience of six thousand Sep 8, 1900 The Galveston hurricane kills 8,000 people. Apr 4, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson stays that the U.S. will stay neutral in the first world war Dec 2, 1930 What would be known as the great depression starts Aug 2, 1939 Albert Einstein alerts Franklin D. Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity Apr 11, 1988 NAFTA treaties are signed up Sep 11, 2001 Islamic fundamentalist terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York City. Feb 1, 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry over Texas May 2, 2011 Osama Bin Laden is killed Nov 6, 2012 President Barack Obama wins the election
