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The Alamo
On this day Texans won and declared their independence from Mexico. They quickly wrote up a constituiton that was based on the U.S.'s. -
Wisconsin Becomes A State
The state of Wisconsin becomes part of the United States of America. It's the 30th state -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act repealed the Missouri compromise and established popular sovereignty. -
Lincoln's Assasination
The sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth. At the Ford Theater while watching a play -
The Invention of the Telephone
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell this invention lead to many more explorations and was used mainly for office's -
The Great Strikeof 1877
Baltimore and Ohio Railrad (B&O) workers struck to protest their second wage cut in two months -
World War I Begins
Germany invades Belgium, stratgegy was known as the Schieffen Plan. -
First Radeo Broadcast
Pittsburgh, PA sends the first radio broadcast over its towers -
The Stock Market Crashes
People's confindence in the Stock Market began to waver after it rose than fell. On October 24 everyone sold their stocks and the market crashed -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor with an air raid
