History Timeline

  • Massacre at Mystic

    Massacre at Mystic
    The puritans and their Indian allies went and attacked the Pequot and murdered many people from the tribe.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    For eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National convention opened in Chicago before Judge Julius Hoffman.
  • The Scalp Act

    The Scalp Act
    Anyone who brought male scalp above 12 would be given 150 dollars, for females above 12 or males under the age of 12 they would be paid 130 dollars. The act turned all tribes against the Pennsylvania legislature
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The colonists were tired of being charged taxes for tea, so they dressed up as Indians and went aboard a ship carrying tea and dumped it all into the sea. It is important for this Colonial Period of the United States because it showed how upset the colonists were with the king and his rule.
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War. It was the “shot heard” round the world. It is important to this Colonial Period because people went and fought for their independence.
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
    It was the “shot heard around the world”, It marked the start of the American War of independence.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a document that 56 people signed. It was to represent our break up from the British. It is important to this Colonial Period because it shows when we took a major step and separated from a leader and became our own.
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge
    winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge
    Many soldiers died due to lack of food, water, shelter, etc… There were 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge and most died from diseases. It is important to this COlonial Period of time because we now know how to better prepare. It lasted from December 19, 1778 to June 19, 1778
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    Benedict Arnold turns traitor
    Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official.
  • The Battle of Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens
    Daniel Morgan led his army of tough Continentals and backwoods militia to a brilliant victory over Banastre Tarleton's battle-hardened force of British regulars. Located in present-day South Carolina north of Spartanburg.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown
    The Battle of Yorktown was a battle that happened during the revolutionary war. It is important to this Colonial Period because it was the start of a new nation's independence.
  • Article of Confederation are Ratified

    Article of Confederation are Ratified
    The article was signed by Congress and was sent to each state individually. This is important to this Colonial Period because it gave the state control of their own.
  • Constitution Being Ratified

    Constitution Being Ratified
    The constitution was ratified because the colonists wanted to lead their own country because of the way the British were treating them. It is important to this Colonial Period because it shows that in the past we stood up for what we believed. We still do that to this day.
  • The 3/5ths Compromise

    The 3/5ths Compromise
    3/5ths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the house of Representatives
  • Presidential Inauguration of George Washington

    Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
    George Washington was the first person to be president he took an oath on a balcony with his hand on the bible. This is important to this Colonial Period because we as people and as a country would not be where we are today if we did not have him as a leader.
  • Washingtons's Farewell Adress

    Washingtons's Farewell Adress
    George Washington warned the people not to keep long-term alliances with other nations. He also told them to avoid political parties. It is important to this Colonial Period because if George Washington did not warn us then we might not be where we are today.
  • The Death of George Washington

    The Death of George Washington
    George Washington was the first president of the United States. He died in his home from a brief illness and losing a large amount of blood. It is important to this Colonial Period of the United States because he was the first person to take control and lead a whole country.
  • Election Day

    Election Day
    This was the first election that took place. Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. It is important to this Colonial Period because we would not be where we are today without him being a leader to our country. October 1, 1800, to December 3, 1800
  • Marbury vs. Madison

    Marbury vs. Madison
    The U.S supreme court first declared an act of Congress. This is important to this Colonial Period because the supreme court got started.
  • Slave Trade Ends In The United States

    Slave Trade Ends In The United States
    New federal law, made it illegal to import captive people from Africa into the United States
  • Battle Of Tippecanoe

    Battle Of Tippecanoe
    American soldiers and native American warriors fought against each other along the banks of Kethtippecannuck(river in the heart of central Indiana)
  • The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

    The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
    The USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia. The battle lasted for an hour and marked a great victory for the Navy.
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore
    Was a sea/land battle fought between British invaders and American defenders in the war of 1812. The American sepules sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces.
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans
    featured the British aggressors intent on capturing New Orleans, which they thought would give them control of the vast majority of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    Drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel, dividing the nation into competing halves(half free, half slave)
  • The Election of Andrew Jackson

    The Election of Andrew Jackson
    President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which gave the President additional powers in speeding the removal of American Indian
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    Indians were forced to move to a new land. When being moved it became the Trail of Tears.
  • Nat Turner Rebellion

    Nat Turner Rebellion
    Slaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people. His actions set off a massacre. He began a revolt against white owners with kiling of his owners, the Travis family
    August 21, 1831, to August 23, 1831
  • Trail Of Tears

    Trail Of Tears
    Indians were shot and killed while walking to a new land(goes along with the Indian Removal Act)
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo
    It was a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, killing most of the Texians and Tejanos inside.
  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

    Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
    ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory
  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

    Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
    ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory
  • The Fugitive Slave Act

    The Fugitive Slave Act
    Requires slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    The United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in the United States territories. Denied legality of black citizenship in America, he declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional
  • The Dead Rabbits Riot

    The Dead Rabbits Riot
    A two-day civil disturbance that happened in New York City it was a street fight that happened between two gangs the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President
    the presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina secedes from the United States
    The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run
    about 35,000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20,000 along a small river known as Bull Run.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    President Abraham Lincoln issued it as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
    in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War
  • The Ku Klux Klan

    The Ku Klux Klan
    It was a terrorist hate group
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    Abolished slavery within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    Granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States(including enslaved people) with equal protection under the laws
  • John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil

    John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
    He entered into a fledgling oil business in 1862 because he was investing in a Cleveland, Ohio refinery. This is important because it is when standard oil was made.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The act granted African American men the right to vote
  • Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
    He was the first person that was patent for a telephone. It is important because he helped telephones be a part of our lives today.
  • Battle Of Little Bighorn

    Battle Of Little Bighorn
    Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S, Army troops of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
  • The Great Oklahoma Land Race

    The Great Oklahoma Land Race
    It was the first race that was ran into the unassigned lands of former Indian Territory. This is important because it shows we were not afraid to take chances.
  • Battle Of Wounded Knee

    Battle Of Wounded Knee
    In one of the final chapters of America’s long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at wounded knee on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota
  • Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    This is when immigrants were allowed into the United States. This is important because it shows how some of our ancestors were brought here to the United States and it shows what people had to go through to be free.
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine
  • The Sinking of the USS Maine

    The Sinking of the USS Maine
    an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members
  • The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published

    The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
    It helped teach people many lessons
  • J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel

    J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
    Steel was brought into the world for different things
  • Ford Motor Company is Founded

    Ford Motor Company is Founded
    It brought car engines to our lives. It is important because without the company we would still be horse and buggy and it would take longer to get to places.
  • Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States

    Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
    When he became president he helped with our ecosystem. He helped expanded or national forests and parks. This is important because without the trees from the parks we would not have fresh air to breathe.
  • Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil

    Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
    the aggressive techniques Standard Oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, rollover whoever got in its way
  • Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    It was a good isolation place for immigrants to be checked before being brought into the United States. It is important because more immigrants were able to come to the United States.
  • The 16th Amendment

    The 16th Amendment
    The 16th amendment allowed congress to have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes. It is important today because the money from us being tax is getting put to use for other things.
  • The 17th Amendment

    The 17th Amendment
    The 17th Amendment provides for the election of senators by replacing the phrase chosen by the legislature thereof with elected by the people thereof. This is important because it helped change the way the senators were elected.
  • KDKA goes on air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on air from Pittsburgh
    Made the nation’s first commercial broadcast
  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
    Were arrested for committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant
    Margaret Gorman won the first Miss American Pageant the pageant took place in Atlantic City
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal
    A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding
  • J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of FBI

    J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of FBI
    He became head to reach his goal which was to monitor and disrupt the work of domestic radicals.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held
    Happened in Chamonix in the French Alps, there was ski jumps and bobsled and 12 other events
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    Dayton TN, John Scopes a young high school science teacher was accused of teaching evolution in violation of the law
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The book is about the tragic story of Jay Gatsby
  • Mein Kampf

    Mein Kampf
    Book written by Adolf Hitler, it is now a banned book
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
    Flew his Spirit of St.louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
    First feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    Seven-member and associates of George “bugs” Morgan bootlegging gang lined up against a wall and were shot dead inside the garage
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
    The United States stock market crashed, people rushed to sell their stock and get out of the market which drove prices down even further
  • Stock Market Crash begin Great Depression

    Stock Market Crash begin Great Depression
    People's money disappeared and prices were being raised and causing people to become homeless and not able to feed themselves or family.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
    On this date, President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill that designated the “Star-Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem of the United States.
  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    It was caused by Economic depression coupled with extended drought, high temps, poor agricultural practices and the resulting wind erosion
  • The Empire State Building Opens

    The Empire State Building Opens
    It was built to be the tallest building in the world. It was built to hoist corporate business offices
  • Franklin Roosevelt Elected President (1st time)

    Franklin Roosevelt Elected President (1st time)
    Was the first Democratic candidate since Woodrow Wilson to win
  • Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany
    Following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Parties
  • CCC is Created

    CCC is Created
    It is the Civilian Conservation Corps, the purpose was to allow single men ages 18-25 to enlist in work programs to help improve America’s public land, forest, and parks.
  • J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title

    J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
    He got the title by the judges giving him the title with a unanimous decision.
  • WPA is Created

    WPA is Created
    It is called Work Projects Administration it was created to provide relief for the unemployed
  • Olympic Games in Berlin

    Olympic Games in Berlin
    Was the 10th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. They were held in a tense, politically charges atmosphere.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    It is a day when Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and businesses, and killed close to 100 Jews.
  • Grapes of Wrath is Published

    Grapes of Wrath is Published
    It is an American Novel which is s significant event in our national history. It captured the plight of millions of Americans' lives that have been crushed y the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
  • Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters

    Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
    It became one of the most loved movies in history
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    It initiated World War II in Europe, German broke through and quickly advanced on Warsaw the Polish capital
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    Germany bombes Great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for the invasion
  • The Four Freedoms Speech

    The Four Freedoms Speech
    Speech that told people that they had the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want and fear.
  • The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese military did a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Peral Harbor
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    Aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The German advance into the Soviet Union, the advancing Germans were finally stopped by the Red Army in desperate house-to-house fighting
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    A compromised operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany on a limited scale
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    Was an international group that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War ll
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The largest tank battle in history marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944-45
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    German forces launched a surprise attack on Allied forces in the forested Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    U.S ground forces started the battle, the objective was to secure the island which would remove the last standing barrier between Imperial Japan and U.S. Forces
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    He had a hemorrhagic stroke and died
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    He committed suicide after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A blast equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT reduced four square miles of the city to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
    A second atom bomb was dropped on Japan by the United Stated, at Nagaski, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jiman, the Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within volcanic rocks
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates(1st in Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates(1st in Television)
    It was the first presidential debate to be televised in the world.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    He was riding in a car when he was shot and killed in Dallas TX
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    President Lyndon Johnson addressed a televised speech that two days earlier U.S. ships had been attacked twice in international water.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    It was their first live U.S television appearance
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    The codename for an American bombing campaign during the Vietnam War
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    It was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    More than 100 cities rioted and marked the end of the civil rights movement
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    A mass killing of as many as 500 unarmed villagers by U.S. soldiers in the hamlet of my My Lai
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    It was the experiment with rock music for the first time
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    It was a music festival where half a million hippies came to have fun. It was for people to take drugs byt to avoid the brown acid.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    Financial and artistic freedom was infringed which caused the break up
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd that was protesting the Vietnam War
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    The court ruled that the constitution of the United States protects pregnant women’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction
  • Battle of the Philippines

    Battle of the Philippines
    naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory.