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Massacre at Mystic
Also known as the Pequot massacre and the Battle of Mystic Fort. This took place during the Pequot War. -
The Scalp Act
The act of cutting or tearing a part of the human scalp, with hair attached from the head. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest staged at in Boston. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles kicked off the American revolutionary War. Tensions had been building between 13 colonies. -
The Declaration of Independence is Signed
56 members of congress signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
Encampment of the Continental Army, this is under George Washington. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
Proved to be a great trial for the american army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at valley forge. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
He entered into secret negotiations with the British, agreeing to turn over the U.S. -
The Battle of Cowpens
American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina. -
Article of Confederation are Ratified
This was signed of the ratification of th4e Articles of Confederation. -
The Battle of Yorktown
A battle that "entrapped" a major British army at Yorktown. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
State populations would be determined by “the whole number of free persons” and “three fifths of all other persons.” -
The Constitution is Ratified
The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
The first inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
George Washington advised citizens to avoid political parties. -
The Death of George Washington
George Washington passed away of a throat infection. He was buried four days later in the family vault at Mount Vernon. -
Election Day, 1800
This was a Democratic-Republican Party by President John Adams of the Federalists Party. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The U.S. Supreme Court declared and established the judicial review. -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
A new Federal law made it illegal to import captive people from Africa into the United States. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison. -
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
It was a sea/land battle fought between British invaders and american defenders in the war of 1812. -
The Battle of New Orleans
U.S. victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict. -
The Missouri Compromise
Balancing the power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
It featured a 'rematch' of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. -
Indian Removal Act
Authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands. -
Trail of Tears
The journey of Native Americans forced to leave their homes in the Southeast and move to the new Indian Territory. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
An enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people. -
The Battle of the Alamo
A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
It ended the war between the United States and Mexico. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that the slaves must be returned to their rightful owners. -
Dred Scott Decision
The 'Dred Scott decision' was the US Supreme Court's ruling. Living in a free state & territory didn't entitle enslaved people. -
The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
The 1860 US presidential election was the 19th presidential election. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first senate to secede from the federal union. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle of the American civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
As the nation came to uts 3rd year of the bloody civil war, Abraham Lincoln issued the 'Emancipation Proclamation.' -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Union and confederate forces during the American civil war. -
13th Amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude," except as a punishment for crime. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
It was a military surrender of an army which sas surrounded. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
The KKK is an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865. -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all people, "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people. -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
Established standard oil. By the early 1880s controlled some 90% of U.S. refineries and pipelines. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
The Scottish-born Bell worked in London with his father, who developed the telephone. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the Indian War. -
15th Amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied." -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The first land run into the unassigned lands of former Indian territory, which had earlier been assigned to the Creek and Seminole peoples. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Two conflicts between North American Indians and representatives of the U.S. government. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Seven hundred immigrants passed through Ellis Island, and nearly 450,000 followed over the course of that first year. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Landmark, 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation. -
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
Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 by financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Leland who had founded and named the company in 1903 for Abraham Lincoln. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
She was born in Pennsylvania, Tarbell is best known for her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company." -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Roosevelt took office as vice president in 1901 and assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
Established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
Over the late objections of Chinese community leaders, built immigration station that was opened on the northeastern edge of Angel Island. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
The 17th amendment, by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
1st Miss American Pageant
Margaret Gorman, winner of the 1921 “Inter-City Beauty” contest and the first Miss America. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti did not receive a fair trial. Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
First commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The first Winter Olympics take off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps. -
J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
President Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as the fifth Director of the Bureau of Investigation, partly in response to allegations that the prior director. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
It was formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City. -
Mein Kampf is Published
The work describes the process by which Hitler became anti semitic and outlines his political ideology. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
Black Monday was followed by Black Tuesday, in which stock prices collapsed completely and 16,410,030 shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
Investment companies and leading bankers attempted to stabilize the market by buying up great blocks of stock, producing a moderate rally on Friday. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Also known as “the Dirty Thirties,” started in 1930 and lasted for about a decade, but its long-term economic impacts on the region lingered much longer. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
The Senate passed the bill on March 3, 1931. President Herbert Hoover officially adopting "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem of the US. -
The Empire State Building Opens
1929 stock market crash and the onset of the Great Depression. It wasn't until World War II that the building finally became profitable. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
In the 1932 presidential election, Roosevelt defeated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover in a landslide. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. -
CCC is Created
Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, with an executive order on April 5, 1933. The CCC was part of his New Deal legislation. -
WPA is Created
The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers to carry out public works projects -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World underdog in what was called "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett". -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The 1936 Olympics were held in a tense, politically charged atmosphere. The Nazi Party had risen to power in 1933, two years after Berlin was awarded the Games. -
Kristallnacht
It was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians throughout Nazi Germany. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz, which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the United States. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was fought above the skies of Britain, between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe. Had British and Allied aircrew not defeated the Luftwaffe. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The freedom of speech, worship, from want and from fear. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. -
Battle of the Philippines
It was a major naval battle of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. -
The Battle of Midway
Aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive against the Germans arrayed at Stalingrad in mid-November 1942. They quickly encircled an entire German army, more than 220,000 soldiers. -
Operation Torch
It was named to head Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. This first major Allied offensive of the war. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, often referred to as the Monuments Men, was an international group established in 1943 that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government. -
The Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk was unsuccessful. German assault on the Soviet salient around the city of Kursk, in western Russia, during World War II. -
D-Day
Brought together the land, air and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. -
The Battle of the Bulge
German soldiers cross a muddy road during the Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. -
The Death of FDR
His physical health began declining during the later war years. Fewer than three months into his fourth term. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
A second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.