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Congress adopted a document that proclaimed our independence- The Declaration of Independence.
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The Louisiana Purchase was were Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million. This gave the U.S.A control over the Mississippi river.
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Lewis and Clark were hired by president Thomas Jefferson to explore and make accurate maps of the Louisiana Territory.
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A time where everyone moved to California because someone spotted gold there.
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Fort Sumter was a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina. The attack on Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.
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This is when the Eagles played there first ever NFL football game. The played the New York Giants. This was in the 1933 season.
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Linda Brown, a seven year old African-American, lived near a white school but had to travel across town to attend school. Her father and the NAACP sued to allow Linda to go to a school closer to home.
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Elvis Presley was the created music and was the first to sing rock n roll music.
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The Orioles won the World Series in Game 5 against the Phillies.
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Terrorists hijacked four planes and flew two of them into the World Trade Centers, one into the Pentagon, and the other crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.
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This is the day I was born.
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The Philadelphia Eagles pulled of the greatest comeback ever. Lead by Michael Vick, Lesean Mccoy, and Desean Jackson.
