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The Declaration of Independence was signed. It held the reasons for separating from Britain and it also had the principles of government that the United States would be built.
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The Louisiana Purchase was a big Purchase of land made by President Thomas Jefferson for 15 million dollars.
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Two men named Lewis and Clark were hired to travel out west in the new land that America had just purchased. Along the way they mapped out many different new areas and many different new species of plants and animals.
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Fort Sumter was a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina. It was shot down by the Confederates. This started the Civil war.
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The California gold rush started when a man named James Marshal found gold while constructing a mill. It brought about 300,000 people to California. www.historynet.com/california-gold-rush
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Abraham Lincoln was the 15th president of the United States. He helped to end slavery. He was shot in the back of the head and died in Fords theater.
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The war started when Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated. America declared war against Germany in 1917. Germany agreed to an armistice, ending world war 1 in 1918.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked and it dragged the United States into World War 2. The United States ended the war by dropping an atomic bomb on Japan.
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Brown helped stop segregation. Black children were now allowed to go to the same school as white children.
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Mr. King was a big part in helping to stop segregation and racism. His I Have a Dream speech was one of the most powerful speeches he ever gave.
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He was a very famous rock n roll singer. He died from an overdose of pills
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4 planes were hijacked, 2 flew into the twin towers, 1 hit the pentagon, 1 flew into a field in Pennsylvania. About 2500 people were killed
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This is the day that Griffin Witmer was born
