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Independence Day
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. -
Lewis & Clark Journey
Two years into his presidency, Jefferson asked the congress to make a expedition through the Louisiana territory to the Pacific Ocean. In 1803 Army Captain Meriwether Lewis chose William Clark as a second command in the expedition -
Louisiana Purchase
With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic. What was known as Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. -
The Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico. Oct 2, 1835 – Apr 21, 1836 -
Donnor Party
Led by brothers Jacob and George Donner, the group attempted to take a new and supposedly shorter route to California. They soon encountered rough terrain and numerous delays, and they eventually became trapped by heavy snowfall high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Purportedly reduced to cannibalism to survive through the winter, only half of the original group reached California the following year. -
The California Gold Rush
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area; by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000. -
Telephone-March 10, 1876
Alexander Graham Bell. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell conducted a successful experiment with the telephone. -
Automobile-January 1,1886
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885, is widely regarded as the world's first automobile, that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by an internal combustion engine. -
Radio-January 1, 1895
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Airplane-December 17, 1903
On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. -
Television-September 7,1927
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The form of blink-182
Since 2015, the lineup of the band has consisted of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba. Founded by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor, the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s -
9/11 attack
On September 11, 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. -
Julie's Birthday
It was the wonderful day I was born. What a lovely day. -
Meka
I got meka on February 27,2015 . She was only a couple weeks old when we got her. Now shes a beautiful pup, and loves everyone. -
Middle School
The first day of middle school i met all of the friends i still have now. We all love to go to school everyday just to see each other. We have tons of fun when we hang out and do things together
