America

History Class Timeline 2020-2021

  • Jan 1, 1346

    Black Plague (The black death)

    Black Plague (The black death)
    1346 to 1353 a plague originating from Asia devoured the north and west, ultimately killing 25 million people in a seven-year period.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    June 1776 our founding fathers came together to assess problems regarding the power Britan had over America. Americans were being outrageously taxed to bring over their selling goods. Along with being taxed other; more significant problems; surfaced. The founding fathers were going to say what the people were too afraid to, we needed to get out of this toxic so-called partnership. The Declaration of Independence was our way of officially breaking away from Britain's hold.
  • The sink of the Titanic

    The sink of the Titanic
    Setting sail on April 10, 1912, the passengers of the Titanic did not expect the 'indestructible' boat to sink. The public was assured that a boat of such calibers; such as the Titanic; would not sink and withstand nearly anything thrown in its way. April 14-15th, 1912, the unthinkable happened; the Titanic sank; killing more than 1,500 leaving only 706 passengers to tell their story.
  • Spanish Flu

    Spanish Flu
    From 1918-1920 the Spanish flu swept through many countries, causing the deaths of approximately 50 million people, about one-third of the world population at the time. This particular disease was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of an avian origin. At the time no existing vaccine was present, leaving the infected to die a horrible drawn-out death.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    The date was 09/11/01 it was a normal day in the world trait center, everyone working in their cubicles and doing various daily tasks. At 8:46 a Boeing 767-222 plane from the united airlines hit the first tower causing a firey uproar of explosion. Later at 9:02, flight 175 crashed into the second twin tower causing it to calaps along with its brother, the first tower. Killing more than 2000 people that day and devastating hundreds upon thousands of families, 9/11 went down in history.
  • Izabella's Birthday

    Izabella's Birthday
    The day Izabella Josephine Colon was brought into this world.