History of 1650-2014

History

Period: Jan 1, 1650 to Dec 31, 2014

US Purchased Louisiana

Feb 21, 1803

http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/louisiana-purchase

Steamboat Race

Feb 21, 1870

Robert E. Lee race

World Fair in NOLA

Mar 7, 1884

Natural gas field discovered

Mar 7, 1916

New Constitution

Feb 21, 1921

New constituion adopted

Huey Long

Feb 25, 1935

Huey long got killed

Offshore oil well

Feb 21, 1947

First offshore oil well built

Superdome

Feb 21, 1975

Finished Superdome in New Orleanse

Huricane Katrina

Aug 25, 2005

A huricane that completely destroyed New Orleans

Saints

Feb 21, 2010

New Orleanse Saints win Superbowl

BP oil spill

Apr 20, 2010

A oil rig exploded

Margaritaville

Jul 4, 2013

Hotel