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Declaration of Independence is adopted
On July 4th, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain when congress approved the Declaration of Independence. This is significant because this was the first step in the United States becoming their own Nation. -
Revolutionary War Ends
The official ending date of the Revolutionary War is instrumental in solidifying the initial goal of the Declaration of Independence. This war spanned 8 years total and totaled over 25,000 deaths. -
Young Ladies Academy
The Young Ladies Academy opens up in 1787 and it becomes the very first academy in the 13 colonies to be a school for women. This is significant because it is one of the first steps toward equality for women. -
Civil War Ends
On this date, General Lee surrendered for the south which solidified the victory for the North. This stopped the Civil War and ended a death toll which totaled in 620,000 deaths for both sides. 0 -
13th Amendment is passed
On December 6th, 1865, the 13th amendment was ratified thus "abolishing slavery" in the United States. Even though Slavery still took place throughout the United States this was an instrumental event to work toward the ending of slavery. -
World War I ends
The first World War ends on this date when Germany signed an armistice after have believed and predicted to win this war. This was the largest war in the history to date and the ending was a victory for the entire world. -
Great Depression Begins
Great Depression begins, thus creating an economic panic and disaster for families all over the United Stated. Families were forced to have some of their children work because money was so scarce. This had an effect on the United States and the World as a whole because the US was such a producer of goods. -
Rosa Parks Fights for Her Right
Rosa Parks refuses to stand up and move to the back of the bus for a white man and she is arrested and fined. This helped spark and motivate the civil rights movement to abolish slavery and segregation once and for all. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX is introduced and passed as an amendment. Title IX States that discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated for either sex. This also means that for every male sport there must be an equal female sport represented at that university thus changing the culture of how many male or female athletes can participate in sports. -
National Association of Bilingual Education
The National Association of Bilingual Education is founded in 1975 thus spurring on the education culture and commitment for bilingual students. This helps any students who have a language barrier to better adapt to our culture and ours to theirs. -
Apple Computers
For what is now Apple Inc., introduced their first successful personal computer. This is only the start for Apple's success which will grow to become one of the largest businesses of the 21st century thus changing the way people will behave, communicate, and even date. -
Refugee Act of 1980
This Act signed by President Jimmy Carter reformed the immigrant law so that it would admit refugees from foreign lands. This act helped bring in more than 3 million refugees to the United States and their cultures, thus solidifying the United States' image of being a protector to the world. -
University of Phoenix Online School
The University of Phoenix becomes the first University to offer online schooling. This sets the pace and creates an atmosphere where you don't have to travel to a University to take their credits and obtain a degree. -
Hypertext Translation Protocol (http)
Tim Berners-Lee becomes the first person to communicate information between two computers. He writes the first web client-server protocol (http) and changes the idea of communication forever. -
Google Starts Dynasty
Larry Page and Sergey Brin set up a workshop for the first time for their idea of a search enging. Because of these two innovators the world as we know it is will never be the same. Just ask Google! -
School Prayer vs US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court rules that praying before Football games violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. This ruling limited the two biggest priorities in the United States. God and Football. -
9/11
On September 11th, 2001, Terrorist group Al Qaeda flew two planes into the world trade centers. This caused a security uproar in the United States which led to a nation wide fear and prejudice of anyone who practiced Islam. -
Barack Obama Wins
Barack Obama wins the 44th Presidential Election over John McCain. He becomes the first Black President and creates programs such as "No child left behind" and "Obama Care."
