History project By brotaxxx Jan 1, 1775 Steam engine design improved Jul 30, 1775 Captain cook return to England May 14, 1776 First American Flag Created Sep 13, 1788 NY City becomes 1st capital of US Nov 5, 1789 French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law Mar 20, 1800 Invention of the modern day battery Jun 24, 1812 Napoleon Invades Russia Oct 19, 1812 Napoleon leaves Russia with his defeated army Mar 16, 1830 New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) Sep 9, 1850 California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state Jun 25, 1868 US president Andrew Johnson declares that government workers work for 8 hrs Jan 1, 1901 The first Nobel Prizes are awarded Dec 17, 1903 Wright brothers achieve the first powered man carrying aircraft Oct 1, 1908 Henry ford builds first model T car Apr 15, 1912 Titanic Jul 28, 1914 WW1 started Nov 11, 1918 WW1 Ended
