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The Civil War ends!
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The Civil Rights Act of 1871 protected southern blacks from the Ku Klux Klan!
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The United States began using railroads. The builders were paid very little amounts.
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Continued in 1893
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Democratice Party, Grover Cleveland was president for two terms, but he was not president for consecutive years.
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Memorial Day became a national holiday!
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Robert Peary says he has reached the North Pole!
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This was the year for post-war. It is the year after the end of World War I
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The 19th Amendment, women's right to vote, was ratified on August 18th, 1920.
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The Stock Market collapses starting the Great Depression
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The king of rock, Elvis Presley, is born!
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World War II Ends!
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Our 35th President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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Operation Jefferson Glenn: This was the last major time the United States had ground forces in Vietnam. This lasted untill October 6, 1971
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Terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York.
