History Timeline

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence is important because it declares the freedom of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain. This was significant because without this the U.S would not even exist because we would have belonged to Great Britain.
  • World War I

    World War I
    WWI began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia for the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This is significant because it showed how powerful the U.S army was
  • First Automobile Company to Mass Produce

    First Automobile Company to Mass Produce
    In the year 1915 Ford was the first company to mass produce cars. By 1927, they had already sold over 15,000,000 cars. This is significant because Ford is still one of the best company’s that is selling cars.
  • World War 2

    World War 2
    World War 2 has started in 1941 The U.S joined World War 2 after Pearl Harbor was blown up by japan so in 1945 they dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and then dropped another atomic bomb in Nagasaki. This is significant because the U.S was the first to create and drop an atomic bomb.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan in Hawaii near Honolulu on a Sunday morning. About hundreds of Japanese planes arrived on the base and destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. 2,400 Americans died in the attack also civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded.This is significant because the United States joined world war 2 after japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    MLK was a spokesperson and leader for the Civil Rights Movement. He is know for making the civil rights better by nonviolence and peace. MLK also helped organize the March on Washington where he delivered his famous speech “ I Have a Dream”. This is significant because Martin Luther King motivated people to protest peacefully to have rights and to be treated equally.
  • The Civil Rights Movement

    The Civil Rights Movement
    The civil rights movement was a decades-long movement and its goal was to secure legal rights for African Americans. This is significant because African-Americans marched and protested for their rights to be treated the same.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The Vietnam War was between The United States and Vietnam because of conflict that they had. This War ocurred in Vietnam and lasted for 20 years . This is significant because this is the longest war the United States has been in.
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    On December1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to obey bus driver James Blake’s command after he told her to go sit in the colored section, she was then arrested for disobeying the laws. This is significant because Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back because she wanted equality
  • Moon landing

    Moon landing
    In July 20,1969 Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon along with two other Nasa workers, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. This is significant because the U.S was the first to land on the moon.