Important dates in U.S. history

  • Philadelphia committee

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The day that the United States of America became an official country.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    The purchase of many states we have today such as Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Oklahoma along with most of Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota.
  • Walden

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg was the battle between the North and South to fight for freedom.
  • Ecology Established

    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel.
  • New Terms

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain.
  • Smog

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution.
  • New Parks

    US Congress created the National Park Service.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

    In 1929 the stock market had its first crash leading to the great depression.
  • The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    After the bombing of pearl harbor the U.S dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Period: to

    The Vietnam War

    The start and end of the Vietnam war / the U.S entered the war in 1965.
  • New Publisher

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring.
  • Apollo 8

    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise.
  • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    After giving I have. dream speech MLK was shot and killed.
  • The terrorist attacks of 9/11

    The terrorist attacks of 9/11

    The world trade center was under attack and destroyed on September 11th, 2001
  • Election of Donald Trump

    Election of Donald Trump

    The official Election of Donald Trump / put in office
  • Joe Biden Election 2021

    Joe Biden Election 2021

    The official election of Joe Biden / put in office