Important Events 1700-2013

By MartinPBP
  • Period: to

    1700-2013

  • Person

    Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston.

  • War

    Yamasee War: The war, in Carolina, took place.

  • Sociopolitical Event

    The First Great Awakening took place.

  • Writing

    Writing
    Benjerman Franklin Writes Experements and Observations of Electricity.

  • War

    English declare war on French (French and Indian War

  • Writing

    Writing
    Bengerman Franklen published Poor Richard Improved and The Way to Wealth.

  • Person

    Birth of Noa Webster

  • Socio/Political Event

    Population of America reaches 2,210,000 people

  • Writing

    Writing
    Thomas Paine writes "Common Sence"

  • Writing

    Writing
    Noha Webster writes A Gramatical Institute of the English Language.

  • World Event/Writing

    US Bill Of Rights is ratified.

  • Writing

    Writing
    The first american cookbook "American Cookery" is writen by Ameilia Simmons

  • Person/Presedent

    Jefferson was elected President by the House of Representatives.

  • Sociopolitical Event

    Completion of Luisiana Purchace

  • War

    War of 1812: The war began.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "History of the Expedition Under the Command of the Captains Lewis and Clark" is writen by Meriwether Lewis.

  • Writing

    Writing
    One of the first works of american fiction is writen "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Irving Washington.

  • World Event/Writing

    First passenger-carrying railroad in England.

  • Writing

    Writing
    Nathaniel Hawthorne writes "The Scarlet Letter"

  • Person/President

    Franklin Pierce became President.

  • War

    Utah War: The war started.

  • Sociopolitical Event

    Abraham Lincoln is assasinated

  • Writing

    Writing
    Louisa May Alcott writes "LIttle Women"

  • World Event/Writing

    Economic crisis in Europe. U.S. establishes gold standard.

  • Writing

    Writing
    Mark Twain writes "The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin"

  • Writing

    Writing
    L. Frank Baum writes "the Wonderful Wisard of Oz"

  • World Event/Writing

    First World Series

  • Person/President

    Women's suffrage and civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony died.

  • Writing

    Writing
    F. Scott Fitzgerald writes "the Great Gatsby"

  • Writing

    Writing
    Irma Rombauer writes "the Jot of Cooking"

  • Writing

    Writing
    "Gone With the Wind" is writen by Margaret Mitchell.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "The Grapes of Wrath" is writen by John Steinbeck.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "Alchoholics Anonymous" is written.

  • War

    The United States declares war on the Empire of Japan, beginning the U.S. entry into World War II.

  • Sociopolitical Event

    Manhattan Project is started.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "Goodnight Moon" is written by Margaret Wise Brown.

  • Person/President

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President.

  • Sociopolitical Event

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all-time high of 382.74

  • Writing

    Writing
    "The Cat in the Hat" is written by Doctor Seuss.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "To Kill a Mockingbird" is written by Harper Lee.

  • Writing

    Writing
    The childrens book "Where the Wild Things Are" is written by Maurice Sendak.

  • War

    First U.S. Ground Troops Sent to Vietnam

  • Writing

    Writing
    “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” is writen by Malcolm X and Alex Haley.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "The Double Helix" is written by James D. Watson.

  • World Event/Writi9ng

    Soviet invasion of Afghanistan stirs world protests.

  • Sociopolitical

    American Airlines Flight 587: A flight crashed in Queens, New York, killing 265.

  • Writing

    Writing
    "The Words of Cesar Chavez" is writen by Cesar Chavez

  • War

    Invasion of Iraq: The United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq.

  • Person/President

    Barack Obama is elected president becoming Americas first black president.

  • Sociopolitical

    The social networking website Facebook was launched.

  • World Event/Writing

    Chemical weapons are used on civilians in Syria.