Moments in American History

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    Dred Scott caseThe famous Dred Scott court case where Dred Scott would try to win his freedom ended where Dred Scott was forced to go back to his slavemaster.
  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln Assassination
    The day when Abe Lincoln was assassinated by a John Wilkes Booth.
  • McCarthy Hearings

    McCarthy Hearings
    The hearings for a senator who helped fuel the cold war by calling all his enemies communists
  • Brown Vs Board Of Education

    The famous case where the Supreme Court ruled segregated schools unconstitutional
  • Gideon vs Wainwright

    Gideon vs Wainwright
    The famous courtcase that tested the constitution by breaking the sixth amendment
  • Medicare

    Medicare was started by the Social Security Amendments of 1965. It says that each state has own power to administer health care
  • Watergate Scandal

    The scandal where several burglers were caught trying to steal secrets from the other political party. Nixon resigned from presidency before he could get put into any more trouble because of this.
  • Reagan's Tear Down This Wall Speech

    Reagan's Tear Down This Wall Speech
    The famous speech delivered by Reagan that that convinced people to tear down the Berlin Wall.
  • Clinton's Impeachment

    Clinton's Impeachment
    The famous impeachment trial that saw Bill Clinton get put on jury for sleeping with an intern.
  • September 11 attacks

    September 11 attacks
    The most infamous day in U.S. history when several suicide pilots took control of some planes and crasehd them into several buildings.