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The signing of The Declaration of Independance When the American Colonies Declared there Independance from England creating the United States of America.
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This is the day that The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France doubling the size of America and giving Americans full control over The Mississippi River the total price was 15 million dollars however it only cost 3 cents per acre.
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Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana territory and make good relations with the Native Americans.
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The TexasRevolution was the first large conflict between officals of the nation
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On April 16, 1846 the Donner party left for California when they reached the Great Basin they split into two groups one group took the main road but the other group took a short cut said to cut 300-450 miles off of the journey but it actually added 100 miles while in the mountains they were trapped by 5 feet of snow and eventually turned to cannibalism to survive.
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This is the start of the war between Mexico and America the fight was caused by a disagreement of where the Mexican-American border should be.
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This was when Americans started heading west for gold and land to live on.
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Confederate forces open fire on Union garrison holding fort sumter this is where the first battle was fought in the Civil War.
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The sinking of the Titanic a tragety that took the lives of thousands and made you fear the ocean....well that and jaws.
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The begining of World War I A.K.A the great war.
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The day the Japanese bombed pearl harbor where old military boats where stationed killing many and starting World War 2 for America.
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Japan surrenders Ending World War 2 and bringing temporary peace
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Brown vs. The Board of Education was the court case that ended legal segrigation in public schools.
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More then 200,000 Americans gathered in Wasington, D.C for a political rally for jobs and freedom designed to shed light on the struggles of African American.
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The day president Jhon F. Kennedy was shot and killed.
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Fulled by the cold war the race to space was finally at an end when the U.S landed on the moon
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Elvis Presly, King of Rock and Roll dies.
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The day I was born
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That horrible day in recnet American history when thousands of innocent people died for no particular reason when the twin towers were hit by planes piloted by terrorists.
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Did you know the current design for the American flag was made by a 14 year old in 9th grade for a school project and he only recived a B-
