Significant US History

  • Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.

    Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.

    After a 66 day voyage, the pilgrims landed in New England.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The colonists decided defied the English by dumping tea in the harbor.
  • American Revolution Begins

    American Revolution Begins

    The American revolution begins.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.
  • George Washington becomes our first president.

    George Washington becomes our first president.

    The day George Washington took the oath of office.
  • The Civil War begins.

    The Civil War begins.

    The civil war began when confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in SC.
  • Civil War ends.

    Civil War ends.

  • US enters WW1

    US enters WW1

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

  • The US enters WW2 after Pearl Harbor attack.

    The US enters WW2 after Pearl Harbor attack.

  • School segregation ends.

    School segregation ends.

    "On May 17, 1954, every single justice decided that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional, which meant that separating children in public schools by race went against what had been outlined in the U.S. Constitution. School segregation was now against the law." From National Geographic kids.
    https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-road-to-school-desegregation#:~:text=On%20May%2017%2C%201954%2C%20every,was%20now%20against%20the%20law.
  • Vietnam War starts.

    Vietnam War starts.

  • The Civil Rights act of 1964

    The Civil Rights act of 1964

  • The US is under attack.

    The US is under attack.