The American Dream!!!! By 13abrown Dec 4, 1492 Christopher Columbus finds America May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settlement Dec 4, 1636 Harvard is founded Dec 4, 1700 Irish Immigration to Americas Sep 3, 1783 Won American Revolution Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Adopted Apr 30, 1789 George Washington Elected President Apr 12, 1861 Civil War ends Dec 4, 1876 Tom Sawyer is written Mar 2, 1901 Andrew Carnegie takes over steel industry Oct 1, 1903 First World Series is played Jul 28, 1914 World War I Apr 10, 1925 The Great Gatsby is Written May 23, 1937 John D. Rockefeller is first billionaire Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attacked/World War II Dec 4, 1950 Communism - Domino Theory Jul 11, 1960 To KIll a Mockingbird is written Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X killed Jan 15, 1967 First Super Bowl is played Apr 4, 1968 MLK Jr. dies
