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American Civil War
A war between northern (United States) and southern (Confederate States) caused by Slavery Issues. The Civil War was fought in thousands of different places, from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. The war started in April 12, 1861 and ended in May 13, 1865. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is a written order, which was written by Abraham Lincoln (Also written by William H. Seward) which was supposed to bring back the Unity between the states due to the long war called the 'American Civil War'. This Order applies to rebellious states such as Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, etc. This order was officially announced in January 1, 1863. -
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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow and the Racist community created a set of rules which encouraged Racial segregation to take away the rights the African Americans gained during the reconstruction in the United States in 1890. -
Wright Bros first powered flight
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. This was the first successful airplane invented by The Wright brothers. -
Federal Government establishes National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was made to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. It was founded by the U.S. Federal in March 3, 1915, at the United States. It was then dissolved and a new agency (NASA) replaced NACA. -
Black Tuesday (Start of Great Depression)
Originally called 'The Wall Street Crash of 1929', it was the greatest stock market crash in the U.S., which happened in New York Stock Exchange in Tuesday, October 29, 1929. The stock market crash caused the Great Depression.
