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Civil War: Presidential Election of 1860
Soon after Abraham Lincoln was elected president, South Carolina immediatley seceded. Six other Southern states followed, forming the Confederacy. -
Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was where the "first bullet" was shot between the Confederacy and the Union. The Confederates shot first and the battle lasted 34 hours. -
Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days, it was by far, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Casualties ranged from 45,000 to 51,000. -
Reconstruction: 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished all slavery in the United States. It was the first of three reconstruction Amendments. -
Reconstruction: 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was ratified and gave citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” Which meant slaves can become citizens too. -
Reconstruction: 15th Amendment
This Amendment gave slaves the right to vote not matter what. -
Gilded Age: The Great Chicago Fire
This was a hug fire that lasted from Sunday to Tuesday. It killed up to 300 people and left 100,000 people homeless. -
Gilded Age: Panic of 1873
The failure of the Philadelphia investment house of Jay Cooke started the Panic of 1873. After the war, his firm became the financial agents of railroads. -
Industrialization: Invention of telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and the first call was to his assistant. The first conversation was "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." -
Gilded Age: Karl Benz
Karl Benz designed and built the first practical car powered by an internal-combustion engine. He created the first three-wheel car. -
Industrialization: The first airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first airplane. The firat flight conducted was on Kill Devil Hill outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
World War I: Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
Ferdinand was shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Due to this tragedy, all the Eroupean counires went haywire. -
War World I: Germany declares war on Russia
Due to their alliance wiht Austria-Hungary, Germany decalred war on Russia. They both been mobilizing and massing troops near the border preparing for war. -
Great Depression: Stock Market Crash
This day known as "Black Tuesday", is when the stock market crashed. Many people lost their jobs and houses because of this. -
Great Depression: Roosevelt's "New Deal"
Roosevelt won the election by promising to end the Great Depression using "The New Deal". It had three goals, relief, recovery, and reform. -
Great Depression: The Social Security Act
Social Security Act established a system of benefits for those who -
World War II: Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a US Naval base in Hawaii that the Japanese did a surprise attack on. The casualties were a little over 2,000 Americans. -
War World I: US declares war on Germany
Because of the Zimmerman Telogram the United States declares war on Germany. The Zimmerman Telogram was a letter to Mexico from Germany saying to attack The US and Germany will give them back their rightful land. -
World War II: Bombing of Hiroshima
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, The United States decide to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing around 60,000 to 80,000 people instantly. Three days later the US dropped another bomb, "Fat Man", on Nagasaki. -
World War II: V-J Day
Because of the bombing, Japan surrenders to the United States known as V-J day or Victory Over Japan. This officially ended World War II. -
Vietnam War: Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman introduced the 'Truman Doctrine" stating that if any country or peoples need support from communism then the United States will aid them. First expressed when Greece and Turkey needed help from the Soviets. -
Vietnam War: Truman Doctrine
President Truman created the "Truman Doctrine" stating that the United States will gave support to any country or peoples fighting communism. It was first expressed when Greece and France were struggling with the Soviet union. -
Cold War: Berlin Airlift
Soon after the Soviets put up the blockade,The US and The United Kingdom airlifted food and fuel to East Berlin. May 12 the Soviets lifted the blockade. -
Cold War: Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union set up a blockade in Berlin, dividing the East and West. The West was the Federal Republic of Germany and the East were the German Democratic Republic. -
Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine was a group of African Anerican students who were trying to go to an intergrated school in Arkansas. The Natioanal Gaurd had to go and provide help so the students can enter the school peacfully. -
Cold War: Cuban missle crisis
The Cuban missle crisis was a 13 day political and military stand-off between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviets installed atomic missles in Cuba, 90 miles from the U.S shores. -
Civil Rights Movement: March On Washington
The March On Washington was a march that Martin Luther King Jr.held to fight segregation. 250,000 attended the march, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the capital. -
Civil Rights Movement: 24th Amendment
This amendment prohibited poll tax in elections for federal officials. Even African American could vote. -
Civil Rights Movement: Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was a civil rights leader who belived in "getting equal" unlike MLK. He was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims right before he was about to give a speech.
