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US Independence
On September Third, 1783, after 8 long and hard years of war, The United States of America finally got its independence from The Kingdom of Great Britain. This is important as without this according the country would not exist. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American war was a war between the Second Federal Republic of Mexico and the United States of America. It took place between April 25, 1846 and February 3, 1848. After the war, which the US won, the US got over 900,000 miles. This is important as this gave the US a lot of its western states. There were around 38,283. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg took place between and third 1863. It was between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This was a turning point in the war as it stopped the Confederate push northward. There were around 51,112 casualties. -
US entry into WW1
3 years after the start of WW2, and after several incidents with sinking passenger ships, Germany authorized the use of unrestricted submarine warfare, along with offering to the Mexicans a chance to invade the US. The US intercepted this message, and after the sinking of several ships with US passengers on them, the US declared war, completely shifting the way the war was going. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday happened on October 29th, 1929. The Stock Markets crashed. This is a very important event as it is the beginning of the Great Depression, which had a substantial effect on not only the history of the US but also of the entire world. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan deliberately attacked the United States of american pacific fleet stationed in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 2,402 people died. Because of this, the United States of America joined the war and ultimately defeated the Axis powers. -
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The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Near the end of WW2, the USA had possession of most of the Pacific Ocean, but despite that, the Empire of Japan refused to surrender. By order of President Harry S. Truman, an experimental Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and when Japan still refused to surrender, a second one was dropped on Nagasaki. Over 220 thousand died. After this, Japan finally unconditionally surrendered. -
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The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive happened between January 30th and September 23rd. It was between the coalition supporting South Vietnam, including South Vietnam, and the forces of the Vietcong and North Vietnam. The offensive was a surprise attack on multiple South Vietnamese cities. This is significant as the relatively high US casualties, which caused a resentment against the war, and started the anti-war trends, eventually resulting in the withdraw of US forces from Vietnam. -
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Apollo 11
On July 16, 1969, the US launched a mission to land on the Moon. Four days later, on July 20, the Apollo 11 crew landed on the Moon. After 21½ hours on the Lunar surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin launched back up into the ship piloted by Michael Collins, before returning back to Earth on July 24th. This was the first time humans ever landed on the Moon. -
9/11
9/11 happened on september 11th, 2001. 4 planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists, 2 aimed at the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, 1 aimed at the Pentagon, and one aimed at an unknown object in Washington DC, which crashed in a Pennsylvanian field. 2,996 people died. Because of this, there has been a massive overhaul to flight security, and it also caused the US invasion of Afghanistan,
