U.S.A Time-line By Sebastián Quintanilla Sep 7, 1630 The city of Boston is founded Sep 8, 1636 Harvard Foundation 1712 New York Slave Revolt 1752 Benjamin Franklin establishes the science of electricity Jul 4, 1776 Independence of the United States 1861 Civil War Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes president May 5, 1865 Dissolution of the Confederate States Nov 18, 1928 Walt Disney creates Mickey Mouse Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Jan 7, 1943 Death of Nikola Tesla 1947 Cold War Sep 24, 1952 The first KFC opens Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Nov 22, 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Jul 20, 1969 Moon landing Apr 4, 1975 Creation of Microsoft Nov 30, 1982 Michael Jackson released his Thriller album Jun 17, 1994 The soccer world cup is played Sep 11, 2001 World trade center terrorist attack Mar 20, 2003 Iraq War 2004 Creation of Facebook