U.S. AND MEXICO TIMELINES

By Carlos1909313

  • THE DUTCH FOUND NEW AMSTERDAM NEW YORK

  • ON DECEMBER 4

    38 COLONISTS FROM THE BERKLEY PARISH IN ENGLAND DISEMBARK IN VIRGINIA GIVING THANKS TO GOD

  • NOVEMBER 11

    PILGRIM FATHERS ARRIVE IN PLYMOUTH ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER

  • SEPTEMBER 17

    FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON

  • SEPTEMBER 08

    "HARVARD COLLEGE" WAS FOUNDED IN THE U.S.

  • JULY 24

    DETROIT FOUNDED BY THE FRENCH, WITH THE NAME OF FORT PONCHARTRAIN

  • 1702

    WEST JERSEY AND EAST JERSEY
    COLONIES COME TOGETHER TO
    FORM NEW JERSEY

  • 1775

    THE UNITED COLONIES
    CHANGED THEIR NAME TO THE
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  • 1783

    THE PEACE OF VERSAILLES IS SIGNED WHICH ENDS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND THE UNITED STATES

  • 1789

    THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS APPOINTS EXMILITARY GEORGE WASHINGTON AS THE FIRST
    PRESIDENT OF THAT COUNTRY

  • 1812

    THE BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPIED THE CITY OF WASHINGTON AND BURNED THE CAPITOL AND THE
    WHITE HOUSE

  • TEXAS DECLARES INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO

    THE US CONGRESS APPROVES THE
    ANNEXATION AND NAMES SAM HOUSTON AS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NEW REPUBLIC

  • 1867

    US ANNEXES THE STATE OF ALASKA TO ITS TERRITORY, AFTER PAYING RUSSIA 7 MILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD FOR THIS GREAT TERRITORY

  • 1903

    THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
    SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE
    FIRST FLIGHT

  • 1920

    THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT, WHICH GRANTS WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, IS RATIFIED

  • 1941

    THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE
    SECOND WORLD WAR

  • END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

    THE UNITED STATES LAUNCHES ATOMIC BOMBS ON JAPAN:HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI.

  • 1950- 1953

    USA DECLARES WAR ON KOREA

  • 1987

    CONGRESS HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS IN IRAN-CONTRA INVESTIGATION

  • 2013

    MULTIPLE BOMBS EXPLODE NEAR THE FINISH LINE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON