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Massacre at Mystic
during the Pequot War, when Connecticut colonists under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River. -
Benedict Arnold
american general military officer who served in the revolutionary war, fought with the distinction American continental army. rising to rank major general before defecting to british side of conflict in 1870. -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies. -
The Scalp Act
On April 8, 1756, Governor Robert Morris enacted the Scalp Act. Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight, ($150), for females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12, they would be paid $130. The act turned all the tribes against the Pennsylvania legislature. -
the Boston Tea Party
Political protest, frustrated and angered people at britian for imposing taxtion without representation, dumped 342 chests of tea. -
the battles of lexington and concord
kicked off the American Revolutionary war -
the declaration of Independence is signed on
john Adams believed this would be the most memorable epocha in the history of America, important break-up letter with britian -
The winter at Valley Forge
Third of eight winter encampments for the continental army's main body. -
article of confederation are ratified
the ratification didn't occur wit hall thirteen states until march 1st. 1781 -
the battle of yorktown
a major British army surrendered to General George Washington's and his french allies. -
the constitution is ratified
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the constitution -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
it was marked the commencement of the first four-year term of George Washington as president -
Washington's Farewell Address
A letter as a valedictory to friends and fellow citizens after 20 years of public services in the U.S. -
The death of George Washington
George Washington's death was caused by bled of leeches -
election day1800
john adams vs thomas jefferson part 2- Thomas Jefferson wins power went from one party to another -
Marbury vs Madison
court case that established the principle of judicial review in the U.S. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This battle became known as the Battle of Tippecanoe, which occurred north of present-day West Lafayette, Indiana. The American army drove off the American Indians and burned Prophetstown to the ground. Most natives no longer believed in the Prophet. Many returned to their own villages after the defeat. -
battle of Baltimore
American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812 -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
a rebellion of black slaves that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were white. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. -
dred scott decision
The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an slaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that, as someone's property, Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court. -
The Dead Rabbits Riot
was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gang war, which occurred July 4–5, 1857. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
formed by six Confederate veterans from Pulaski, Tennessee, to resist federal Reconstruction efforts and maintain white supremacy aka the kkk -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
which by the early 1880s controlled some 90 percent of U.S. refineries and pipelines, -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
A few days later, he made the first-ever telephone call to Watson, allegedly uttering the now-famous phrase, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
first land rush into the Unassigned Lands, realize that the Indian Territory land could be valuable, and they pressured the U.S. government to allow white settlement in the region. -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
s an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. ... Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in May 1900. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J. P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United Sta
and assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated the following September. He remains the youngest person to become President of the United States. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded.
built his first experimental car in a workshop behind his home in Detroit in 1896. irst Ford car was assembled at the Mack Avenue plant in July 1903. Five years later, in 1908, the highly successful Model T was introduced. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
leading to a U.S. Supreme Court decision to break its monopoly. Tarbell exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company -
Creation of the NAACP
interracial group consisting of W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Mary White Ovington, and others concerned with the challenges facing African Americans, especially in the wake of the 1908 Springfield (Illinois) Race Riot. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
immigration station was opened on the northeastern edge of Angel Island, considered ideal because of its isolation, immigration laws and deal with the threat of disease from the many new people arriving daily to America. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
ratified April 8, 1913, the 17th amendment modified Article I, section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to its passage, Senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Out of this rather unremarkable crime grew one of the most famous trials in American history and a landmark case in forensic crime detection. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
first commercial radio station, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election. -
1st Miss American Pageant
activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
1st Winter Olympics Held
In 1921, the International Olympic Committee gave its patronage to a Winter Sports Week to take place in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
President Calvin Coolidge appointed Hoover as the fifth Director of the Bureau of Investigation, partly in response to allegations that the prior director, William J. Burns, was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Mein Kampf is Published
autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day.billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
drought that went through texas to nebraska and people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region. -
scottsboro boys
nine black teenagers who were falsely accused of raping two white teenage girls. -
The Empire State Building Opens
symbol of everything New York City is known for: ambition, innovation, a competitive spirit, and sheer will.Construction began on March 17, 1930, and President Herbert Hoover officially opened it on May 1, 1931. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
In the 1932 presidential election, Roosevelt defeated Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
he was appointed chancellor of germany 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the nazi party. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The Summer Olympic Games open in Berlin, attended by athletes and spectators from countries around the world. the games were a propaganda success for the nazi government. -
the battle of britain
the battle of britian was a military campaign of the second world war, in which the royal air force and the fleet air arm of the royal navy defended the united kingdom against large-scale attacks by nazi germany's air force, the luftwaffe -
the bombing of pearl harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii -
the battle of midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. While the French colonies formally aligned with Germany via Vichy France, the loyalties of the population were mixed. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II -
The Battle of Kursk
Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union, during July and August 1943. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge started on December 16, 1944, when German forces launched a surprise attack on Allied forces in the forested Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. The battle lasted until January 16, 1945, after the Allied counteroffensive forced German troops to withdraw. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan. -
The Battle of Okinawa
was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest.the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan. -
The Death of FDR
the death of our 32nd president -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
comited suicide -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict. -
Jackie robinson
Breaks MLB color barrier -
Brown vs. Board of Education
which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. -
The Little Rock 9
NIne black students who want to go to school and learn but the governor brought in the arkansas national guard to stop the students from going into the school but president Dwright Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect the students. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
driving around in the night, and perhaps beating Till in a toolhouse behind Milam's residence, they drove him down to the Tallahatchie River. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Newport Jazz Festival
city turned into a battle zone as thousands of people shut out of the sold-out newport jazz festival shows wandered into the streets, fueled by alcohol, hurling beer bottles and rocks at police officers trying to quell the crowd. state police and eventually the national guard had to be called in for help. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first general election presidential debate was 1960 United States presidential debates, held on September 26, 1960, between U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, in Chicago at the studios of CBS's WBBM-TV. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
the school tried to stop her and other black students from entering the school. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
"Letter from Birmingham City Jail" and "The Negro Is Your Brother", is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
parkland hospital dallas texas -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
record-breaking first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, at Studio 50 in New York City. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam -
Operation Rolling Thunder
gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War. -
Creation of the Black Panthers
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, who met at Merritt College in Oakland. It was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality. -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
made hiss mark in Ameerican law by having 29 out of 32 court cases won, including the brown v education. -
March on the Pentagon
massive demonstration against the Vietnam war, The protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memorial. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The Mỹ Lai massacre was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in Sơn Tịnh District, South Vietnam, on March 16, 1968 during the Vietnam War. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Democratic National Convention in Chicago, thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. Over the course of 24 hours, the predominant American line of thought on the Cold War with the Soviet Union was shattered. -
Chicago 8 Trial
eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago before Judge Julius Hoffman. Initially there were eight defendants, but one, Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, denounced Hoffman as a racist and demanded a separate trial. -
Woodstock
music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. -
beatles break up
McCartney described the sessions as a turning point for the group because "there was a lot of friction during that album. We were just about to break up, and that was tense in itself", while Lennon said that "the break-up of the Beatles can be heard on that album". -
kent state protest
Known as may 4th massacre and the Kent State massacre. kiiling four and wounding nine other unarmed Kent State university students. -
Roe vs. Wade
landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. -
Barack Obama
defeated Rupublican nominee, senator john McCain of Arizona, president-elect and first African American elected president.
