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This timeline is a list of events and ideas throughout America's growth and development. -
Leland Stanford
http://www.ushistory.org/us/36a.aspOn May 10, 1869, LELAND STANFORD, representing the Central Pacific Railroad, was provided the honor to hammer a golden spike into the ground that marked the completion of the coast-to-coast line. -
The Gilded Age: John D. Rockefeller
http://www.ushistory.org/us/36b.aspDuring the Gilded Age, a man named John D. Rockefeller became one of the popluar millionares in the 1870s. John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company and, later, a philanthropist whose wealth bankrolled the Rockefeller Foundation. The date I provided is not the birth of Rockefeller, but it is during the time of the Gilded Age (1870s) where Rockefeller did become succsessful. The date is not entirely correct. -
Homestead Act
http://www.ushistory.org/us/40c.aspIn 1889, the United States Government decided to open two million acres of land unassigned to any particular tribe for homesteaders. At noon on April 22, 1889, the land was legally opened to claim under the provisions of the HOMESTEAD ACT. Thousands rushed across Oklahoma to grab a piece. Highlighted by a few gunshots, former Indian land was gobbled up in a matter of hours. -
Treaty of Paris 1898
http://www.ushistory.org/us/44d.asp
The TREATY OF PARIS was most generous to the winners. The United States received the Philippines and the islands of GUAM and PUERTO RICO. Cuba became independent, and Spain was awarded $20 million dollars for its losses. The treaty prompted a heated debate in the United States. -
The Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the ship without warning, sending 1,198 passengers, including 128 Americans, to an icy grave. http://www.ushistory.org/us/45a.asp as it turned out, was carrying over 4 million rounds of ammunition. -
U.S. Entered WW1
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_wwi_1.html he U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. However, the U.S. eventually did enter the war. -
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921
http://www.ushistory.org/us/46a.aspThe growth of the AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY caused an economic revolution across the United States. Dozens of spin-off industries blossomed. Of course the demand for vulcanized rubber skyrocketed. Road construction created thousands of new jobs, as state and local governments began funding highway design. -
Stock Market Crash
http://www.ushistory.org/us/48a.asp A record 16 million shares were exchanged for smaller and smaller values as the day progressed. For some stocks, no buyers could be found at any price. By the end of the day, panic had erupted, and the next few weeks continued the downward spiral. -
Neutrality Acts of 1935-37
http://www.ushistory.org/us/50b.asp The four Neutrality Acts of the late 1930s represented an effort to keep the United States out of "foreign" wars, an effort resulting in part from widespread questioning of the reasons for and results of America's participation in World War I. These laws, unlike U.S. policy in 1916-1917, limited the exercise of neutral rights as a way of protecting that neutrality. -
Pearl Harbor
http://www.ushistory.org/us/50e.aspAs the bombs rained on PEARL HARBOR on the infamous morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, almost 3,000 Americans were killed. Six battleships were destroyed or rendered unseaworthy, and most of the ground planes were ravaged as well. -
End to Korean War
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52e.aspFinally, on July 27, 1953, an armistice was signed at PANMUNJOM. North Korea remained a communist dictatorship, and South Korea remained under the control of Syngman Rhee, a military strong man. Over 53,000 Americans were killed in the conflict. -
Vietnam War
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070309183701AANTFfIThe first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam, as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang. They join 23,000 American military advisors already in Vietnam. The arrival of combat troops is considered by some the start of the war, although American military advisors have been in Vietnam for over 10 years. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/54f.aspEarly in the morning of April 4, 1968, King was shot by JAMES EARL RAY. Mod 8 -
Ronald Reagan President
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980 In 1980, confidence in the American economy and government hit rock bottom. Looking for a change and the promise of a better future, voters turned to RONALD REAGAN for answers. -
Equal Rights Ammendment
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/http://www.ushistory.org/us/57c.asp"Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA), which was first proposed in Congress by the National Women's Party in 1923. -
World Wide Web
http://www.xing.com/net/ifalife/when-did-the-world-wide-web-start-324419/when-did-the-world-wide-web-start-19356645 the basics of the World Wide Web was submitted by Tim Berners-Lee. It was another 17 months following this invention before the first web site saw the light of day in August 1991. Since then we have seen dramatic progress. COULD NOT FIND EXACT DATE -
Bill Clinton President
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. -
School Shooting: Columbine High School
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS became commonplace. When two students entered COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL in Littleton, Colorado in April 1999 with weapons, they murdered thirteen people before taking their own lives. Critics pointed to a media that glorified and promoted violence, permissive gun laws, failing schools, and neglectful parenting.
