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The Years of the Revolutionary War
June 1776 the Americans were in full control of every state, but then the British Royal Navy captured New York City and made it their main base. That Americans persuaded France to help them the war in early 1778, balancing the two sides' military strength. Spain and the Dutch Republic (French allies) also went to war with Britain over the next four years. The war ended in April 15, 1783. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
On this day Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in Independence Hall. 56 members of congress signed the Declaration. The youngest signer was Edward Rutledge at age 26. The oldest was Ben Franklin at age 70. -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
May 1787 the Constitution begins its radification in May on 1787 and ends with Rhode Island in May of 1790. The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in eleven States. -
The Louisiana Purchase
In 1802 Spain shut down the New Orleans port and turned it over to France. According to Mcdougal Littell, angry westerners called for war with both France and Spain, but President Thomas Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans instead. France asked if the United States wanted to buy all of the Louisiana territory, which was bigger than all of the United States at the time. Then on April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was approved for 15 million dollars. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey (1803-1805)
Lewis and Clark set out in the summer of 1803 (says Mcdougal Littell). They goal was to find a water way that led across the United States. when they returned they came back with a wealth of valuable information (says Mcdougal Littell). It is important to the United States today because it gave us a better understanding of the west. The Lewis and Clark expedition was ended in November of 1805 (by Mcdougal Littell) -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution started by Austin going to Mexico city to present a list of requested forms to Mexican officals (acording to Mcdougal Littell), for Texas had become a self-governed state within Mexico. In April of 1836 Texas won the war and was a free nation. It is important to the United States because it made Texas become a free state. -
Donner Party
The Donner Party was a California Trail wagon train of eighty-one American pioneers who in 1846 found themselves trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada (Wikipedia). The Donner Party was informed that they were taking a shortcut but it really added another 100 miles to the trip, and a snow storm had them trapped on the mountain for five months (Histry.com). Search parties found them at the end of the winter. -
California Gold Rush
The Gold Rush atarted when a carpender named James Mrashall made a discovery in the American River (by Mcdougal Littell). By 1849 people from all over California and the United States came to look for gold. The Gold Rush ended in 1852 and brought 250,000 people into California (Mcdougal Littell). -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive slave act was a law that allowed any fugitive caught to be taken back to the South and put into slavery. It was created to calm the political situation. The slaves caught and held wothout an arrest warrant. Southerners backed up the fugitive slave act because they considered slaves to be property. (Information: Mcdougal Littell) -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's cabin a book that showed actually events that happened in the South. The book told about the cruel owners, and families being torn apart. The South said the book gave a false impression of slavery. In the North the book became a best seller. (Site: McDougal Littell) -
Bleeding Kansas
During the election of March 1855, there were more proslavery than antislavery. After five thousand people voted illegally, the Kansas legislature was filled with proslavery representatives. Both sides had a mini civil war. The area this happened is now called "bleeding Kansas." (Mcdougal Littell) -
The assassation of abraham Lincoln
John Wilksbooth assassinated president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. He was shot because John Wilksbooth wanted to help the confederates. -
The Years of World War 1
World war one started on july 28, 1914, and ended November 11, 1918. The war had ove 70 million soldiers and nearly 12 million died. By the end of the war Eruope's economy was destroyed and its goverment was overthrown and extremly disorganized. -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
In this year of 1929 the stock market had a great crash in 1929. The selling of stock was causing values to plummet. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
Superman appeared in the action comics, by Dective Comics Inc. (D.C. Comics). Oringinly written by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, who then sold it to D.C. comics. The story of superman starts in Krypton. As an infant, his father sends him in a rocket to deep space, just as the planet explodes. The rocket lands on a Kansas fram, where superman is raised as Clark Kent. As he grows older he relizes his super human abilities and uses them for good. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On december 7th of 1941 Japan launched two waves of warplan 275 miles north of Pearl Harbor. -
The Years of World War II
World war II had many events that not just amercia but the world will remember. These include the Holocaust, the atomic droppings of Japan, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and many others. The war ended on September 2, 1945. -
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
A little past eight o'clock a five ton atomic bomb was dropped on Japan's 8th largest city. The blast killed 80,000 thousand people and just as many later from radiation. The blast detonated 2,000 feet above the city, sending anything a mile and a half to ground zero. -
The Years of the Korean War
The Korean War was started June 25 1950 and was fought by south Korea, who fought the United Nations, and by North Korea, who fought the poeple's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war ended July 27, 1953. -
The Years of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war between north and south Vietnam attempting to bring the country of Vietnam under a communist government. The United States helped try to prevent this from happening. At the end of the war, the Vietnam War has become an example for what not to do in all future U.S. foreign conflicts. The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975. -
The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged his leadership to the U.S. The inauguration marked the term of John F. Kennedy as President (which lasted until his assassination two years, ten months, and two days later on November 22, 1963). -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
Spider-Man first appeared in Marvels and was created by their writer and editor. Stan Lee and writer and artist Steve Diko, in the early 1960's. Spider-Man has many nicknames and is an orphan who lives with his Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary. After his uncle gets murdered Spider-Man uses his power for good. -
The March on Washington
Major event in the civil rights movement where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech to help end segragation. -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
The first super bowl chamionship game was between the Green Bay Packers, and the Kansas City Cheifs. The score was, Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10. The attendeace at that game was 61,946 fans. -
The First Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
This is when Ronald Reagan was sworn into office for his first term. Reagan's inaugural address was 2,452 words long. As Reagan was giving his address, 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for the last 444 days were released. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, 9 miles above Flordia. All seven crew members died from the explosion. Destruction from the rocket started after an O-ring in the right booster failed at liftoff. -
CJ's birthday
This was the day I was born. -
9/11 attack
This is the attack on the world trade center and the pentagon. Planes were hijacked and crashed into both buildings by terrorists. -
The First Inauguration of Barrack Obama
On Tuesday, January 20th 2009 44th President Barack Obama held his first inauguration, The inauguration set a record for attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C. This event marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President. Based on the combined attendance numbers, television vieweirs, and Internet viewers, it was among the most watched events in history by the global veiwers -
An imortant event of my life
The most important event in my life is when I got baptized. I remember talking about it for awhile and finally decided to do it because I knew it was the right thing. I never was one of those super religous people, but that is what I consider one of the most important days of my life.
