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The Years of the Revolutionary War
the United States, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore on the other. The main result was an American victory and European recognition of the independence of the United States, with mixed results for the other powers. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America. John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2nd. -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
Though accepted by the convention, the Constitution had to be ratified by the people of the United States before it could take effect as the law of the land. The framers devised a system by which special state conventions of popularly elected delegates would be created to ratify the Constitution. Only two-thirds (nine) of the states needed to ratify the Constitution to put the new government into operation. Since those states that did not ratify the constitution would remain under the authority -
Louisiana Purchase
In July of 1803 the current president of the United States Thomas Jefferson, asked Britian if he could buy New Orleans because of Britian shutting down the Mississippi River and to avoid hostilities. A surprising responce from Britain was that they offered the entire Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars. Which later on resolved to the "Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase." "McDougal Littel 433." -
Mexican War
The Mexican War was a war between Meixco and the United States. This war was continuous for 1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day. The Mexican War was fought for land what is now called Texas. In the end the United Stated won and won over
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. This took place on April 14th 1865. -
Mark the years of World War I
From the time of World War I's occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply the World War or the Great War, and thereafter the First World War or World War I. More than 9 million combatants were killed: a scale of death impacted by industrial advancements, geographic stalemate and reliance on human wave attacks. It was the fifth-deadliest conflict in world history, paving the way for major political changes. -
Stock Market Crash of 1929
The stock market crash ushered in the Great Depression.Throughout the 1920s a long boom took stock prices to peaks never before seen. From 1920 to 1929 stocks more than quadrupled in value. Many investors became convinced that stocks were a sure thing and borrowed heavily to invest more money in the market. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre and establish its primacy within the American comic book. -
The Years of World War II
On August 15th 1945 World War II ended. In August of 1939, World War II started because German forces were amassing along the Polish border in preparation to invade. Europe was still haunted by memories of the brutality of the first World War, and consequently the governments in the region were loathe to challenge the aggressive Nazis with military force. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
This bombing consisted of two bombings trying to get Japan to surrender in World War II. The first bomb killed a little over 80,000. The secong bomb killed aproximately 22,000 people. These two bombings lead to Japan's surrender in 1945 -
The Years of the Korean War
The Korean Lasted three years and stopped in 1953. During the war the U.S. provided 88% of the 341,000 international soldiers which aided South Korean forces, with twenty other countries of the United Nations offering assistance. Taking advantage of the end of WWII and Japan’s defeat, the Americans occupied south Korea militarily, set up a pro-US puppet regime and stepped up the preparations for “northward expedition” to dominate the whole of Korea. -
The Years of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War lasted 19 years and five months. from November 1955 to April 1975 the war consisted of harsh killing and victories for America. In short, the Vietnam war started as a result of U.S strategy of containment during the Cold War, which aimed to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world. -
The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was nominated as the Democratic candidate for the presidency in the 1960 presidential election, defeating Republican candidate and Vice President Richard Nixon. In doing so he became the youngest man elected U.S. president and the first Roman Catholic president, but not the youngest president. By a twist of fate, Kennedy, in replacing Dwight D. Eisenhower, then 70, made the youngest elected president replace the oldest to serve at that time (Ronald Reagan surpassed Eisenhower. -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes. As Marvel's flagship character and company mascot, he has appeared in many forms of media, including several animated and live-action television shows, syndicated newspaper comic strips, and a series of films starring Tobey Maguire as the "friendly neighborhood" hero in the first three movies. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was an interracial march by 250,000 blacks and whites on August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C., protesting segregation and job discrimination against blacks in the nation. Also called March for Freedom and Jobs. Highlights of March: music by black and white entertainers; speeches by civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
The Green Bay Packers of the NFL were taking on the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL for the very first time. The event wound up becoming something called the Super Bowl, although most called it the AFL-NFL World Championship Game then. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Challenger (mission STS-5ion disintegration of the entire vehicle began after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster failed at liftoff. The O-ring failure caused a breach in the SRB joint it sealed, allowing pressurized hot gas from within the solid rocket motor to reach the outside and impinge upon the adjacent SRB attachment hardware and external fuel tank. This led to the separation of the right-hand SRBs aft attachment and the structural failure of the external tank. -
The First Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
The inauguration was the first to be held on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building. The decision to move the ceremonies from the East Front was made in June 1980 by the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. This was done partly to save money, since the West Front's steps could be used as a base for the ceremonial platform, obviating the need to construct one. Another factor was the ability of the facing National Mall to accommodate more spectators. -
My Birthday
Dover Delaware on a Saturday afternoon I was born in the Dover Hosptial. -
9/11
Two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within two hours, both towers collapsed with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the WTC complex, as well as major damage to ten other large surrounding structures. -
The First Inauguration of Barack Obama
The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. Based on the combined attendance numbers, television viewership, and Internet traffic, it was among the most-observed events ever by the global audience.
