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United States Politics
A historical timeline of the Untied States political landscape from 1784 - 2017 -
George Washington Inaugurated
George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States of America. He was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. -
11 amendment ratified
Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity -
First election that pitted two parties
By 1796 politics in every state was nearly monopolized by the two parties, with party newspapers and caucuses becoming especially effective tools to mobilize voters. An intense debate on ratification pitted the "Federalists" against the "Anti-Federalists," -
John Adams inaugurated
As long as being the second president, he was the first vice president. He was the successor of George Washington and was marketed to the people by George Washington. -
Thomas Jefferson inauguration
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, advocated for public education, and made the Louisiana Purchase. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
12th amendment ratified
Revises presidential election procedures, meaning that the electoral college decides who the President and V.P. is. -
James Madison Inaugurated
Made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the "Father of the Constitution." -
James Monroe inaugurated
His presidency is most known for achievements in foreign affairs including the Monroe Doctrine, which is considered a defining moment in U.S. foreign policy. -
First and only presidential election that was decided by the House of Rep.
The election of 1824 is often claimed to be the first in which the successful presidential candidate did not win the popular vote. As no candidate received the required majority of electoral votes, the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives. -
John Quincy Adams Inaugurated
Along with being the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. -
Andrew Jackson Inaugurated
Andrew Jackson is the creator of the Democratic party. and dismantled the Second Bank of the United States in 1832 on policy grounds. -
Whig Party
The Whig Party was the opposition to the Democratic Party during the Jacksonian Era. Most groups that were against Jackson joined forces within this political party. As a result, it advocated a diverse range of ideals such as states' rights, industrialization, and internal improvements, such as road building. They finally split over the issue of slavery around 1856. -
Martin Van Buren Inaugurated
A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President and tenth Secretary of State, both under Andrew Jackson. -
Liberty Party
A minor party which was only around to impact the election of 1844, the Liberty Party took away a presidential win for Henry Clay, their main focus was on advocating the anti-slavery cause. They also opposed the annexation of Texas. However, by confirming a win for James Polk, they actually sped up the process of annexing Texas. -
William Henry Harrison Presidency
The ninth President of the United States only served for about a month and died from a pneumonia. -
John Tyler Becomes President
tenth President of the United States. He assumed the office after the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841, becoming the first vice president to become president in that manner. -
James Knox Polk Inaugurated
Eleventh President of the United States who led the nation to war with Mexico and acquired large amounts of territory during his term in office. -
Zachary Taylor Inaugurated
Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general.The issue of slavery dominated Taylor's presidency, as it did those of his mid-nineteenth century successors. Taylor encouraged New Mexico and California to seek statehood, bypassing the territorial stage, and to write the legal status of slavery into their state constitutions. -
Millard Fillmore Presidency
Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States, the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. Became President after Zachary Taylor died during office. -
Franklin Pierce Inaugurated
Major accomplishments include the Gadsden Purchase and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. He was also responsible for the Ostend Manifesto, which provoked a significant negative response. He was unable to defuse the tensions leading up to the impending Civil War. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party was the suc other conservative parties successor of the other conservative parties that fell through, such as the Federalists and the Whigs. In the beginning they were against the spread of slavery. They favor higher protective tariffs and minimal government intervention in people's lives. -
James Buchanan Inaugurated
People say that Buchanan was the worst president ever! Reasons included wanting to annex Cuba and make it a slave territory, he wrote a memoir, Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of Rebellion, in the third person, and supported the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision, which determined that slaves were not citizens of the United States regardless of what state (free or slave) they were living in. -
Abraham Lincoln Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln was a strong supporter of the 13th amendment that formally ended slavery in the U.S. -
Civil War
The United States civil war lasted just over 4 years long and fought between the north and the south, the north was victorious. The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in new territories -
Andrew Johnson Inaugurated
Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln was shot at the Ford's theater in Washington, D.C. while watching a play. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth -
13th amendment raitifed
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The reason why ti took so long for this law to get passed, was that the north was in favor of abolishing slavery, but the south was not. -
14 amendment ratified
The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. The most commonly used -- and frequently litigated -- phrase in the amendment is "equal protection of the laws", which figures prominently in a wide variety of landmark cases, including Brown v. Board of Education (racial discrimination -
15th Amendment is Passed
Denies the federal and state gov't the right to decide of someone should be able to vote. Everyone has the power to vote, no matter what race, color, or previous condition of servitude you served. -
Ulysses S. Grant Inaugurated
As Commanding General of the United States Army, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. -
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party advocates temperance. They look for the complete banning of alcohol. Also, they have adopted many religiously influenced views such as anti-gay and abortion. The Prohibitionists are still strong advocates to this day. -
15th amendment ratified
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The state can not tell anyone they can't vote because of race, color, etc. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Inaugurated
Hayes was a Civil War general, a congressman, a Governor of Ohio, and the 19th President of the United States. His election in 1876 was one of the closest and most hotly contested elections in American history. As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction. -
The Greenback Labor Party
Consisting of mainly farmers, this party believed that inflation can lead to better conditions in the economy. Also, they had programs to improve labor. In their time, they succeeded in electing 14 member of Congress. They later fell under the classification of the populist movement. This was later adopted by progressiveness. -
James A. Garfield Inaugurated
Garfield Became the President after his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. His presidency was impactful, but cut short after 200 days when he was assassinated. -
Chester Arthur Inaugurated
Chester Arthur Became President after the death of James Garfield. Arthur advocated for civil service reform. A Vermont native, he became active in Republican politics in the 1850s as a New York City lawyer. -
Grover Cleveland Inaugurated
Both the 22nd and the 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 - 1889 and 1893 - 1897, as well as the son of a Presbyterian minister and a lawyer without any legal schooling, may not be the most-remembered president, but he did accomplish some firsts. -
Benjamin Harrison Inaugurated
The grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison. ... A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland. Also supported bills that promoted voting rights of African Americans in the South -
William McKinley Inaugurated
William McKinley was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. -
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugurated
Theodore Roosevelt is well known for his conservation accomplishments and his work to regulate corporate monopolies, which earned him the nickname “trust buster.” became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. -
William Howard Taft Inaugurated
American jurist and statesman who served as both the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930). -
16th amendment ratified
Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. The government can tax whatever they want. -
Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
In his first month in office, Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to have the legislative branch act on “the New Freedom,” his reform package. His entire reform package, including tariff, banking, labor and tax-related issues, passed in Congress by the end of his first year in office. -
17th amendment ratified
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote, states that there will be 2 senators from each state and elected by the people. -
America Joins WW I
The war began in 1914 but the U.S. didn't get involved until 1917. We joined because of the Germans' decision to resume the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and the so-called "Zimmerman telegram," intercepted by the British, in which Germany floated the idea of an alliance with Mexico -
Jazz is developed by musicians of New Orleans
Jazz is a perfect way to describe the carefree vibe of the 20s. It was created by African Americans of New Orleans, like Louis Armstrong. He was a fantastic jazz artist. When he was a child, Louis played a small tin horn. Jazz played a major role in the 1920's -
18th amendment ratified
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. This lead to people selling alcohol illegally to gain profit. -
19th amendment ratified
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex. (women were now allowed to vote) ended women suffrage. -
Warren G. Harding Inaugurated
Signed the first federal child welfare program and dealt with striking mining and railroad workers in the 1921 Blair Mountain miner war and Great Railroad Strike of 1922. Cut the unemployment rate by half through higher tariffs, lower taxes, and an expansion of the tax base -
Calvin Coolidge Inaugurated
Serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901, after leading the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and raising protective tariffs to promote American industry. -
Herbert Hoover Inaugurated
He was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Depression. During the Great Depression, people lived in little huts with newspapers and called them "Hoovervilles". -
Great Depression Begins because of Stock Market Crash
Great Depression was known as black Tuesday. It was the longest, deepest, most widespread depression in the 20th century. Families could not afford to buy simple necessities and there were no jobs available. -
20th amendment ratified
Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin. People were saying that it was previously too far into the year too soon in the president. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated
The first president to be elected as president more then two times.During World War II, he developed strategies to defeat Germany in Europe. He led the United States during the Great Depression and World War II. He subsidized mortgages and provided relief to the unemployed. -
21st amendment ratified
Repeals the 18th Amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into US states and territories where such transport or importation is prohibited by the laws of those states and territories. The gov't was losing too much money with people buying alcohol from the mafia. -
Japanease Attack Pearl Harbor
The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from influencing the war that the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia, against Britain and the Netherlands, as well as the U.S. in the Philippines. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Largest single revolot against the Germans that the Jews did. It was because they did not want the Germans to take them to the Treblinka extermination camp. -
First Computer built
The ENIAC was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania and began construction in 1943 and was not completed until 1946. It occupied about 1,800 square feet and used about 18,000 vacuum tubes, weighing almost 50 tons. -
Harry S. Truman Inaugurated
He was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vice president for just 82 days before Roosevelt died and Truman became the 33rd president. In his first months in office he dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II. -
Manhattan Project
a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
World War II Ends After 6 Years!
Germany finally surrendered! Countries that fought with Hitler lost territory and had to pay reputations to the allies. Germany and capital Berlin dived into 4 parts and controlled by U.S., Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. -
United Nations was founded
The UN was founded in 1945 after WWII to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. -
Jackie Robinson Debut
28-year-old Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers, against the Boston Braves, in front of more than 25,000 spectators at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. -
Poloroid Camaras Invented
The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The best known are those formerly made by Polaroid Corporation. The invention of modern instant cameras is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding Polaroid Corporation. -
Dead Sea Scrolls Found
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of about 900 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves in and around the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in Palestine. -
Truman approves hydrogen bomb construction
On August 29th, 1949, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan. This event ends America's monopoly of atomic weaponry and launches the Cold War. In the 1950's, The Arms Race became the focus of the Cold War. -
22nd amendment ratified
Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Inaugurated
Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms (1953-1961) to ease the tensions of the Cold War. -
Stalin Dies
On March 5, 1953, Joseph Stalin dies of a heart attack. He was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953 -
John F. Kennedy Inaugurated
he remains famous for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, the Alliance for Progress and his own assassination. He was also an active advocate of civil rights in America. Was eventually assassinated in Texas. Most people do not realize that his health was not well at the time and he probably wouldn't have made it much longer. -
23rd amendment ratified
Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College. D.C. has a say in votes for presidential election. -
Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. -
"I Had A Dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther king Jr.
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. -
John F Kennedy dies
There are many conspiracy theories including the "magic bullet" theory where in the video, it seems that a bullet went through Kennedy and the same bullet same around of the hit him again......which isn't possible. People believe that there might have been a second shooter involved. -
Lyndon B. Johnson Inaugurated
Lyndon Johnson was known for becoming president after President Kennedy was assassinated. His presidency is known for the passage of civil rights legislation and the Vietnam War. -
24th amendment ratified
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax. You have to pay taxes to vote in elections. -
25th amendment ratified
Addresses succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. Decided who becomes president if he dies. -
Richard M. Nixon Inaugurated
As a result of his involvement in the Watergate campaign scandal, he was the first and only president to resign from office.The scandal escalated, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. -
26th amendment ratified
Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age. Can vote at the age of 18. -
Gerald R. Ford Inaugurated
Become President from the resignation of Richard Nixon after the water gate scandal. Ford pardoned Nixon for all crimes that he may have committed during his Presidency. His rational was that this was a way to put Watergate behind the nation. The move was very unpopular. -
Jimmy Carter Inaugurated
Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency is remembered for the events that overwhelmed it—inflation, energy crisis, war in Afghanistan, and hostages in Iran. After one term in office, voters strongly rejected Jimmy Carter's honest but gloomy outlook in favor of Ronald Reagan's telegenic optimism. -
Miracle on Ice
They call this win a miracle because even the American NHL team did not expect to walk away winners in this game. The seasoned USSR team entered the 1980 finals as clear favorites but were handed a major upset by the hands of a young team filled with amateurs. This famous win was also voted the greatest moment in 20th century sports history by Sports Illustrated. -
Ronald Reagan Inaugurated
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. -
George Bush Inaugurated
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the U.S. Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. -
27th amendment ratified
Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives. Makes sure that players don't increase their own salary for themselves. -
Bill Clinton Inaugurated
Bill Clinton will be forever known as the man who created on his wife with his secretary, Monica Lewinsky while he was president.Said the famous line "I did not have sexual relations with that women". -
George W. Bush Inaugurated
George Bush is most famous for being president during the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and ordering the invasion of Afghanistan as retaliation. The United States also invaded Iraq and overthrew the dictator Saddam Hussein in the Second Gulf War while Bush was president. -
Terrorist attacks 9/11
At around 9 AM on September 11, 2001, the north tower was hit by a hijacked plane and soon the south tower was hit. This is the one of the worst days in recent history. Because of this event, background checks and security increase. -
Steve Jobs introduces the first ipod
The first iPod was the first step towards our future in terms of listening to music and advanced the release of the iPhone for the future. -
Facebook founded
The origins of Facebook have been in dispute since the very week a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched the site as a Harvard sophomore on February 4, 2004. Then called "thefacebook.com," the site was an instant hit. -
Hurricane Katrina
costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. This storm lasted one week and was a category five hurricane that left 1,836 fatalities -
Michael Phelps wins 8 Gold Metals
Michael Phelps became the most successful athlete in Olympic history when he took home 8 Gold medals in 2008. He overtook Mark Spitz’s 7 Gold medals and is currently considered one of the greatest athletes of all time. -
Flight 1549 emergency landing
Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which, three minutes after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power. Unable to reach any airport, pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuries. -
Barack O'Bama Inaugurated
Barack O'Bama is officially sworn into office becoming the 44th President of the United States of America. This historic event was also the first time that an African American has become president -
Osama Bin Laden assassinated
The US operation to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden was months in the planning but took just minutes to complete. In a daring raid 120 miles (192km) inside Pakistan, a team of US special forces flew from Afghanistan to Bin Laden's hiding place in the dead of night -
Boston Bombing
two homemade bombs detonated 12 seconds and 210 yards apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs -
Nelson Mandela passes away
Mandela was the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state, died at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection. -
Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee
Donald Trump beats out Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, and Chris Christie to become the republican nominee which shocked many people. -
James Grosso gets his car stollen
James Grosso got out of his car with the T top down and didn't realize that his keys fell out of his pocket. The car was stolen and he will probably never see his car again. -
Donald Trump Inauguration
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45 President of the United States of America. This election will be forever be known as an election where a lot of people didn't want either Trump and Clinton to win.
