US History By Gloria.Gomez Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War Jul 4, 1776 US Declaration of Independence Sep 17, 1787 US Constitution Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797 George Washington Precidency Mar 4, 1797 John Adams Went into office Dec 2, 1823 Monroe Doctrine Introduced Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Oct 22, 1879 First Light Bulb Succeslful Period: Apr 6, 1896 to Apr 15, 1896 1896 Summer Olympics Apr 15, 1912 Sinking of the Titanic Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War I Apr 18, 1938 Superman Published Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II May 15, 1940 First McDonalds Founded Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Refuses to Move Seats Aug 5, 1961 First Six Flags Opening Aug 28, 1963 MLK's I Have a Dream Speech Nov 22, 1963 John F Kennedy Assassination Jul 20, 1969 Lunar Landing Oct 22, 1979 Light Bulb Invention Succesful Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991 First Gulf War Sep 1, 1998 First Harry Potter Book Released in US Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Jan 20, 2009 Barack Obama Inauguration Mar 10, 2009 Jennette McCurdy Released First Single Jan 12, 2010 Earthquake Hit Haiti Mar 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami