US history

  • 1492

    The discovery of america

    Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) is known for his 1492 'discovery' of the New World of the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America. He never got close to what is now called the United States.
  • First thanksgiving

    Was a celebration of the harvest that had come in, thanks to the Indians who taught the pilgrims how to farm.
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    The French-Indian war

    War in North America between Britain and Indians. VS France and Indians.
  • George Washington

    First president of America
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    War against Britain

    War of independence
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    Civil War

    A war between the north and the south states. It was about slavery and civil rights. The north won.
  • The crack of Wall Street

    On Thursday 24 October 1929, Wall Street – a narrow thoroughfare at the southern tip of Manhattan Island – was unusually busy. Extremely busy. The street’s most significant building, the New York Stock Exchange, didn’t open for business until 10am, but vast crowds were gathering.
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor is the name of the attack on the American military base "Pearl Harbor" on Hawaii. The attack was by the Japanese naval force.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    First atom bomb in the world. Dropped by USA. Hiroshima happened 06 august 1945 and Nagasaki happened 09 august 1945
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    The Korean War

    The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea.
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    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies; South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and other anti-communist allies.
  • Rosa parks - bus boycott

    Rosa parks - bus boycott

    When RP wouldn't give up her seat to a white person
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    "I have a dream". The famous speech that MLK Jr. said at Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C.
  • The death of John F. Kennedy

    The death of John F. Kennedy

    The day president John F. Kennedy got shot and killed during a parade in Dallas, Texas
  • Moon landing

    USA won the "moon race". They were the first to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong.
  • The twin towers attacks

    The twin towers attacks

    The September 11 attacks, also commonly referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the militant Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
  • Obamas election

    The first black president of America
  • The death of George Floyd

    George Floyd was killed by a police officers while 3 other police officers were watching.