US History By jondd2 Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Jul 4, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Mar 6, 1836 Alamo Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865 Civil War Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassinated Dec 17, 1903 First Flight (Wright Brothers) Dec 16, 1907 Great White Fleet sets sail Period: Jul 29, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Nov 7, 1941 Great Depression Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Period: Sep 1, 1947 to Dec 25, 1991 Cold War Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Dec 1, 1956 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assassinated Jul 16, 1969 First Man on Moon Apr 12, 1981 First Space Shuttle Flight Period: Apr 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991 Gulf War (Desert Storm)