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Protesters threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Congress members officially signed it. -
About 11,000 troops were stationed in Valley Forge as hundreds of men died during the six weeks. -
All 13 states ratified the Constitution. -
The final battle of the Revolutionary War -
It became the official framework of the government. -
USA's first president was sworn into office. -
A letter President Washington wrote declaring his retirement from public service for the USA. -
He died at his home because of an illness. He lost about 40 percent of his blood. -
Citizens voted between Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party and incumbent President John Adams of the Federalist Party. Thomas Jefferson won. -
A legal case that established the principle of judicial review. -
On July 18, 1925, Adolf Hitler's first autobiography was released. It explained what he wanted to do when he took control of Germany during WW2
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Black Thursday was when the market dropped 11% because of margining.
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A drought caused dirt to build up and go everywhere.
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In 1932, Democratic candidant Franklin Rosevelt defeated Republican candidate Herbert Hoover to become the POTUS.
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Hitler's reign in Germany began in 1933. He was Chancellor until he committed suicide 1945.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program made by the government during the Great Depression to help young men work and make money.
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The 1936 Olympic Games was the 10th Olympic Games. It was very controversial due to the Nazi's rose during that time.
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Kristallnacht (AKA "The night of broken glass") pogroms were unleashed to the Jewish people.
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Germany invading Poland kicked off WW2. German forces broke through the Polish capital.
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A.K.A. the Air Battle for England, Nazi air forces attacked England. -
At 8am, Japanese planes began a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by dropping bombs out of airplanes. -
Major Battle in the Pacific Ocean between the U.S. and Japan. -
Nazi forces tried to take control of Stalingrad from the Soviets, but were unsuccessful. -
An allied invasion of French North Africa. -
Was founded to help protect property for the war. -
Battle between Germany and the Soviets in WW2.
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U.S. Army stormed the beaches of Normandy to try to push back the Nazi resistance.
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Major German WW2 campaign. -
The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy captured the island of Iwo Jima From the Japanese in WW2. -
AKA Operation Iceberg, the U.S. Army invaded the Ryukyu Islands. This is when kamikaze fighters were introduced. -
FDR died of a stroke. -
Hitler allegedly committed suicide in Berlin after fearing over being captured. -
America dropped a 5 ton bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. It immediately killed 80,000 people. -
3 days later the U.S. dropped another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki.
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A jazz festival that takes place in Newport, Rhode Island and still takes place today. -
The first presidential debate to be aired on television. Most people that watched on TV thought JFK won but most people who listened on radio thought Nixon won. -
JFK was killed during a parade in Dallas, TX. There are may conspiracies around this assassination. -
73 million people watched the Beetles appear on the Ed Sullivan show, at studio 50 in NYC. -
Congress passed the bill basically allowing the President to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam. -
A bombing campaign that was used during the Vietnam War. -
The March on the Pentagon was a protest against the Vietnam War. Over 100,000 people attended the rake. -
U.S. Army members brutally bombed and killed a village in Vietnam, killing 400 innocent civilians. -
The convention was held in Chicago, Illinois but was interrupted by thousands of protesters protesting the Vietnam War. -
The Beatles broke up because of exhaustion from tours and over load on work. They split up to focus on personal music. -
Woodstock was a music festival in 1969 where people could escape into music. -
8 people that protested at the Democratic Convention were arrested and put on trial. They were charged with inciting violence. -
The Kent State Protest was a shooting at Kent State University leaving 5 dead and 9 wounded. -
It was a Supreme Court ruling that allowed a pregnant women to have an abortion.