U.S. History Timeline

  • America adpopted the Declaration of Independence

    America adpopted the Declaration of Independence

    The colinists declared their freedom from Britan.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo

    The battle began when Texas declared their independence from Mexico.
  • The California Gold Rush Begins

    The California Gold Rush Begins

    A carpenter finds the first gold outside John Sutter's saw mill.
  • Lincoln is assassinated.

    Lincoln is assassinated.

    President Lincoln is shot in the Ford's Theater. .
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    The Great Depression

    The stock maket started to fall so everybody quickly sold their stocks. Making the market plunge.
  • The Cold War Begins

    The Cold War Begins

    Conflicts between the only two big standing countries; the Soviet Union and the U.S.
  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb

    The first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped over Hiroshima leaving nothing left of the Japanies military center.
  • First American in Space

    First American in Space

    Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American to enter space.
  • Operation Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm

    The U.S. and its allies staged a massive air assult against Iraq.
  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing

    When al-Qaeda ran two planes into the Wold Trade Center.