USA By MarioFgarcia May 29, 1586 Sir Francis Drake attacks Florida Jan 1, 1640 First book printed in the United States Jan 1, 1696 Eusebio Kino explores Mexico and the United States Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 25, 1789 The Bill of Rights is approved by Congress Jan 1, 1793 construction of the United States Capitol Jan 1, 1816 First continental map of the United States Jan 1, 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected to serve as President Jul 21, 1861 first major battle of the American Civil War Jan 7, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jan 1, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Jan 1, 1920 Women have the right to vote Jan 1, 1941 The United States enters World War II Jun 6, 1944 Normandy Invasion Jan 1, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. leads the march on Washington Dec 17, 1972 Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the Moon Jan 1, 1991 Gulf War. Sep 11, 2001 September 11 attack on the World Trade Center Apr 7, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre.