VA SOL SS 3.11 B By Redhead8675 Feb 22, 1732 George Washington was born Period: Feb 22, 1732 to Oct 24, 2005 Important people Apr 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson was born Jun 11, 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence Apr 30, 1789 George Wasington became the first President of the United States Dec 14, 1799 George Washington died Feb 17, 1801 Thomas Jefferson became the third President Feb 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born Jul 4, 1826 Thomas Jefferson died Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth President Jan 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln died Jul 2, 1908 Thurgood Marshall was born Feb 4, 1913 Rosa Parks was born Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of the bus Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I have a Dream" speech Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court Justice Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luth King Jr. died Jan 24, 1993 Thurgood Marshall died Oct 24, 2005 Rosa Parks died