50 Important Dates in US HIstory

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  • Human Rights
    1 BCE

    Human Rights

    Rights that are intended to be guaranteed to all Humans
  • The United States Army is established.

    The United States Army is established.

    The Continental Army from Congress
  • The United States Marine Corps is established

    The United States Marine Corps is established

    Congress established 2 battalions of Marines

  • Declaration Of Independence

    Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which establishing freedom from Britain
  • French join the war against the British

    French join the war against the British

    A result of France becoming allies with the United States through the treaty of alliance.
  • The Treaty of Paris 1783

    The Treaty of Paris 1783

    Treaty between the United States and Britain officially ending the Revolutionary War
  • The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution

    The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution

    Had the presence of 41 delegates and 38 voted for the constitution
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    George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States

    The first unanimous presidential election to occur for 2 terms

  • The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states

    3 States later ratified on its 150th Annual Anniversary
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    Louisiana Purchase

    It was for 15 Million Dollars
  • Slave trade ended

    Slave trade ended

    Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
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    War with England (1812)

    Proxy War between the United States and the United Kingdom
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    Texas Revolution

    Changed the De Facto Texian
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    Battle of the Alamo

    During the Texas Revolution
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    Trail of Tears

    Migration of the Cherokee population
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    Gold Rush

    Rush finding gold in California
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    The Civil War

    War on Slavery and Succession between the North and the South
  • Emancipation Proclomation

    Emancipation Proclomation

    Document to end Slavery
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    Reconstruction

    Period Social, Economic, and Political Reform
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    President Lincoln was killed during his second term
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    The United States annexes Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.

    American Imperialism
  • Telegraph Invented

    Telegraph Invented

    By Samuel Morse a pivotal change and progression in Communication
  • Civil Rights Act of 1875

    Civil Rights Act of 1875

    African American Civil Rights Law during the Reconstruction Era
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    Spanish American War

    Armed conflict between Spain and the United States
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    Charles Lindbergh

    Anti - semitest American Aviator
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    World War 1

    As a result of the death of Archduke France Ferdinand
  • The Panama Canal opens for business.

    The Panama Canal opens for business.

    American Transportation Method (Panama Canal)
  • The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.

    The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.

    A result of VE Day and D Day
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment

    Guaranteed voting to all despite their sex
  • First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    KDKA Radio Station for means of communication
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    Major cause leading the the Great Depression
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    World War II

    American Allies vs the Axis Powers
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Attack by Japan causing American involvement in World War II
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allied Invasion of France
  • The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union

    The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union

    The two world superpowers fought after Nazi Germany surrendered
  • 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

    1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

    1st ever Atomic Bomb to end World War II
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    Baby Boom

    Increasing booming population of America, and a period of reform
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    Korean War

    North Korea (Communism) vs South Korea (US and Capitalism)
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Public segregation was deemed unconstitutional
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    Vietnam War

    Vietnam´s resistance war against the United States
  • Sputnik Satellite

    Sputnik Satellite

    Soviet act during the Space Races
  • NASA formed

    NASA formed

    US act of the Space Races
  • Civil Rights Act of 1960

    Civil Rights Act of 1960

    Voting Rights for African Americans
  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    While traveling with his wife he was shot, which sparked national attention
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    Apollo 11

    American act during the Space Races
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    Nixon´s federal political scandal
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    Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)

    The defense of Saudi Arabia
  • Fall Of the Berlin Wall

    Fall Of the Berlin Wall

    Berlin barrier from Germany fell
  • September 11th

    September 11th

    Al - Qaeda terrorist attacks