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The United States Army is established.
US establishes an official army at June 14 1775 in order to fight against Great Britain at the time -
The United States Marine Corps is established
the continental congress asked for two battalions of marines to be raised -
The Declaration of Independence
The American Colonists declared their independence from Great Britain formally -
The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation
After much debate the continental congress the articles of confederation was ratified by all states (which at the time was 13) -
French Join War against British
The french becomes the US official ally and helps the US fight the Great Britain -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
A treaty signed in Paris by representatives of king george III and representatives of united states and it also ended the American Revolution -
The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution
The constitution of the united states was signed by 38 of 41 -
George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States
George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the united states -
The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states
Bill of rights was ratified and considered law of the land -
Louisiana Purchase
land between the french on the us allowing theus to get 827,00 miles of land west of the Mississippi River in exchange for 15 million$ -
Slave trade ended
what do you think the event was made of -
War with England (1812)
british violated US maritimes rights -
Telegraph Invented
the telegraph was invented what else? -
Trail of Tears
forced relocation of many native americans -
Texas Revolution
US and Tejanos putting armed resistance against mexico's government -
Battle of the Alamo
republic of texas vs mexico -
Gold Rush
gold was found at sutter's mill and 300k people came to california for it -
The Civil War
south seceded from northern states became confederates and war with the union -
Emancipation Proclamation
all slaves in rebellious states are free -
Reconstruction
reconstructing the us based on african american civil rights and their role in the us -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
moral, poilitical, and constitutional crisis in the US was caused (not really) -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
equality of men before law -
The United States annexes Guam, the Phillipines, and Puerto Rico.
More imperialism in the US -
Spanish American War
armed conflict w/ SPain against US -
Charles Lindbergh
Born at this date, later in his life he would fly the first nonstop flight against the atlantic ocean -
World War I (WWI)
world war I breaks out in europe -
The Panama Canal opens for business.
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Nineteenth Amendment
the nineteenth amendment became apart of the constitution, women liked it because it gave them the right to vote -
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
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First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
radio broadcast start to be more often listened to -
Black Tuesday
major stock market crash that led to the great depression -
World War II
france and great britain declare world war against germany because of their aggression towards poland -
Pearl Harbor
japanese launch suprise on an american naval base, triggers us to join world war -
DDay
a large scale seaborne invasion on normandy which was being held by germany at the time -
1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
an atomic bomb on japan intending to make japan back out from WWII -
Baby Boom
a big increase in the amount of babies being born -
Human rights
UN general assembly made declaration of human rights -
The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union
A conflict between the US and Soviet Union -
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea causes war between both -
Brown v. Board of Education
segregation of schools is considered unconstitutional -
Vietnam War
infamous war between the vietnam and US + alot harsh treatment -
Sputnik Satellite
world's first artificial sattelite, russia finally launch sputnik I which made a full orbit around earth -
NASA formed
created to develop space technology for military application -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
law introduced federal regulation of local voter registration polls -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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Apollo 11
spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon -
Watergate
political scandal including the administration of president richard nixon -
Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
operation that lead to the build up of troops and defense in saudi arabia -
Fall Of the Berlin Wall
a wall that cut off west berlin from east germany falls -
September 11th
a series of four terrorist attacks by an islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda
