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The United States Army is Established
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The United States Marine Corps is Established
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Declaration of Independence
A document in the 2nd Continental Congress, that gave the colonies and the colonist independence from Great Britain. -
The Continental Congress Approves the Articles of Confederation
The time when the Continental Congress thought that the need to enforce their own laws and rights through the AOC (first draft). -
French Join War Against British
Its when the French joined the American Alliance to fight off Great Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty assigned in Paris, France, that talked about ending the Revolutionary War. -
The Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention Approve the Constitution
The day when the delegates ratified the constitution, and due from New Hemisphere, they were able to pass the constitution. -
George Washington Inaugurated as President of the United States
The time when George Washington was elected for presidency unanimously, due to his "heroic" status and leadership. -
The Bill of Rights is Ratified by 3/4ths of the States
The time when the states ratified the Bill of Rights and felt like it was important to individual equality and freedom. -
Louisiana Purchase
A big part of the Midwest territory brought by the United States from France for 15 Million Dollars. -
Slave Trade Ended
The Slave Trade Act was supposed to ban the Slave trade between British colonies and the Caribbean island in a place like Cuba. -
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War of 1812
The fought in favor between the United States and Britain about territory and when Britain burned the White House. -
Trail of Tears
The relocation of the Indian Tribes who had to be removed from the Southeastern United States to area West of the Mississipi RIver. -
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Texas Revolution
The rebellion of the United States and Tejanos colonists against the Mexican government. -
Telegraph Invented
The time when the telegraph was made. -
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Gold Rush
A Gold Rush in the West Coast that was found at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. -
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Civil War
The American Civil War was a war in the United States from fought between the Northern United States and the Southern United States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. -
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Reconstruction
The Reconstruction period was a time in American history that went from 1863 to 1877, also discussed and reformed civil rights. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was served as the 16th president of the United States until his assassination after winning the Civil War. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Civil Rights Act enforced the “equality of all men before the law”, and no racial inequality. -
The United States annexes Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.(1866-1898)
American imperialism was about its policies aimed at extending the political, economic, and cultural control over places not owned by them. -
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Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American, who was best known for making a nonstop flight from New York to Paris. -
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World War 1
The first "Great War" fought in Europe. -
The Panama Canal Opens for Business.
The Canal was built primarily to make a faster way to the West Coast for American settlers in the 19th Century. -
The Treaty of Versailles is Signed, Ending World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles was an very important peace treatiy that brought World War I to end. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex -
First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
Black Tuesday
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a major stock market crash that occurred in 1929 in America. -
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World War II
The Second World War fought between the Axis and Allies. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack Pearl Harbor was a surprise, military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Force on the United States Naval Base. -
1st Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The United States dropped two nuclear bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
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The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union
The Cold War was a period of tension between the 2 superpowers, The Soviet Union with its allies and the United States with its allies . -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. -
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Brown v. Board of Education
The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam fought in favor of Vietnam and the United States. -
Sputnik Satellite
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite launched from the Soviet Union. -
NASA Formed
NASA and the U.S. government was responsible for the space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
A law that talked about a federal inspection of local voter registration polls and penalties to people who denied it. -
Assassination of JFK
The 35th president of the United States until his assassination in November. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major federal political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 which resulted at the end of Nixon's presidency. -
Human Rights
Human rights are norms that tell certain standards of human behavior and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights. -
Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
The Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Shield for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall was an important event in world history which marked the falling of the Cold War and Communism. -
September 11th
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
