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Apr 2, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon landed on what he called La Florida -
Diliberance
Diliberance -
Tabacco
America was founded on tabacco. -
Trees
50 billion trees cover the landmass of what is soon to become the United States of America. -
Boston Tea Party
Americans went aboard British ships in the harbor and dumped the tea onboard in the harbor. -
Shot heard round' the world
The shot that began the Revolutionary War and our fight for freedom from the British. -
Paul Reverie
Paul Reverie takes his famous Midnight Ride yelling the British are coming! -
New York
20,000 people in New York. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration was signed and the United States became a free country. -
The Battle of Saratoga
General John Burgoyne surrendered. -
Surrender at Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrendered his army of 8,00 men to General George Washington at Yorktown. -
Perseverance
The first successful trial run of the Perseverance, the steamboat. -
George Washington
George washington becomes the first president of the United States. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented and spead up the production of cotton. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisana purchase was the greatest moment in history if not for the purchase America would be a really small country. -
War of 1812
The Americans declared war in 1812 for a number of reasons, including a desire for expansion into the Northwest Territory, trade restrictions, impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, and the humiliation of American honor. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is opened and opened up the midwest. -
Telegraph
America's first telegraph was sent and would help revolutionize communication. -
Oregon Treaty
The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The book that layed the groundwork for the Civil War -
John Brown
He led 18 men in an attack on the Harpers Ferry Armory -
Confrontaion
This confrontaion takes us into the bloodiest war on American soil The Civil War -
Bull Run
The first Battle of Bull Run was fought. -
Virginia
Robert E. Lee charges into a battle known as Bullrun. -
Second Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought on this date at the same place as the fist Bull Run. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Black slaves were to be set free from the south. -
Sherman's March
Sherman's march begins. -
Barb wire
First patent issued for barbed wire. -
Railroad is finished
A one word message is sent saying "Done". -
Teddy Blue Abbott
A great american cowboy. -
Light Bulb
The first sucessful test of the light bulb. -
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross was established in Washington D.C. -
Sears
First mail order catalog. -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was built. -
85 buffalo left
85 buffalo are left roaming the plains. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war was a short war but was a U.S. victory none the less. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford created the first car in the United States and he revolutioned it even more by mass producing them and making them affordable. -
Fire in cloth factory
A fire in a cloth factory kills 146 but will help create a better system for fire escapes. -
IBM
IBM was founded. -
WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is seen as the immediate trigger that started WWI. -
TV as we know today is born
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird invents what will be the modern day television. -
Start of the Great Depression
This was the day that the American economy started to dip and didn't come back up until the start of World War II. -
Dust Bowl
The start of one of the worst droughts in U.S. history which also led to gigantic dust storms. -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is designed and will be built. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley revolutioned music as we know it today. If it wasn't for him rock-n-roll would not have become popular. -
Gene and Louise
Gene and her daughter Louise who both have resperatory problems are caught up in a gigantic dust storm. -
Hoover Dam is finished
The Hoover Dam is finished and completed 2 years ahead of schedule. -
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
Joe Louis faces Max Schmeling for the first time and loses. -
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling rematch
Joe Louis beats Max Schmeling in their rematch. -
Korean War
The purpose of the Korean War was to keep North Korea from becoming communist. -
Vietnam War
The start of one of the most contriversial wars the U.S. fights in. -
Hippies
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s, swiftly spreading to other countries around the world. -
U.S. puts first men on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon and did so by saying "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Kent State shootings
4 students were shot dead while 9 others were wounded by the Ohio National Guard during a protest. -
The Watergate scandel
The break in occured and would eventually lead to Nixon resigning which makes him the only president to do so. -
Microsoft
Microsoft was founded. -
Apple Computer Inc.
Apple was founded. -
Personal Computers
The Commodore PET was the first mass marketed personal computer. -
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into flight. -
9/11
Terrorists hijacked 4 planes. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York, one crashed into the Pentagon and one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. -
War in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan began not even a month after 9/11. -
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest and most cost worthy hurricane in U.S. history. -
Great Recession
The great depression of the late 2000's in which the economy is in need of a change. Obama has done nothing as president to help which is why he is not my president. -
The BP oil spill
The BP oil spill could have been avoided but was caused by a really stupid mistake by the head of BP.
