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American Revolutionary War
It was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence as the United States of America. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the US from 1789 until 1797. During his presidency, it was the establishment of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the US from 1829 to 1837. He was the first President to ride on a train. Though he was a rich planter, Jackson was considered the common people's friend. Dubbed "Old Hickory" because he was so tough, Jackson greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency. -
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the US from 1837 to 1841. He was the first President to be born an American citizen, rather than a British subject. Van Buren's Presidency was marred by an economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots. He was easily defeated for reelection. -
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La Amistad
La Amistad was a 19th-century two-masted schooner, owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba. It became renowned in July 1839 for a slave revolt by Mende captives, who had been enslaved in Sierra Leone, and were being transported from Havana, Cuba to their purchasers' plantations. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the US from 1861 to 1865. He was murdered by John Wilkes Booth on April 15 1865. -
Rutherford Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of the US from 1877 to 1881. Hayes is one of five Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the office. He won the election by one electoral vote. His wife, Lucy, was the first First Lady to graduate from college. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the US from 1913 to 1921. After initially opposing World War I (1914–1918), Wilson led the United States into the war and drafted the peace plan that ended it. Wilson then fought to create the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations. -
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World War I
It was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the US from 1933 to 1945. He led the nation during the Great Depression of the 1930s and to victory in World War II (1941–1945). Roosevelt is the only President elected four times. -
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Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor,[11] led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S Truman was the 33rd president of the US from 1945 to 1953. Truman made the fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. World War II ended days later. Truman also led the United States during the Korean War. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people, most of whom were civilians. -
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Cold War
It was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others). The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides, but they each supported major regional wars known as proxy wars. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D Eisenhower was the 34th president of the US from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower helped end the Korean War and steered a moderate course during the Cold War. -
John F. Kennedy
He was the 35th president of the US from 1961 to 1963. He was assassinated in the third year of his term. Kennedy is the only Roman Catholic to become President. -
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Bay of Pigs
It was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA. Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF) and intended to overthrow the increasingly communist government of Fidel Castro. Launched from Guatemala and Nicaragua, the invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, under the direct command of Castro. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the US from 1981 to 1989. Reagan is credited with reviving national pride after the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s. He enjoyed great popularity, though his conservative policies were controversial. -
George H. Bush
He was the 41st president of the US from 1989 to 1993. Bush was the first sitting Vice President to be elected President since Martin Van Buren. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the US from 1993 to 2001. When he was 16, Clinton met President Kennedy at the White House. The experience inspired his interest in politics. -
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Monica Lewinsky Scandal
It was an American political sex scandal that involved 49-year-old President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The sexual relationship came to light in 1998. -
George W. Bush
He was the 43rd president of the US from 2001 to 2009. Before focusing on national politics, George Bush was the managing partner and part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989–1998. -
Barack Obama
His term in office started in 2009. The important events of his presidency have included the economic crisis at home and the on-going fight against terrorism.
