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The American Revolution
The establishment of America as a nation all its own occurred from 19 April 1775 to October 1781 -
The Civil War
April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865, The American Civil War, also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming), was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
Louisiana Purchase
The territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley. -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program by the United States with the United Kingdom and Canada that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II (1942 to 1946) -
Vietnam War
A war between communist North Vietnam and US-backed South Vietnam. Since the partition of Vietnam in 1954. -
John F Kennedy Assassination
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States -
Apollo 11
In just about a week we remember the significant events of July 20, 1969, when humanity did itself proud, in spite of all its wars, sadism, hatred, and insanity. We set foot on another world. -
9/11
Terrorist attack on the Twin towers, 4 consecutive attacks by Al Queda -
Death of Osama Bin Laden
death on May 1, 2011. And it was the United States military, without help from anyone else, that did it.
