-
Roanoke found abandoned
The final group of colonists disappeared during the Anglo-Spanish War, three years after the last shipment of supplies from England. Their disappearance gave rise to the nickname "The Lost Colony." -
Jamestown
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 -
Puritans settle in Massachusettes
Groups of Puritans crossed the Atlantic towards the "New World." These settlers settle in what is now Massachusetts and would be among the first Europeans to settle the American Northeast. -
Restoration of the English monarchy
The Restoration of the English monarchy began when the English, Scottish Welsh and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. -
Dutch military retake N.Y from the British
The Dutch New Netherlands colony becomes English New York after Govenor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders to the British following a naval blockade. As a result of the fighting between England and the Netherlands, the Dutch re-captured New York in August of 1673. -
Founding of New Orleans
New Orleans was officially founded by Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, who in 1718 established New Orleans as the capitol of Louisiana and a fortress to control the wealth of the North American interior. However, La Moyne Bienville was not the first to inhabit New Orleans or understand the area's value. -
King George II ascends the English throne.
King George and his government were behind most acts passed on the "road to revolution" -
Benjamin Franklin makes The Pennsylvania Gazette
Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper. -
The first American public library
Benjamin Franklin and a group of members from the Junto, a philosophical association, drew up "Articles of Agreement" to form a library. The Junto was interested in a wide range of ideas, from economics to solving social woes to politics to science. But they could not turn to books to increase their knowledge or settle disputes, as between them they owned few tomes. But they recognized that via the Junto's combined purchasing power, books could be made available to all members. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War erupts as a result of disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob of people which kills five men and leads to intesnse public protest -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax. -
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia -
Official flag of the Unites Sates of America
Continental Congress approves the first official flag of the United States of America -
The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress
On January 13, the convention needed one more delegate. Finally, South Carolina Representative Richard Beresford, who was ill, traveled to Maryland. As soon as he arrived, the vote was taken, and on January 14, 1784, the treaty was ratified. The United States was officially an independent nation. -
Russians establish their first settlement in Alaska, on Kodiak Island.
After the great voyage and discovery of the land of Alaska, the Russians soon started occupying the land. But the Russians were soon followed by British, Spanish, and American explorers and adventurers. However, it was the Russians who stayed and had the greatest impact on Alaska. -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay -
New York City is chosen by Congress to be the temporary seat of the new U.S. government.
The capital would be the most important city in the new nation; the new government would bring with it employment, trade, and an active social circuit. Several cities vied to be the new capital. After much debate, New York City was chosen as a temporary capital, until a final decision could be made. -
George Washington President
Washington is elected president of the U.S. in a vote by the state electors -
Bill of Rights Ratified
First ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified -
New Jersey Abolishes Slavery
New Jersey was the last Northern state to emancipate its slaves. It was a partial abolition, and only given to those that were born after July 4th, 1804. And even the people who were born after 1804 were still required to work for the person whose land they lived on until they were twenty-five (if male) or twenty-one (if female). -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 km2) of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. The U.S. paid 50 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), for a total sum of 15 million dollars (less than 3 cents per acre) for the Louisiana territory ($230 million in 2012 dollars, less than 42 cents per acre -
Webster American-English Dictionary Published
Noah Webster published his first English dictionary in 1806, and followed it up with a second in 1828 (which was called An American Dictionary of the English Language). He is said to have changed the spelling of English words in order for them to be more phonetically accurate to the American accent. -
War of 1812
U.S declares war on Britain over Britsih interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion -
James Madison Re-elected
Madison was re-elected in 1813 -
British Capture Washington D.C.
British capture Washington D.C. andn set fire to White House and capitol -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to maintain the balance between free and slave states (Maine) is admitted as a free state so that Missouri can be admitted as a slave state -
John Quincy Adams- President
inaugurated as the sixth president -
Andrew Jackson- President
Inaugurated as seventh president -
Indian Removal Act
President Jackson signs the indian Removal act, whih authorizes the forced removal of Native Americns living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Missisippi River -
Texas becoms independent
Texas declares its independence from Mexico -
Trail of tears
More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians are forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in pesident day Oklahoma. 4,000 die from starving to death -
William Henry Harrison- President
Inaugurated as the 9th president -
Texas Joins The Union
Six months after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepts U.S. annexation of the territory, Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state -
James Polk- President
Inaugurated as tge 11th president -
President Taylor Dies
died and got succeeded by his vive president, Millard Fillmore -
Franklin Pierce- President
Inaugurated as the 14th president -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act, making the territories of Kansas and Nebraska -
Abraham Lincoln becomes presdient
Lincoln gets elected president in 1860 -
South Carolina Seceded
They secede from the Union -
American Civil War
The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States or simply the Civil War, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States after several Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America -
Fifteenth Amendment
Gets ratified which gives the blacks the right to vote -
Chicago Fire
Kills atleast 300 and leaves 90,000 homeless -
Ulysses S. Grant is re-elected
Grants second inauguration -
James Abram Garfield
James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Barton developes american red cross
Clarissa Harlowe Barton at age 60, she founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and led it for the next 23 years -
Tuskegee Institute
Believing in practical education, Washington established a Tuskegee Institute in Alabama at the age of twenty-five. Washington believed that Southern racism was so entrenched that to demand immediate social equality would be unproductive -
Washinton Monument
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first American president. -
Washington Munument
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first American president. -
Ulysses S. Grant's funeral
As Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession made its way through New York City, it seemed everyone in the city was watching. Crowds packed every square inch of available viewing space on the ground, and buildings were draped in black in Grant's honor. -
First international copyright law
the first U.S. congressional act that extended limited protection to foreign copyright holders from select nations. Formally known as the "International Copyright Act of 1891", but more commonly referred to as the "Chace Act" -
Populist Party
During the last three decades of the nineteenth century, American farmers faced a variety of economic problems including rising business costs, a scarcity of credit, and falling crop prices. Frustrated farmers formed organizations to address such problems and ultimately turned to independent or third-party politics. -
First bridge to span the lower Mississippi River is at Memphis
This bridge was originally known as The Great Bridge At Memphis. Later, that was shortened to be the Memphis Bridge. It was the only bridge in Memphis until the Harahan Bridge was built just upstream in 1916. The name was changed to Frisco Bridge to ease the confusion over which bridge in Memphis was being referred to. -
Pledge of Allengiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy -
William McKinley-President
William McKinley is inaugurated as president. After being elected to a second term in 1900, he is assassinated in 1901. -
The Foraker Act was passed
It is a United States federal law that established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War. Section VII of the Foraker Act also established Puerto Rican citizenship. President William McKinley signed the act and it became known as the Foraker Act -
President William McKinley was assassinated
The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was shaking hands with the public when he was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. The President died on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds. -
Ford Motor Company was formed
Ford Motor Company (also known as simply Ford) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. -
The Wright brothers made their first powered flight in the Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer is the first successful powered aircraft, designed and built by the Wright brothers -
The Tillman Act was signed into law
The Tillman Act of 1907 was the first legislation in the United States prohibiting monetary contribution to national political campaigns by corporations. -
Roosevelt was shot but not killed
Before a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Theodore Roosevelt, the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party, is shot at close range by saloonkeeper John Schrank while greeting the public in front of the Gilpatrick Hotel. Schrank's .32-caliber bullet, aimed directly at Roosevelt's heart, failed to mortally wound the former president because its force was slowed by a glasses case and a bundle of manuscript in the breast pocket of Roosevelt's heavy coat--a manuscript containing Roose -
Henry Ford developed the modern assembly line
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. -
Mothers Day is Introduced
Mother's Day in the United States is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society -
The Clayton Antitrust Act was signed into law
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, was enacted in the United States to add further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime by seeking to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency. That regime started with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first Federal law outlawing practices considered harmful to consumers. -
The first radio broadcasts was made
KDKA is a radio station licensed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, it is the world's first commercial radio station, a distinction that has also been challenged by other stations -
Warren G. Harding becomes President
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States, a Republican from Ohio who served in the Ohio Senate and then in the United States Senate where he protected alcohol interests and moderately supported women's suffrage. He was the first incumbent U.S. senator and newspaper publisher to be elected U.S. president. -
Nellie Tayloe Ross elected governor of Wyoming
Nellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933–1953. She was the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. -
NBC founded as the U.S.'s first major broadcast network
NBC was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network, founded in New York City in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (a subsidiary of General Electric) as a ploy to sell radios. -
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record -
Herbert Hoover becomes President
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States -
First Packaged Frozen Vegetables
Beginning in 1929, Clarence Birdseye offered his quick-frozen foods to the public. Birdseye got the idea during fur-trapping expeditions to Labrador in 1912 and 1916, where he saw the natives use freezing to preserve foods. Modern attempts at refrigeration began in the early 20th century in the meat packing industry. -
Empire State Building Opens Up
The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City -
Ford introduces the Model B, the first low-priced car to have a V-8 engine
he Model B, Model 18 & Model 40 are Ford cars and light trucks produced between 1932 and 1934. They succeeded the Model A. The Model B continued to offer Ford's proven four cylinder and was available from 1932 to 1934. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s -
John Dillinger killed
John Herbert Dillinger was an American bank robber in the Depression-era United States. His gang robbed two dozen banks and four police stations. Dillinger escaped from jail twice. Dillinger was also charged with, but never convicted of, the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana, police officer who shot Dillinger in his bullet proof vest during a shoot-out, prompting him to return fire. It was Dillinger's only homicide charge.
