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Jamestown Settlement
The first successful British settlement in mainland North America. -
Industrial Revolution Begins
There is no specific date when the Industrial Revolution began. The revolution first began in Britain in the 1760s as a result of development of new machines and factory system. Lagging behind Britain, America's Industrial Revolution began in the 1790s. -
American Revolution Starts
The American war for independence from the British starts. -
American Revolution Ends
The war ended with American victory. Through the Treaty of Paris, America fully gained its independence from Britain. -
Louisiana Purchase Concluded
The US purchased about 827,000 square miles of lad west for the Mississippi River for $15 million from France. -
Civil War Begins
On that day, the American Civil War started when the Confederates fired the first shot at Fort Sumter. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre in Washington DC. -
Civil War Ends
The American Civil War ends with Union victory, reuniting the south and the north. Although slavery was ended with the Emancipation Proclamation, many slaves in the south did not see freedom until the war ended. -
World War I Begins
The Great War began with Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia exactly a month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. As a result of the alliances, the rest of Europe was gradually dragged into the war. America entered the war on April 6, 1917. -
World War I Ends
The Great War ended when Germany signed the armistice with the Allies. Germany was last of the Central Powers to sign an armistice. -
Great Depression Begins
The stock market crashed on this day, sending the world into a severe economic depression. This day is known as Black Tuesday. -
Great Depression Ends
The Great Depression ended sometime in the middle of 1939. There is no specific end date. -
World War II Starts
The deadliest war in human history began with the German Invasion of Poland on this day. Many historians agree on this date because this is the date when the war broadened to a global scale. The Pacific Theater was already in a state of war. The Japanese invaded Manchuria, China on September 18, 1931. -
World War II Ends
The war officially ended when Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Germany Surrendered to the Allies on May 8, 1945. -
Cold War Begins
On this day, the Truman Doctrine was announced by Harry S Truman to Congress. Many people see this as the official start date of the Cold War, however, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States were high immediately after the end of War War II. -
Berlin Wall Torn Down
On this day, the GDR announced that all East Germans may visit West Germany. This event symbolized the thawing Cold War. -
Cold War Ends
The Soviet Union dissolved on this day, ending the Cold War. On the previous day, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag over the Kremlin was lowered after Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation.
