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1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain with the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina -
Jamestown
Jamestown Colony was established in Virginia -
Salem
Salem Witch Trials -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act Established -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill: Lexington and Concord -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence is signed -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris recognizes American Independence -
Washington President
George Washington becomes the first president. Bill of Rights is adopted by Congress -
Lewis & Clark
Lewis and Clark expedition -
Oregon
Migration to Oregon begins (Oregon Trail, covered wagons go west) -
California Gold Rush
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Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run: American Civil War Begins. Confederacy (Southern States) is formed -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Proclamation frees salves -
Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address given by President Lincoln (Four Score and Seven Years Ago...) -
End of Civil War
Civil War ends with Lee's surrender
Lincoln is assassinated -
Civil Rights Act
Congress passes Civil Rights Act -
Separate but Equal
Plessy vs. Ferguson upholds separate but equal (separate schools, facilities, designated areas for Whites and Blacks) -
World War I
World War I begins -
US enters War
US enters WWI -
Armistice
Armistice declared in WWI (stop fighting) -
Treaty of Versailles
Treat of Versailles is signed -
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market crashes and the Great Depression begins -
World War II
World War II begins
Germany invades Poland and Czechoslovakia -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor (US military site in Hawaii)
US enters WWII -
Ending of WWII
US drops Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (in Japan)
Allied Troops liberate concentration camps
Hitler commits suicide
Germany surrenders
Japan surrenders
WWII ends -
Korean War
Korean War begins (it ends in 1953 with a truce) -
Separate is not equal
Brown vs. Board of Education determines that separate is not equal
Schools must desegregate -
Civil Rights March
Height of Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech
JFK assassinated -
MLK Jr. Assasinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon.
Height of Vietnam War -
US withdraws from Vietnam
US troops withdraw from Vietnam -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (equal rights for everyone regardless of gender) fails to be ratified by states. Think equal pay for men and women. -
Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall Falls (big part of Cold War). Wall separated East Germany (Soviet Union) and West Germany (Free Europe) -
September 11th
Two Planes are hijacked and flown into the Twin Towers in New York City. This event marks the beginning of the War on Terrorism. -
Iraq War
US invades Iraq -
Obama
Obama is elected as the first Black President -
Trump
Trump is elected President.
