Timeline: Andrews timeline

Jul 4, 1776

The signing of the declaration of independence

All the governors of the 13 states came together to sign the declaration of independence. This document stated that america were independent from England and the colonies were no longer under their ruling.

Jul 4, 1803

The Louisiana Purchase

The French sold all of Louisiana to the U.S for 15 million dollars. Thomas Jefferson bought it without consent from the government,

May 21, 1804

Lewis and Clark journey west

Lewis and Clark head up the Missouri river to find away to the pacific ocean and see whats west. They go on a huge journey that takes about a year and a half.

Jan 24, 1848

California Gold Rush

James W. Marshall found gold in California word got around and soon people flocked to California to get rich. The trip was long and far but to the settlers it was worth it to one day be rich.

Apr 12, 1861

The Attack on Fort Sumter

The first shots of the civil war were shot at Fort Sumter. This started the bloodiest war of america.

Jan 1, 1940

The day the flash was born

This is the day DC comics released the first ever flash comic. The writer was harry lampert and it became popular soon after it was released.

May 17, 1954

Brown v. board of education

The day the law stating white and black people cannot learn in the same school became unconstitutional.

Jan 25, 1964

NIKE was established

The company NIKE was created and soon would be one of the most popular company's today. Theses days mostly everyone goes to NIKE for sports equipment.

Jul 30, 1965

My Fathers Birthday

The day my father was born and would soon become the best dad ever. ( My mom wasn't born on this date but she ended up being a great parent )

Jul 1, 1966

Shark attacks of 1916

It was July on the jersey shore and everybody was having fun but they didn't know that this summer would be ruined. 5 people in total were attacked along these 12 days.

Feb 16, 1972

First Super Bowl win for the Cowboys

This day was when my favorite team in the NFL got their first super bowl win. After this they would receive four more Super Bowl wins and than go back to losing.

Sep 11, 2001

September 11 2001

This is the day terrorists took over planes and crashed them into the twin towers. We were also attacked at the pentagon and a plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.