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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
was not the coldest nor the worst winter experienced during the war, but regular freezing and thawing, plus intermittent snowfall and rain -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Continental Army to the British when he made secret overtures to British headquarters in May 1779 -
the uss constitution defeats the hms guerriere
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812 -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
whose words were written by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 1814, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, was adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931. -
The Battle of Baltimore
was a battle fought between British and American forces in the War of 1812. -
The Battle of New Orleans
between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson elected president in 1828 -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln took office following the 1860 presidential election -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860 -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Bull Run was the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Court House
The surrender at Appomattox Court House was a military surrender of an army which was surrounded -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War -
The sinking of the USS Maine
On February 15, 1898, an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor -
The Battle of the Alamo
was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. 13 day siege -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
For the next three years the Filipinos carried on a guerrilla warfare campaign against U.S. rule.