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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outgoing of militia support for the anti-British causec -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The winter of 1777-78 was not the coldest or the worst winter experienced during the war but regular freezing and thawing, plus intermittent snowfall and rain, coupled with shortages of provisions, clothing, and shoes, made living conditions really difficult. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Continental Army to the British when he made secret overtures to British headquarters. -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17 1781 near the town of Cowpens South Carolina. -
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 about 400 miles southeast of Halifax Nova Scotia. -
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore occurred between British and American forces in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore and Maryland and killed the commander of the invading British forces. The British and Americans first met at the Battle of North Point. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the current suburb of Chalmette Louisiana. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13 day siege Mexican troops under President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
The previous election of 1824 had John Quincy Adams become president although his opponent Andrew Jackson had earned the most electoral votes. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
ended the war between the United States and Mexico. 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 in which he won a plurality of the popular vote in a four candidate field. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
Charleston Mercury on November 3 1860. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20 1860. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate force was the first major battle of the American Civil War. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3 1863, in and around Gettysburg Pennsylvania. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
The Battle of Appomattox Court House fought in Appomattox County Virginia on the morning of April 9 1865 was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
It would be the first overseas war fought by the United States involving campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The Spanish fleet guarding the Philippines was defeated by the U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore George Dewey. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine a second class battleship built between 1888 and 1895, was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect American interests during the long standing revolt of the Cubans against the Spanish government. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution 46 Stat 1508 making the song the official national anthem of the United States which President Herbert Hoover signed into law.