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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
in this first battle of the American Revolution, Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the British -
The Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the Continental Army's winter encampment under George Washington's command during the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of cowpens
a frontier pastureland Daniel Morgan led his army victory over Banastre Tarleton's -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
Her foremast soon collapsed and brought the mainmast down as well. After losing the masts and being badly damaged, the British ship surrendered. Guerriere was too badly damaged to salvage and was burned the following day -
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought on September 13 1814. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under General Andrew Jackson -
The Battle of the Alamo
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes to Adams 83 -
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 -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
the Untied states of America elects president Lincon -
The First Battle of Bull Run
the first battle of the 1812 war -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
There was no treaty signed to end the Civil War. The surrender at Appomattox Court House was a military surrender of an army which was surrounded -
The sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect American interests during the long-standing revolt of the Cubans against the Spanish government. In the evening of 15 February 1898, Maine sank -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
the day that the Star Spangled Banner became our Anthem