Events Through History

By Hesselbergp

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo
    On this day Texans won and declared their independence from Mexico. They quickly wrote up a constituiton that was based on the U.S.'s.

  • Wisconsin Becomes A State

    Wisconsin Becomes A State
    The state of Wisconsin becomes part of the United States of America. It's the 30th state

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    Kansas Nebraska Act
    This act repealed the Missouri compromise and established popular sovereignty.

  • Lincoln's Assasination

    Lincoln's Assasination
    The sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth. At the Ford Theater while watching a play

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone
    Invented by Alexander Graham Bell this invention lead to many more explorations and was used mainly for office's

  • The Great Strikeof 1877

    The Great Strikeof 1877
    Baltimore and Ohio Railrad (B&O) workers struck to protest their second wage cut in two months

  • World War I Begins

    World War I Begins
    Germany invades Belgium, stratgegy was known as the Schieffen Plan.

  • First Radeo Broadcast

    First Radeo Broadcast
    Pittsburgh, PA sends the first radio broadcast over its towers

  • The Stock Market Crashes

    The Stock Market Crashes
    People's confindence in the Stock Market began to waver after it rose than fell. On October 24 everyone sold their stocks and the market crashed

  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
    Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor with an air raid