History 8

  • 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus discovers America
    History lessons chapter 3
  • 1492

    Leonardo De Vinci first to theorize seriously about flying machines.

    Leonardo De Vinci first to theorize seriously about flying machines.
  • The Puritans moved to Plymouth

    The Puritans moved to Plymouth
    History lessons chapter 4.
  • Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion.

    Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    French and Indian War maps.
  • John Campbell invents the Sextant.

    John Campbell invents the Sextant.
  • Proclamation Line

    Proclamation Line
    Proclamation of 1763
  • David Bushnell invents submarine

    David Bushnell invents submarine
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Boston Massacre primary documents.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    History Alive chapter 8 section 3.
  • The soda fountain is invented

    The soda fountain is invented
  • B. Thimonnier invents a sewing machine.

    B. Thimonnier invents a sewing machine.
    Thimonnier
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    Andrew Jackson's speech to Congress.
  • Dr. Richard Gatling Patents invents the machine gun.

    Dr. Richard Gatling Patents invents the machine gun.
  • The Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act
    The Homestead Act Document.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Abraham Lincoln announced the emancipation of slaves in confederate states. (Textbook chapter 10)
  • The 13th Amendment is passed

    The 13th Amendment is passed
    This amendment freed all slaves after the Civil War.
  • First box of Chocolates

    First box of Chocolates
    Richard and George Cadbury created the first Valentines Day box of chocolates.
  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    This event started the Beginning of the First World War.
  • Modern zippers are invented

    Modern zippers are invented
    Zippers were designed in the 1800s but the modern design was created during WWI.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The US invades Normandy and opens a new front in the war, a few days​ later Paris is liberated.
  • First atomic bomb tested

    First atomic bomb tested
    The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico. This invention led to the end of the war when the US bombed Japan.
  • Soviets explode first atomic bomb

    Soviets explode first atomic bomb
    This increases tensions between the USSR and the US. Both nations continue to try to "outdo" each other.
  • Leaf Blower

    Leaf Blower
    Created by Dom Quinto. First used in farming to spray fields with chemicals.