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Pilgrams landed on Plymouth Rock
Real Story Behind Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock is the site where the Mayflower Pilgrims landed who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history. -
Start of the American Revolution
History Channel's American Revolution The American Revolution is the war that helped America become free from Great Britian -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
Copy of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the document that signified our freedom from Britian in 1776 -
Louisiana Purchase
History Channel Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is when the United States purchased the middle part of the United States from France -
Start of the War of 1812
War of 1812 Facts and Summary
The War of 1812 involved the United States and Great Britian and started because of many issues that were left over from the AMerican Revolution -
Start of the Civil War
Civil War Facts The Civil War was caused because of a disagreement between the North and the South regarding the rights of African Americans. -
Assassination of Abraham Licoln
Facts about Lincoln's Assassination Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's threater in 1865. Wilkes was a conferderate who was hoping to assassinate not only Lincoln, but his two sucessors to overthrow the American government -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson was the case in the Supreme Court Case that decided to uphold the constitutionality of state laws to require raciel segregation in public areas. -
US enters World War 1
World War 1 facts Was the first global war that the United States entered and were apart of the Allied team -
Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was started when the US discovered that the German's had the knowledge to make an atomic bomb. The Manhattan Project was the efforts of the US to make their own atomic bomb. -
United Nations is established
United Nations home page
The United Nations was created in order to promote international co-operation among most countries. -
Start of Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict that involved the United States and North Vietnam and their allies. -
Assassination of John F Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvy Oswald while in a presidental motorcade. It is believed that there is a conspiracy that goes along with the shooting and that more than just Oswald was involved. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -Neil Armstrong -
9/11 Attacks
9/11 Facts
September 11th was a series of coordinated terriost attacks on the United States by an Islamic terrorist group that started the War on Terror