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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
"The Shot Heard Round the World"
The first shot of the American Revolutionary War. -
Adoption of The Declaration of Independance
he Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Election of Goerge Washington
Goerge Washington was elected as the first preident of The United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britainand the United States of America and its allies. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The first battle of the American Civil War. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Use of Atomic Bomb
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II. -
Korean War Begins
The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Desicion on segragation of schools. -
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Cuban Missiles Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman and prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement who became known for his advancement of civil rights by using civil disobedience -
Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Conference ended WWII with the signing of peace treaties by the wartime Allies with the minor European Axis powers
