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Jul 4, 1176
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
This parchment is what separated The U.S from Great Britain thus making us free and an independent country. This is quite possibly the most important event in American history. -
Establishment of Jamestown
In 1607, colonists arrive in America on the shores of Virgina and establish the colony of Jamestown. -
The 30 Years War
A religious war between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants and many other combatants. -
The Great Awakening
A religious revival that occurred from 1730-1743. A complete change in how religion is viewed. -
The American Revolution
The war between the colonists and Great Britain for independence occurs and the Colonists are victorious. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon becomes the emperor of France and begins his conquest to control all of Europe. -
The Civil War
The Civil War was the bloodiest and most death costly war in American history. The battle for slave freedom in the North and the fight to keep slaves in the South caused this war. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Angered that the South had surrendered, John Wilkes Booth attempts and succeeds at assassinating president Lincoln during a play at the Fords theatre. -
The End of Slavery
Slavery is abolished in the U.S. and it allows for all African American slaves to be free. This is caused by the ratification of the 13th Amendment and without it, African Americans could still be under slave rule today. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were rules against African Americans that segregated them or denied them in certain areas. These ranged from separate learning textbooks in schools, separation in public pools, parks, hospitals, and even jails. -
The Titanic Sink in the Atlantic
The Fabled "Unsinkable Ship" departs from England headed to New York but meets its untimely demise in the early mornings off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada in the Atlantic Ocean. -
World War I Begins
Near the turn of the century, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which caused multiple countries to get involved due to treaty pacts. We can now look back and learn from the past and how to keep from this kind of war from happening. -
The Great Depression
The time when the American stock market crashed leaving millions without jobs or money and scraping to get by. America was only able to get out of this depression when aiding and supporting the Allies in the war against Germany. -
The Fall of the Hidenburg
The German airship that exploded when docking led to the deaths of around 35-95 passengers. The Hydrogen filled airship was a global embarrassment for the Nazi party because it demonstrated their engineering skills to the world and how the age of airships ended abruptly . -
England and France declare war on Nazi Germany
England and France declare war on Germany in response to the German invasion of Poland. Both countries allied together in an attempt to stop Germany from any further invasion of other countries. -
The Death of Hitler
In the ending months of the war, the Allies had come defeated a majority of Hitler's army which lead to him being surrounded in his bunker. He decided to take his own life instead of being captured by the Allies. -
The Cold War begins
After the war, the United States and Russia were at a mutual standstill of nuclear war and spies. If one country attacked first, the other would attack harder. -
The Korean War
Both North and South Korean were at war with each other. The north with support from China and the soviet union, and the south with supporting the United States. The north wanted control over the south in order to implement communism. -
Stalin Dies
The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, died March 5, 1953. Stalin was responsible for the death of about 20 million of his own people and was played a crucial role during World War 2. -
Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba
When Fidel Castro becomes prime minister of Cuba, he turns Cuba into a socialist state under his communist rule with help from Russia. -
Kennedy is elected president of the United States
John F. Kennedy is elected president in 1960 against Richard Nixon. Throughout his office career, Kennedy would have to deal with The Cuban Missle Crisis, The Cold War, and the remnants of WW2. -
The Berlin Wall
Also during the Cold war, the Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Berlin. It was kept under heavy security and anyone spotted trying to escape would have been shot on sight. -
MLK is Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr., a well known civil rights activist, was killed in his hotel room on April 4, 1968. His murder sent an outcry to African Americans across the nation for a reform. -
Space Race and the First Man on the Moon
Over the course of the Cold War, Russian and America were in a space race to who could explore more and get a man on the moon. This was ultimately achieved by NASA on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.
