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Jan 1, 1000
Norse seaman Leif Ericsson lands in Newfoundland
Norse seaman Leif Ericsson lands in Newfoundland, which he calls Vinland. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
History of the USA
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in the New World
Christopher Columbus, financed by Spain, makes the first of four voyages to the New World. He lands in the Bahamas. -
Jan 1, 1513
Juan Ponce de León lands on Florida
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León lands on the coast of Florida. -
Jan 1, 1565
The first European colony
Saint Augustine, Florida, settled by the Spanish, becomes the first permanent European colony in North America. -
The first representative assembly
On July 30, 1619, the House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. -
Colonial population is estimated at 50,400.
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End of the French and Britain War
Final conflict in the ongoing struggle between the British and French for control of eastern North America. The British win a decisive victory over the French on the Plains of Abrahamoutside, in Quebec. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre: British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests. -
First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia, with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia. Delegates including Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Samuel Adams. -
American Revolution
American Revolution: War of independence fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America. In 1783, Great Britain formally acknowledges American independence in theTreaty of Paris, which officially brings the war to a close. -
George Washington first President
George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors. One month later, U.S. Congress meets for the first time at Federal Hall in New York City. -
Second President
John Adamsis inaugurated as the second president in Philadelphia -
War of 1812
War of 1812: U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion. Canada won the War. -
Abraham Lincoln comes to national attention
Abraham Lincoln comes to national attention in a series of seven debates with Sen. Stephen A. Douglas during Illinois state election campaign. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected president.
Abraham Lincoln is elected president. -
Civil War started
Civil War: Conflict between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) over the expansion of slavery into western states. Confederates attack Ft. Sumter in Charleston, S.C., marking the start of the war. -
The Union wins
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Lincoln is assassinated
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Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War: USS Maine is blown up in Havana harbor. Spain gives up control of Cuba, which becomes an independent republic, and cedes Puerto Rico, Guam, and (for $20 million) the Philippines to the U.S. -
Galvestone Hurricane
Galveston hurricane leaves an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 dead. -
San Francisco Earthquake
San Francisco earthquake leaves 500 dead or missing and destroys abouta big part of the city. -
WORLD WAR I
U.S. enters World War I, declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary at the 6th and 7th April 1917 three years after the conflict began in 1914. Armistice ending World War I is signed at the 11th November 1918. The USA, Great Britain, Frace and some more Countries won the War. -
League of Nations meets for the first time
League of Nations meets for the first time; U.S. is not represented. -
WORLD WAR II
World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict. Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines so U.S. declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries.
President Truman, Churchill, and Stalin meet at Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, to demand Japan's unconditional surrender and to discuss plans for postwar Europe. U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
United Nations is established
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The Philipines became indepenpent
The Philippines, which had been ceded to the U.S. by Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, becomes an independent republic. -
Vietnam War started
Prolonged conflict between Communist forces of North Vietnam, backed by China and the USSR, and non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, backed by the United States. -
Korean War started
Cold War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea. -
"I have a dream"
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC.
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in this year, too. -
Martin Luther King was assesinated
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. -
Space shuttle explodes in the air
Space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. -
Jetliners crash in the World Trade Center
Two hijacked jetliners ram twin towers of World Trade Center in worst terrorist attack against U.S.; a third hijacked plane flies into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people die in the attacks. -
Space shuttle Columbia explodes
Space shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board. -
Barack Obama President
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President, with 52.8% of the vote. -
NSA Leaks
Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee, comes forward and admits that he is the source of the recent NSA leaks.
