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confederacy is formed, civil war begind
As soon as the Confederacy was formed, Confederate soldiers began seizing federal installlations. By Linncoln's inauguration only four Sothern forts remain in Union hands. The most important was Fort Sumter. On Aprill 12th, Confederate baatteries began thundering away to the cheera of Charleston's citizens. The deadly struggle between the North and South was under way. -
President Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln and his wife went to Ford's Theatre where John Wilkes Booth crept up behind Lincoln and shot him in the back o the head. Lincoln never regained consciousness and died the next day. -
Transcontinental railroad completed
This was built to help with the westward expansion of th eunited States. It connected the Pacidfic coast at San Fransisco Bay to the Eastern railways. -
Thamas A. Edison invents a workable lightbulb
Using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light. -
Henry Ford introduces the model T
It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. This car opened travel to the common middle-class American. -
The appearance of Halley's Comet causes wide spread panic
It is the best-known of the short-period comets and is visible from Earth every 75–76 years. People thought that because earth was going to pass through the comets path the gas would have devistating effects. So they bought anti-comet pills and umbrellas. -
19th Amendment grants women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of struggle by woman suffragists. -
The Wizard of Oz is released in the movie theaters
Although the film received largely positive reviews, it was not a huge box office success on its initial release, earning only $3,017,000 on a $2,000,000 budget. Over the years it has become one of the best known of all films. -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
it was a suprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. This attack led the United States into WWII. -
U.S. joins NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
