U.S HISTORY

By emmmannnn

  • The establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  • The signing of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the United States as an independent nation.

  • he American Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the country.

  • The passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States.

  • The start of the Great Depression, a severe economic downturn that lasted for a decade.

  • The United States' entry into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan.

  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott, a civil rights movement that challenged racial segregation in public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

  • The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, a seminal event in the counterculture movement of the 1960s.

  • The Watergate scandal, which led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

  • The first national celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

  • The Oklahoma City bombing, a domestic terrorist attack that killed 168 people and injured over 600 others.

  • The September 11 terrorist attacks, in which 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania.

  • The election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States.

  • The passage of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which expanded access to health care for millions of Americans.

  • The legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • The Women's March, a global protest in response to the inauguration of President Donald Trump and his policies.

  • The COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in widespread illness, death, and economic disruption.

  • The Black Lives Matter protests, a movement against police brutality and systemic racism that was sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

  • The planned opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, which will serve as a museum and public space dedicated to the legacy of Barack Obama.