U.S history timline

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  • 271,821 BCE

    Mr reid was born

    well it was earlier than this but this as late as i could put it
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    American Revolution began/end

    The Revolutionary War was a war unlike any other—one of ideas and ideals, that shaped “the course of human events.”
  • decoration of independence

    decoration of independence
    The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776.
  • The US Constitution was ratified

    The US Constitution was ratified
    On June 21, 1788, the Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
  • Louisiana Purchase was made

    Louisiana Purchase was made
    In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
  • Lewis and Clark explored the western lands

    Lewis and Clark explored the western lands
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring the lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase.
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    American Civil War (beginning and end)

    The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in United States history at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 19, 1863.
  • Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
    Booth had been part of a conspiracy to kidnap Lincoln, Koerber said, but even when there was no hope for the Confederacy.
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    The Gilded Age begins/ends

    The Gilded Age refers to the period in American history between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century.
  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell is credited with being the inventor of the telephone since his patent and demonstrations for an apparatus designed for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically… causing electrical undulations” were successful.
  • Thomas Edison perfects the lightbulb

    Thomas Edison perfects the lightbulb
    But it wasn't until more than a year later, on the morning of October 22 (after working all through the day of October 21, 1879) that Thomas Alva Edison and his team finally “perfected” the incandescent light bulb.
  • The Wright Brothers invent the airplane

    The Wright Brothers invent the airplane
    Wilbur and Orville Wright spent four years of research and development to create the first successful powered airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer.
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    World War I start/end

    World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict fought between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers.
  • when was the 18th amendment passed

    when was the 18th amendment passed
    The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
  • world war 2 starts

    world war 2 starts
    When did WWII start? World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    June 6th, 1944: More than 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Known as "D-Day," the name and date loom large in the memory of World War II—perhaps second only to December 7th, 1941.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki/WWII ends

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki/WWII ends
    Truman announced Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. The news spread quickly and celebrations erupted across the United States. On September 2, 1945, formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri, designating the day as the official Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day).
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