United States Historic Events

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  • Oct 24, 1497

    John Cabot

    Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England.
  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    Timespan of timeline

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jacques cartier

    Jacques Cartier of France explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawerence river.

  • John Smith

    Captain John Smith founds the English colony of Jamestown.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North America including the Hudson River.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War.

  • Colonists's independence

    Colonists declare their independence from England with the Declaration of Independence.

  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase Treaty signed with France.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812 between United States and Great Britain.

  • Oregon Treaty

    Oregon Treaty signed and the boundary between Canada and the United States is established at the 49th parallel (Line of lattitude)

  • Civil War

    Civil War begins

  • Civil War ends

    Civil War ends.

  • Alaska purchased

    Alaska is purchased from Russia.

  • Gold discovered

    Gold is discovered in the Yukon's Klondike.

  • WWI

    United States enters WWI fighting with the British and French.

  • The Great Depression

    Great Depression begins in the U.S.

  • Japan Attacks

    Japan attacks U.S. at Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII with the Allies.

  • Atomic bombs

    U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • Moon landing

    Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.

  • Free Trade Agreement

    United States sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada.

  • (NAFTA)

    North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

  • Occupation of Iraq

    Occupation of Iraq by the United States.