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The decleration of independants
The declaration of independence was a big remark in history. The document stated the reasons the 13 American colonies wanted to be free of Great Britain's government. The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the people, rather than to kings, that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the US and and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American nations in the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
The Texas War for Independence
After a decade of political and cultural clashes between the Mexican government and the increasingly large population of American settlers in Texas, hostilities erupted in October 1835. -
The Alamo
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, killing all of the Texian defenders. -
Donner Party
n the spring of 1846, a group of nearly 90 emigrants left Springfield, Illinois, and headed west. The group attempted to take a new and supposedly shorter route to California. They soon encountered rough terrain and numerous delays, and they eventually became trapped by heavy snowfall high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Purportedly reduced to cannibalism to survive through the winter, only half of the original group reached California the following year. -
The California Gold Rush
When gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, the news of gold brought mostly by sailing ships and covered wagons some 300,000 gold-seekers to California. -
The attack on fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. -
Womens right to vote
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century. National and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts to gain voting. -
The Supreme Court Case: Brown v The Board of Education
The Supreme Court issued an unanimous ruling on Brown v. Board of Education. Segregation in schools and other public facilities was illegal. In the entire south, only three school districs began desegregating in 1954. It allowed nine oustanding black students to attened central high school. The coart case was a big out break for black people in the South. -
Death of albert einstein
On 17 April 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which had previously been reinforced surgically by Rudolph Nissen in 1948. He took the draft of a speech he was preparing for a television appearance commemorating the State of Israel's seventh anniversary with him to the hospital, but he did not live long enough to complete it. -
When Nike was founded
Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services.It is one of the world's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 -
Elvis Presleys death
On August 16th 1977, he returned to Graceland after a late appointment with the dentist. He went to his bedroom around 7:00 pm to rest before an evening flight. He was later found in his bathroom and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead from cardiac arrhythmia. What caused his heart to stop was an overdose of prescription drugs. -
september 11th
September 11th 2001 was a very tragic day. Nearly 3,000 people died, 400 were police officers and fire fighters. The rescue and recovery clean-up of the 1.8 million tons of wreckage from the WTC site took 9 months. -
my day of birth
On december 28th 2001 a miracle was brought to the earth, MEEEE! -
womens wolrd cup
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the finals on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan.
