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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six delegates to the Second Continential Congress in Philadelphia signed the United States Declaration of Independence, a statement announcing that the thirteen american colonies then at war with Great Britain were now indepedent states, therefore no longer a part of the British Empire. -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation was when the Continential Congress adopted the first consititution, the Articles of Confederation. -
The British Surrender at Yorktown
The British Surrender at Yorktown was when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrended his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
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Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory
Shays Rebellion: Attack on the Springfield Armory was an armed uprising in Massachusetts. -
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Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America. -
Ratification of the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress received the proposed Constitution on September 20, 1787. It then voted to send the document to the state legislatures for ratification. It had to be approved by nine states. It was officially ratified on June 21, 1788. -
The Ratification of the Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the Constitution, known as the bill of rights, were approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures. -
Patent issued for the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney's original cotten gin was granted on March 14, 1794 to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. -
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Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis and Clark explored the Lousiana Purchase. -
First mill built
The first textile mill was built in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 1, 1823. -
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was when the Cherokees were forced to give up their land and they migrated towards an area in Oklahoma. -
Gold discovered at Sutter's mill
Several flakes of gold were found at Sutter's mill on Janurary 24,1848. This began the transformation of the territory to a center of activity. -
Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feburary 2, 1848. The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to the United States territory. -
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, that started the American Civil War. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the town of Gettysburg, Pennslvania by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
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The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of little Bighorn was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Calavry Regiment of the United States Army. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and long-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. The Great Depression started in the United States soon after the stock market crash of October 1929. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. -
9/11 attacks
On September 11, 2001, a group of islamic terriosts hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks used to target symbolic U.S. landmarks. -
My Birthday
May 17, 2002 was the day I was born. -
The Inauguration of Barack Obama
The inauguration of Barack Obama marks the commencement of the first four years of presidency.
