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The Years of the Revolutionary War
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Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance was written by Thomas Jefferson and was made public on this date. 66 delegates signed. This is when the Americans declared independance from Britain. -
Ratification of the United States Constitution
On this date, the delegates from the 13 colonies gathered in Philidelphia to discuss what to add/change to the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1802, France had rule over the Louisiana territory. Settlers were moving Westward and were highly dependant on the Mississippi River for easy access to trade and commerce. France turned New Orleans over to Spain who closed the port. When Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans, France offered the whole Louisiana Purchase for $15 milliom. [McDougal Littell] -
Louis and Clark Expedition
In the summer of 1803, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off to follow the instructions of Jefferson to explore the Louisana territory, find a water route across the continent, make good relationships with Native Americans, and describe what they see . The first winter they made it all the way to St. Louis and stayed until summer. The second winter they rested in North Dakota with the Mandan people. The summer of 1805 they were joined by Sacagawea. They reached the Pacific ocean in 1805. -
The Texas Revolution
Texas belonged to the Spanish government in 1820. They tried to give tracts of land to people who would find settlers for the land. When that didnt work they let Moses Austin start an American colony there. As population increased, Americans disobeyed Mexican laws, disagreed with the abolishment of slavery, and the Tejanos found Americans hard to live with. On Febuary 23, 1836 Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio. The Americans won the war and took over Texas and California. -
War with Mexico
This was was the Americans against the Mexicans for the Texas territory. The Americans tried to take over Texas and California from the Mexican rule. The Americans won and took over Texas, and California, adding them to the United States. (McDougal Littall) -
The Donner Party
In the winter of 1846, 81 pioneers on their way to California get stuck in the mountians in Sierra Nevada during a snow storm. Eventually people started dying and some of the remaining turn to caniballism. -
The California Gold Rush
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found the first peice of gold in his sawmill. By 1849, people from all over the United States were gathered in the American River in hopes to find gold. By the next year immagrent from all over the world were coming. About 250,000 people came to California which cause great economic sucess in the United States. [Mcdougal Littell] -
Harper's Ferry
Harpers Ferry was the small town in West Virginia that John Brown had set as the sight for the raid of the arsenal. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On this date, Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He was shot by a member of his cabinet, names John Wilkes Booth. This changed the way all presidents were protected from them on. -
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World War 1
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929
On this day, the biggest stock market crash known to the United States started. This was the beginning of the Great Depression. -
The First Appearance of Superman in Action Comics
On this date, Superman first appeared and was published by DC Comics. Superman was written and drawn by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. -
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Pearl Harbour Attack
On this date the Japanese attacked the United States Naval base in Hawaii bringing the United States into World War II against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. The United States would fight with Britain and the Soviet Union making up the Allied Powers. -
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
In the morning on this date, a 10,000-pound atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. About 215,000 people died. This led to the surrender of Japan and the inauguration of the age of nuclear weapons. -
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The Years of the Korean War
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The Years of the Vietnam War
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The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
On this day, John F. Kennedy won the elections by "critisizing" the Eisenhower way of Presidence. When he was elected he promised the US citizens "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty." -
The First Appearance of Spider-Man in Comics
On this date, Spiderman was first introduced to the public. It was published by Mavel comics. -
The March on Washington
Magor event of the civil rights movement where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream Speech." -
The First Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
On this date, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Cheifs in their first Super Bowl together in the Los Angeles Coliseum. This is important because it was the first Super Bowl ever. -
The Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
On this day, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated into the White House as the 40th president. -
The Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle
On this date, The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded a few minutes after take off, killing all 7 people inside. They dont know what caused this but the fuel tank was one suspect. -
Austin Mahone was Born
On this date, the amazing Austin Mahone was brought into this world by Michelle and Carter Mahone. This is an important event because this is the very beginging of an awesome pop star. I would go back to this date to meet his parents and agree that i am the chose one for his arranged marriage when he grows up. -
My Birthday
Samantha D Martin was born. -
9/11
On this date, a terrorist group from Islam flew planes into New York City and crashed unexpectantly into the Twin Towers. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon. The forth plane was hijacked by its passengers on its way to the White House and was crashed in a feild in Shanksville. This was the first US terrorist attack that killed almost 3,000 people. -
The First Premeire of Elf
On this date, the movie elf was premeired in movie theaters. I would go back in time to watch this for the very first time because it is my favorite movie EVER! -
The Inauguration of Barrack Obama
On this date, Barrack Obama was sworn in as the US 44th President and by his side was Joe Biden as Vice President. This presidency caused he stopped the war in Iraq, passed the health care reform, brought troops home from Afganistan, killed Osama Bin Laden, and much more. -
First Year of Volleyball
On this date, was the first official volleyball team i was ever on. I was being coached by Steph Shirk and John Gehr. I would go back to this date to star practicing libero instead of setter now that i know my permanent position is libero. -
Life Skills Conference
One this day, i went to the 6 day Life Skills Conference/ Camp to learn how to improve my school and how to help others.
