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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a tribulation between British soldiers and colonists on March 5, 1770 that resulted in five colonist deaths. The British soldiers, scared for their lives by the enraged colonists, fired into the crowd out of self-defense. This event led to more colonial anger at the British soldiers and the British king. -
Declaration of Independence
In May of 1776, Congress adopted a resolution authorizing each of the 13 colonies to establish its own government. In the meantime, Congress appointed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence. The committee elected Thomas Jefferson to compose the Declaration. On July 4, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. It doubled the size of the nation, spaning from the Rockey Mountains to the Misissippi River, and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey West
The Lewis and Clark journey in the Louisiana territory was an extreme success opening the west to settlement by other Americans allowing the country to grow and prosper. They befriended many Native American tribes and ultimately paved the way west for other Americans, discovering new species of plants and animals, and creating maps of the territory. The Lewis and Clark journey, one of the most treacherous explorations of U.S. history, educated the nation about the Louisiana territory. -
The Texas War for Independence
The Texas revolution was the Texans revolt against Mexico in 1833. Texas wanted to become a self-governing state within Mexico, but Mexico declined.In result, Texas fought for their freedom, later becoming known as "The Texas Revelution". -
The California Gold Rush
After gold was discovered a year earlier in the rivers of California, flocks of people of all nationalities all over the world raced to find their fortune and get rich quick. This exodus proved to be dangerous and it wasn't the miners that got rich, it was the merchants and landowners. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was an 1850 law meant to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. The act allowed slaveowners to recapture their slaves that ran to the north. The act really meant that the only place for slaves to be free was Canada. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that showed slavery was brutal and immortal. Harriet Beecher Stowe was attemping to persuade people to join the abolitionist movement, especially mothers. Southerners weren't happy withthe book, for it lead people to conclude that slavery was wrong, and gave them courage to fight for the slaves' freedom, even their slaves themselves. Uncle Tom's cabin played a big role in leading the nation to war. -
Harper's Ferry
Harpers Ferry was a federal arsenal in Virginia; captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt. Abolitionist John Brown tried to initiated an armed slave revolt by taking over Harper's Ferry. Brown wanted to steal the weapons from the arsenal to give to slave to defend themselves. Brown's raid, accompanied by 20 men was defeated by a platoon of U.S. Marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee. Brown eventually recieved the death pentalty for his actions. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
As the southern states seceded from the Union, they took control of most of the federal forts located within their harbors. Fort Sumter was running out of supplies. Lincoln sent supplies, but the confederates attacked the fort before the ships arrived. After 34 hours of gunfire, the confederates surrendered. No one was killed defending the fort. -
Supreme Court Case: Brown v. Board of Education
The supreme court overturned the Plessy doctrine of “separate-but-equal.” It ruled that racially segregated schools were not equal and were therefore unconstitutional. All of the justices agreed to the ruling, making it unanimous. -
Death of Elvis
Popular music icon Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42. The death of the “King of Rock and Roll” brought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. Doctors said he died of a heart attack, likely brought on by his addiction to prescription barbiturates. -
Miracle at the Meadowlands
Miracle at the Meadowlands is a term used by Philadelphia Eagle fans for a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown at the end of the November 19, 1978 against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium. Instead of taking a kneel, the Giants called a run and unsuccessfully handed the ball of causing a fumble. Eagles’ cornerback Herman Edwards picked of the loose ball and returned it for the winning touchdown of a miracle 19 to 17 win for the Eagles. -
9/11
On September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them to attack sites in Washington D.C., and New York City. Two of the airliners flew into each of the twin towers that made up the World Trade Center, another into the Pentagon. The fourth airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after those who were on the flight took back control. -
My Birthday
The day the world was blessed with me. -
My Mom's Death
My mother, Lisa Horning, died of breast cancer of 9/15/09. She had been fighting it for many years, in and out of the hospital. She died in the hospital at approximately 4:26 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. -
Miracle at the New Meadowlands
Miracle at the New Meadowlands is a term used by Philadelphia Eagle fans referring to an improbable come-from-behind win on December 19, 2010 against the New York Giants. The Giants had a lead of 31-10 with 8:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Eagles, however, tied the game at 31-31 with 1:16 left. With 0:14 left, the Giants were forced to punt. Waiting to receive the punt was Eagles receiver Desean Jackson. He muffed the punt but recovered and took it all the way as time expired.
