George Washington is unanimously elected the 1st president of the U.S.
Washington replaces Philadelphia as the U.S. capital city
Samuel Morse Develops the Electric Telegraph
Mexican American war
The California Gold Rush begins
13th Amendment abolishes slavery; Lincoln is assassinated
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb
The Wright brothers make their first powered flight
The Ford Model T appears on the market
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the right to vote
Wall Street Crash begins Great Depression
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings U.S. into World War II
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; World War II ends
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision bans racial segregation in schools
First moon landing
President Kennedy assassinated; March on Washington
Bill Gates founds Microsoft
Fall of the Soviet Union, end of the Cold War
September 11th terrorist attacks
Republican candidate Donald Trump wins presidential election, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in one of the biggest political upsets in US history
The US, Canada and Mexico reach a new trade deal to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement
Democrat former Vice-President Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in the presidential election
Joe Biden inaugurated president amid unprecedented security, a week after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC
