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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the document and it was presented to Congress on June 28, 1776. The only person to sign the Declaration on July 4 was John Hancock. The other 54 delegates didn't sign it until August 2, 1776.
The reason I chose this event is that the Declaration of Independence literally declares our independence from Britain. If we had not declared independence we would still be part of Britain. -
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The Civil War
Although the cost of the Civil War was high – it was one of the bloodiest wars ever fought on American soil, the result was the abolishment of slavery. Black Americans now were regarded as true American citizens, with the right to vote, hold office and own property. I chose this because this was the war that almost tore the U.S. apart. If the South had won, we would be a slave state. -
Post Slavery South
Civil War gave some 4 million slaves their freedom, significant challenges awaited during the Reconstruction period. The 13th Amendment, adopted late in 1865, officially abolished slavery, but the question of freed blacks’ status in the post-war South remained. is essential to U.S history because that situation led to final freedom for African American people -
The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died the following day at 7:22 am. It Was a Shocking Event to the U.S history -
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World War I
The World War I was mostly in Europe, and it was the Germans, Austria-Hungarians and the Ottoman Empire (Central Powers), against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The U.S. joined the Allied Powers. The Central Powers were defeated, but there were many losses for both sides. The reason I chose this event is that this was one of the major U.S. wars, (WW2 even bigger) and this was the war that leads up to WW2. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.The reason I chose this event is because this depression was the biggest depresion the U.S has ever had. It should remind us that when we work hard, we get what we earn. -
Stock Market Crash
Was the major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. It is important to U.S history because this event leads to one of the worst crisis in u.s history. -
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The Red Scare
The Second Red Scare, which occurred immediately after World War II, was preoccupied with the perception of national or foreign communists infiltrating or subverting U.S. society or the federal government. this event is important because it shows the ridiculousness of destroying someone's life with fake accusations or having a multicultural group of friends to name some of the reasons -
World War II
World War 2 happened when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland causing England and France to declare war against Germany. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor which caused the U.S. to go into the war as well. This war destroyed more lives and more land than any other previous war.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' formal entry into World War II the next day. It is important to U.S history because it was the reason to u.s join the ww2 -
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. is important because show the bad use of atomic bombs, taking away the lives of thousands of people, just as a threat -
President Truman Orders Racial Equality in the Military
President Truman acknowledged that racial segregation hampered the U.S.’s military readiness and damaged its standing in the world. The order, which declared, “there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin,” It is important because before this event only native Americans were able to be part of the military -
Brown VS Board Of Education
was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. it is important in U.S history because now is something that could never happen and teach the next generations how bad was segregation and that it needed to change -
The Children March in Birmingham
Tells the story of how the young people of Birmingham braved arrest, fire hoses, and police dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. In the spring of 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was the “do-or-die” battleground for the Civil Rights Movement. the importance of this event was to bring national attention to the efforts of local black leaders to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. -
I Have a Dream
A public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. it's one of the most important events in African American history -
John F Kennedy Assasination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. Kennedy’s motorcade was turning past the Texas School Book Depository at Dealey Plaza with crowds lining the streets—when shots rang out. Another shocking events in u.s history along with Lincoln's assassination -
The Vietnam War
American soldiers are dropped off by U.S.Army helicopters to join South Vietnamese ground troops to advance in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border, in March 1965 during the Vietnam War. it was a significant event because after u.s losing the vietnam war, The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union -
The Immigration and Nationality Act Is Signed
The 1965 act was meant to promote family unification, level the field for lawful entry, and ease the way for foreign-born professionals. I choose this event because Fifty years later, its impact can be seen at all levels of society. Today over 40 million foreign-born individuals live in the United States, about three-quarters of whom have legal status. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 08:17 PM. The reason I chose this event is that this shows how in America, technology evolves quickly. All of the U.S. was watching Neil Armstrong land on the moon. -
September 11
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. it was one of the most iconic yet tragic events in modern u.s history
