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Massacre at Mystic
Captain John Mason and his Indian allies set fire to the Pequot village near the Mystic River. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest against "Taxation Without Representation". Americans dumped 342 chests of tea. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Kickstarter for the American Revolution, after leading up conflicts and tension. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revolutionary war fought is Massachusetts, between British troops from Boston to Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence is Signed
The final founding father signed the Declaration of Independence, on August 2, 1776. While falsely, but commonly believed to be signed on July Fourth. The picture highlighted here is also not an actual occurrence. Just a piece of art to represent history. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
Severe winter throughout 1777-1778, in which American soldiers faced great hardship, disease, and loss. -
Article of Confederation are Ratified
The articles of confederation were finally ratified. The Articles were signed by Congress and sent to the individual states for ratification on November 15, 1777, after 16 months of debate. -
The Battle of Yorktown
George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown -
US Constitution is Ratified
Nine states had to Ratify the constitution. On September 28, 1787, the final state ratified it. -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
George Washington takes the oath of office as the first president of the United States. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
George Washington turns down his opportunity to become president again before the presidential electors cast their votes in the 1796 election. -
Death Of George Washington
George Washington's doctors essentially killed him by using a technique called "leeching". Based on an original belief that if you were sick "bad things were in your blood" and Washington lost too much blood and died. -
Election Day, 1800
Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party defeats President John Adams. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of judicial review, the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution -
Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
Soon after entering the oil business John D. Rockefeller creates " Standard Oil". -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945) was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
The first land run into the unassigned lands of former Indian territory. -
Ellis Island Opens
New York's immigration processing unit " Ellis Island" opens. -
Wizard of Oz is Published
The famous book and movie " The Wizard of Oz " is published. -
Angel Island
Angel Island Opened to process immigrants. -
KDKA Goes on Air
KDKA Radio Station goes on air for the first time out of Pittsburgh. -
First Miss America Pageant
Margaret Gorman wins the first ever Miss America Pageant. -
First Winter Olympics
First ever winter Olympic games are held at Chamonix in the French Alps. -
J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
On May 10, 1924, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Mr. Hoover was named Director. As Director, Mr. Hoover put into effect a number of institutional changes to correct criticisms made of his predecessor's administration. -
Great Gatsby
The book "Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Adolf Hitler's book is published. -
Lindberg Flies Across the Atlantic
Charles Lindberg completes the first ever flight across the Atlantic Ocean in "The Spirit of St. Louis." -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The crash began on Oct. 24, 1929, known as "Black Thursday," when the market opened 11% lower than the previous day's close. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Severe drought hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Dust Bowl, name for both the drought period in the Great Plains that lasted from 1930 to 1936 and the section of the Great Plains of the United States that extended over southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico. -
Opening of the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building Opens -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
FDR is elected the president of the United States for the first time. -
CCC is Created
Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, with an executive order on April 5, 1933. The CCC was part of his New Deal legislation, combating high unemployment during the Great Depression by putting hundreds of thousands of young men to work on environmental conservation projects. -
WPA is Created
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA with an executive order on May 6, 1935. It was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. The unemployment rate in 1935 was at a staggering 20 percent. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Instead, on June 13, 1935, at Madison Square Garden Bowl, Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog in what was called "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett". -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The Berlin Games were the 10th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 1936 Olympics were held in a tense, politically charged atmosphere. The Nazi Party had risen to power in 1933, two years after Berlin was awarded the Games, and its racist policies led to international debate about a boycott of the Games. -
Kristallnacht
On November 9 to November 10, 1938, in an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath, the best-known novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. It evokes the harshness of the Great Depression and arouses sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers. The book came to be regarded as an American classic. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the United States. Based on the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. German forces broke through Polish defenses along the border and quickly advanced on Warsaw, the Polish capital. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech. Freedom of worship. Freedom from want.