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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Timeline On History Between 1492 - 2012
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus “Discovers” America
He was born between 25 August and 31 October 1451 in Genoa.
He died on 20 May 1506 he was age 54,
Valladolid, Crown of Castile, in present-day Spain.
He had three brothers; Giovanni Pellegrino, Giacomo and Bartholomew Columbus.
He had two children named Diego and Fernando. -
May 2, 1497
John Cabot claims North America for England
He was born on 1450 in Genoa or Gaeta, Italy.
He died on 1499.
Had three children named Ludovico, Sebastian, and Sancto. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River
He was born on 1491 St. Malo, Brittany.
He died on September 1, 1557 (aged 65) St. Malo, France.
He had no children. -
Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh
- Established 1585
- Birth of Virginia Dare 18 August 1587
- Disestablished Unknown
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Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown
Born January 1580, died June 21, 1631. Established first English settlement in Jamestown VA. Captured by the Powhatan Indians in December 1607 while looking for food. He was later released with the help of the chiefs daughter Pocahontas. Was later elected president of the local settlement council, under his leadersip the colony grew. He returned to Enlgand in October 1607. He tried twice to return to America in 1614 and 1615, but both voyages were unsuccessful and he never returned to America -
Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixed period of service.
Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixed period of service. -
Mayflower Compact
First governing compact of the plymouth colony. It was singed on November 11, 1620 by 41 of the ship's 101 passengers. It was a contract that the settlers agreed to follow the compact's rules and regulations. -
First Public School (Boston Latin School)
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States. -
First College - Harvard College, the first institute for higher education in a north Americancolony, established at Cambridge in Massachusetts
Originally named New College, came into existence by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachuettes Bay Colony. It was
renamed in honor of deceased Charlestown minister John Harvard. First instructor was Nathaniel Eaton and the first students graduated in 1642. -
Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier,Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts.
Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier,Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament on 16 December 1689.[3] It was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. -
Ben Franklin - Lightning Rod
Published a proposal for an experiment to prove lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm. -
French & Indian War 1754
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763 by King George III
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War. -
Stamp Act 1765
A direct tax imposed by British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. It required that many printed materials be produced on stamped paper, they had to be paid for in British currency, the purpose of the tax was to help pay for the troops stationed in North America. -
Santa Claus
Gives children gifts if they are good. Coal if they are bad. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Vermont is 1st colony to free all slaves
There are disscussions about if Vermont or Pennsylvania was the first colony to free slaves. -
Revolution 1775
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to comprise a written constitution. -
Articles of Confederation 1781
Agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. Drafted by continental Congress in 1776-1777 went into use in 1777 and was formal ratified by all 13 states in 1781. -
Delaware Dec. 7, 1787
Delaware is the 1st state. -
Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787
Pennsylvania is the 2nd state. -
New Jersey Dec. 18, 1787
New Jersey is that 3rd state. -
Georgia Jan. 2, 1788
Georgia is the 4th state. -
Connecticut Jan. 9, 1788
Connecticut is the 5th state. -
Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788
Massachusetts is the 6th state. -
Maryland Apr. 28, 1788
Maryland is the 7th state. -
South Carolina May 23, 1788
South Carolina is the 8th state. -
New Hampshire June 21, 1788
New Hampshire is the 9th state. -
Virginia June 25, 1788
Virginia is the 10th state. -
New York July 26, 1788
New York is the 11th state. -
North Carolina Nov. 21, 1789
North Carolina is the 12th state. -
4 million
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Rhode Island May 29, 1790
Rhode Island is the 13th state. -
Vermont Mar. 4, 1791
Vermont is the 14th state. -
Bill of Rights
10 Amendments (originally 12), they defined citizen's rights in relation to the newly established government under the constitution. -
Kentucky June 1, 1792
Kentucky is the 15th state. -
Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin
The cotton gin separated the seed from the cotton, which before had been done by hand. He had it patened in March 14, 1794 but it was not validated until 1807. -
11th Amendment
first amendment to the constitution after the Billof Rights. Was adopted after the Supreme Court ruling Chisholm v Goergia. It states that 'federal courts had the authority to hear cases in law& equity brought by private citizens against states and that states did not enjoy sovereign immunity from suits made by citizens of other states'. -
Tennessee June 1, 1796
Tenessee is the 16th state. -
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. -
George Washington, 1789-1797
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. -
5.3 million
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John Adams
Born October 30 1735, died July 4 1826. He was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, political theorist and the second president of the United States. Played a leading role to ask Congress to delcare independence and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He is the father of John Quincy Adams the sixth president. In October 1764 he married Abigail Smith, they had six children. -
Ohio Mar. 1, 1803
Ohio is the 17th state. -
12th Amendment
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President. It replaced Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, which provided the original procedure by which the Electoral College functioned. -
Thomas Jefferson
Born April 13 1743 died July 4 1826. He was the principal author of the declaration of independence, the third president and the founder of University of Virginia. While as president he purchased the Louisiana Territory and sent Lewis & Clark Expedition to explore the west. Married Martha Skelton Januray 1, 1772, they had six children only two survived to adulthood and only on past the age of 25. -
7.2 million
Census Population -
Louisiana Apr. 30, 1812
Louisiana is the 18th state. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, and over national honour after humiliations on the high seas. -
Indiana Dec. 11, 1816
Indiana is the 19th state. -
James Madison
Born March 16, 1751 died June 28 1836. Fourth president and hailed as the father of the constitution for being the primary author of the US constitution and Bill of rights. He married Dolley Payne Todd, a widow, September 15 1794 and adopted her son John Payne Todd after the marriage. -
Mississippi Dec. 10, 1817
Mississippi is the 20th state. -
Illinois Dec. 3, 1818
Illinois is the 21st state. -
Alabama Dec. 14, 1819
Alabama is the 22nd state. -
9.6 million
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Maine Mar. 15, 1820
Maine is the 23rd state. -
James Monroe
Born April 28, 1758, died July 4, 1831. He was the fifth President and the last of the founding fathers presidents. Married Elizabeth Kortright February 16, 1786 they had three children. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States. -
Graham Cracker
Developed in New Jersey by Rev. Sylvester Graham -
12.8 million
Census Population -
Indian Removal Act (1838 Trail of Tears)
Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, it was suppose to be voluntary, but states wanting to get the land the Indians occupied, put pressure on the Native American leaders to sign the Act. Several tribes did not leave peacefully and were forcibly removed. -
Oberlin College - First college to accept Women
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female. -
Oberlin College - First School to accept Black
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit black students. -
Texas Revolution 1835
Conflict between Mexico and the settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila Y Tejas, lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. -
Michigan Jan. 26, 1837
Michigan is the 26th state. -
U of M- 1817 - Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837
Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 -
Vulcanized Rubber - Charles Goodyear
Charles discovered that you removed the sulphur from rubber then heated it, it would retain its elasticity. He received his patent June 24, 1844 -
17 million
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth presidnet of the United States. -
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States. -
John Tyler
Born March 29, 1790 died January 18, 1862. He was the tenth president -
Baseball - Alexander Cartwright
Thought to the the first person to draw a diagram of a diamond shaped baseball field. Rules of the modern game are based on the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club. Thought he may have umpired the first game on June 19, 1846 at Elysian Fields. -
Florida Mar. 3, 1845
Florida is the 27th state. -
Texas Dec. 29, 1845
Texas is the 28th state. -
Iowa Dec. 28, 1846
Iowa is the 29th state. -
Mexican American War 1846
Conflict between the US and Mexico from 1846-1848, resulting from the annexation of Texas which Mexico considered part of its territory desipte the 1836 Texas Revolution. -
Wisconsin May 29, 1848
Wisconsin is the 30th state. -
James Knox Polk
Born November2, 1795 died June 15, 1849. He was the eleventh president and the last strong pre-civil war president. Oversaw the opening of the US Naval Academy, the Smithsonian Institution, ground breaking for the Washington Monument and the issuance of the first postage stamp. He served only one term. -
23 million
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Zachary Taylor
Born November 2, 1784 died July 9, 1850. He is know as 'Old Rough and Ready', he served in the War 1812, Blackhawk War and the Second Seminol War. Died only 16 months into his presidency. -
California Sept. 9, 1850
California is the 31st state. -
Millard Fillmore
born January 7, 1800 died March 8, 1874. He was the thirteenth president and the last member of the Whig party to hold office. He took over the office after the death of Zachary Taylor. Co-founded the University of Buffalo. -
Michigan State
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green and white
Mascot: Sparty -
Franklin Pierce
born November 23, 1804 died October 8, 1869. He was the fourteenth president -
Pencil Eraser - Hymen Lipman
First patent for pencil with an attached eraser March 30, 1858. He sold the patent ot Joseph Reckendorfer who sued pencil manufacturer Farber for infringement. -
Minnesota May 11, 1858
Minnesota is the 32nd state. -
Oregon Feb. 14, 1859
Oregon is the 33rd state. -
31.4 million
Census Population -
- Repeating Rifle - Benjamin Tyler Henry
Hired by oliver Winchester in the late 1850's to improve the design of the Volcanic Repeating rifle. October 16, 1860 received patent on the Henry .44 caliber repeating rifle. -
James Buchanan
Born April 23, 1791 died June 1, 1868. He was the fifteenth president and never married. -
Jelly Bean - William Schraft
created in the late 1800's, it was originally made for the armies -
Machine Gun - Richard Gatling
invented after Gatling noticed that a mjority of the soldiers fighting in the Civil War were lost to diease than gunshots, he thought it would be better to have one gun than could do the work of many. He based the design on a seed planter. It wasn't until 1866 that the US government offically purchased the Gatling Gun. -
Kansas Jan. 29, 1861
Kansas is the 34th state. -
Breakfast Cereal - James Caleb Jackson
Invented the first dry whole grain breakfast cereal, he called granula. -
West Virginia June 20, 1863
West Virginia is the 35th state. -
Nevada Oct. 31, 1864
Nevada is the 36th state. -
American Civil War 1861
War fought between the Confederate states the the Union states. The confederate states succeed from the US in response to Abraham Lincoln election. After four years of war the Confederate army surrendered and slavery was outlawed. -
Abraham Lincoln
Born February 12, 1809 died April 15, 1865. He was the sixteenth president, he lead the country during the Civil War and ened slavery. He was assassinated while in office. -
13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery
Officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary seritude except as punishment for crime. -
Nebraska Mar. 1, 1867
Nebraska is the 37th state. -
14th Amendment
Includes the Citizenship Clause, the Due Process Clause and the Equal protection Clause -
Andrew Johnson
Born December 29, 1808 died July 31, 1875. He was the seventeenth president, took over the presidency after Abraham Licoln was assassinated. Presided over the Reconstruction Era of the US in the four years after the Civil War. -
American Football - Walter Camp
born April 7, 1859 died March 14, 1925. He is known was the 'Father of American Football' Dominant voice on the various collegiate football rules. -
Soccer - Princeton vs. Rutgers (6-4 Rutgers)
first game of intercollegiate football, game was played with two teams of 25 under Rugby like rules -
38.6 million
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15th Amendment
February 3, 1870, Prohibits wach government in the US from denying a citizen the right to vote based on the citizens race, color or previous condition of servitude. -
Jeans - Levi Strauss
Jacob Davis made mens work pants with the metal points of strain for greater strength, he wanted to patent so he turned to Levi Strauss for business help. They received the patent in 1873 and began manufactoring the jeans. -
Colorado Aug. 1, 1876
Colorado is the 38th state. -
Ulysses Simpson Grant
born April 27, 1822 died July 23, 1885. He was the eighteenth president and was a commander during the Civil War -
Toilet Paper- Seth Wheeler
Obtained the first patent for toilet paper and dispensers -
Light Bulb - Thomas Alva Edison
Invented the first commercially practical incandescent light, in 1878 Edison added the filament to the element of glowing wire carring the current -
50.1 million
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the ninteenth president of the United States. -
James Abram Garfield
born November 19, 1831 died Spet 19 1881. He was the twentieth president. -
Chester Alan Arthur
born October 5, 1829 died November 18, 1886. He was the twenty first president, he become president when President James Garfield was assassinated. -
Coca -Cola
John S. Pemberton made this. -
Softball - George Hancock
Games was first played indoors. someone tossed aboxing glove at another person who hit it with a stick and the first game was played. -
Grover Cleveland
born March 18, 1837 died June 24, 1908. Was the twenty -second and the twenty-four president, he is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. -
South Dakota Nov. 2, 1889
South Dakota is the 40th state. -
North Dakota Nov. 2, 1889
North Dakota is the 39th state. -
Montana Nov. 8, 1889
Montana is the 41st state. -
Washington Nov. 11, 1889
Washington is the 42nd state. -
62.9 million
Census Population -
Stop Sign - William Phelps Eno
Known as the father of safety despite never having learned to drive a car himself. 1921 founded the Highway Traffic Control -
Idaho July 3, 1890
Idaho is the 43rd state. -
Wyoming July 10, 1890
Wyoming is the 44th state. -
CMU
28,389 students, !00th largest public univiersity and the 4th largest in Michigan -
Benjamin Harrison
born August 20, 1833 died March 13, 1901. He was the twenty-third president -
Radio - Nikola Tesla
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Corn Flakes- Will Keith Kellogg
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Volleyball
Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. -
Utah Jan. 4, 1896
Utah is the 45th state. -
76.2 million
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William McKinley
born January 29, 1843 died Spetember 14, 1901 He was the twenty fifth president. Led the nation to victory in the Spanish -American War, -
Car - Oldsmobile - Ransom E. Olds
pioneer of the american automotive industry, the modern assembly line and its basic conceopt are credited to Olds, who used it to build the first massed produced automobile. -
Assembly Line - Henry Ford
sponsor fo the developement of the assembly line technique of mass production, it made vehicles cheaper to build and therefore available to more people. -
Teddy Bear - Morris Michtom
Made stuffed animals with his wife in the candy shop. The idea came from a cartoon with Teddy Rosevelt, he was showing compassion for a bear after a hunting trip. -
Banana Split - David Strickler
He enjoying inventing sundaes in the pharmacy the he worked in, word of the sundaes spread and he ened up purchasing the pharmacy and renaming it Stickler's Pharmacy. -
Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907
Oklahoma is the 46th state. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909). He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity. -
92.2 million
Census Population -
New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912
New Mexico is the 47th state. -
Arizona Feb. 14, 1912
Arizona is the 48th state. -
17th Amendment (direct election of United States Senators by popular vote)
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which Senators were elected by State legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for State legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held. -
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930). He is the only person to have served in both offices. -
16th Amendment (Income Tax)
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results. This amendment exempted income taxes from the constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes, after income taxes on rents, dividends, and interest were ruled to be direct taxes in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895). It was ratified on February 3, 1913. -
World War 1 1914
World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple Alliance). -
18th Amendment (prohibits alcohol)
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution established Prohibition in the United States. The separate Volstead Act set down methods of enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited, and which were excluded from prohibition (for example, for medical and religious purposes). The Amendment was unique in setting a time delay before it would take effect following ratification, and in setting a time limit for its ratifica -
106 million
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19th Amendment - Women’s Right to Vote
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.
The Constitution allows states to determine the qualifications for voting, and until the 1910s most states disenfranchised women. The amendment was the culmination of the women's suffrage movement, which fought at both state and national levels to achieve the vote. -
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. With Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican nominee William Howard Taft dividing the Republican Party vote, Wilson was elected President as a Democrat in 1912. -
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States (1921–23). A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate (1899–1903), as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1903–05) and as a U.S. Senator (1915–21). He was also the first incumbent United States Senator and the first newspaper publisher to be elected President. -
Television - Philo T. Farnsworth
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or colored, with accompanying sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming, television transmission. -
Bubble Gum - Walter Diemer “Double Bubble”
Bubblegum is a type of elastic chewing gum, designed to be blown out of the mouth as a bubble. -
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His conduct during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. -
123 million
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Electric Guitar - George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker. Since the output of an electric guitar is an electric signal, the signal may easily be altered using electronic circuits to add "color" to the sound. Often the signal is modified using effects such as re -
21st Amendment - Repeal 18th amendment.
The Twenty-first Amendment (Amendment XXI) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. It was ratified on December 5, 1933. -
20th Amendment - Jan. 20 inauguration.
The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices. It also deals with scenarios in which there is no President-elect. The Twentieth Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933. -
Soft Serve Ice Cream
Over 40 flavors -
132 million
Census Population -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he facilitated a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades. W -
World War 2 1939
World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. -
Cable TV
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional broadcast television (via radio waves) in which a television antenna is required. -
Video Game
A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display device. -
151 million
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22nd Amendment - 2 term limit for President.
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States. The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951. The Amendment was the final result of the recommendations of the Hoover Commission which was established by President Harry S. Truman in 1947. -
Barcode
A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally, barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional (1D). Later they evolved into rectangles, dots, hexagons and other geometric patterns in 2 dimensions (2D). -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States (1945), he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his historic fourth term. -
Korean War 1950
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – armistice signed 27 July 1953[28]) was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China (PRC), with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was a result of the physical division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Alaska Jan. 3, 1959
Alaska is the 49th state. -
Hawaii Aug. 21, 1959
Hawaii is the 50th state. -
179.3 million
Census Population -
23rd Amendment - Wash. D.C. representation
The Twenty-third Amendment (Amendment XXIII) to the United States Constitution permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President. The amendment was proposed by Congress on June 17, 1960, and ratified by the states on March 29, 1961. The first Presidential election in which it was in effect was the presidential election of 1964. -
Dwight David Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45, from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first suprem -
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. -
Computer Mouse
In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. -
24th Amendment - poll taxes illegal
The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was proposed by Congress to the states on August 27, 1962, and was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. -
Minicomputer ($18,000!)
A minicomputer (colloquially, mini) is a class of multi-user computers that lies in the middle range of the computing spectrum, in between the largest multi-user systems (mainframe computers) and the smallest single-user systems (microcomputers or personal computers). -
CD
The Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage (CD-ROM), write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Discs (VCD), Super Video Compact Discs (SVCD), PhotoCD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced CD. Audio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982. -
25th Amendment - presidential succession
The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. -
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969) after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963). -
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26th Amendment - 18 as voting age
The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution limited the minimum voting age to no more than 18. It was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971. -
Email
Email is an abbreviation of “electronic mail”. -
Cell Phone
Over 10 million people have cell phones in the U.S. -
Richard Milhous Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations -
Gerald Rudolph Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. -
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James Earl Carter, Jr
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. -
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick) and speakers into a single unit. -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The Nintendo Entertainment System (also abbreviated as NES or simply called Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987. -
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor. -
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Persian Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait. -
27th Amendment - Congress salary changes take place in next term.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, 203 years after its initial submission to the states for ratification. -
Herbert Clark Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933). Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. -
George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93). He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President (1981–89), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. -
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US Invasion of Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front (Northern Alliance) launched Operation Enduring Freedom. -
William Jefferson Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. -
Invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq (March 19–May 1, 2003), was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom and smaller contingents from Australia, Poland and Spain invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations. -
George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000. -
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Barack Hussein Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.
