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Pilgrams and Plymouth Rock 1500s
This event is about when the pilgrams landed in what is today Plymouth, MA. The Plymouth rock is a very important American symbol in history becuase it symbolizes the first European settlers that stayed in Massachusetts. -
Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution is when the United states become more urban and manufactoring companies became bigger and bigger. The industrial revolution started in the 1760s and lasted all the way to around 1840. -
Revoluntionary War
The Colonists were upset with how King George the third was treating them, so they rebeled. The battle of Lexington started the war, which eventually led to 8 years of bloody battles until George Washington defeated the British army at Yorktown. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was an offical document that declared the United States a free country. Today, he celebrate this day as the Fourth of July. -
Louisana purhcase
The Newly established United states felt they needed to grow, so they purchased a huge chunk of land from the French. This land would turn into roughly 14 states. -
Civil War
This war was Americans most bloody war, killing more than 620,000.The South wanted slaves and the North didn't so they decided to go to war. After the war, the South was almost total in destruction, since almost all the fighting was in the South. -
World War 1
World war 1 started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard of Austria-Hungry. The war later formed into to sides, the Allies which consisted of Great Britiain, Russia, France, Italy and the United states joined later into the war. The other side was the Central powers, consisting of high powered Germany, Austria-Hungury, and the Ottoman Empire. This war lasted for roughly 4 years and will go down as one of the bloodiest wars ever, taking millions of lives all together. -
Dust bowl
The dust bowl started when farmers over cultiviated there fields, which started te dust bowl. The dust bowl consisted of multiple extreme dust storms that destroyed the agriculture of the land. The dust storm was very tragic as it cut off food supplies for many families and companies. -
World War 2
World war 2 is deifinetly the most known war throughout history. This war consisted of two sides, the Axis and the Allies. The Allies consisted of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States. The Axis nations were mainly Germany, Italy, Japan, and other small nations. The war lasted almost 6 years, with the Allies eventually coming out on top. Hilter had been taken down but not before he murdered over six million Jews, which would be later known as the Holocaust. -
Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
This event is arguably the most important events in the history of sports. Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player and everyone knew that, they just didn't know if he was ready for the MLB. Jackies' first game in the majors was against the Boston Braves, who were definently against the idea of Negro's in the MLB. The fans hated him most, shouting insults and racial slurs at him. He played through all of this, and later laid down a perfefct bunt to win the game. -
Cold war
The Cold war was between the United States and the Soviet Union. This wasn't your typical war with guns, bullets, and extreme machinery. This two nations had just defeated the Axis nations in World War 2 and had emerged as two of the worlds superpowers, but they didn't get along to great. The US was concerned that Russia would try to expanded into Europe and eventually try to take over the whole world. This war lasted from 1947-1991, which makes it one of the longested "wars" ever. -
Tiger Woods first Major victory
This was the beginning of one of the best golfers in the history of golf itself. This was Tiger Woods rookie year on the tour and only his second victory ever. Tiger's victory is one of the most lopsided victories ever, with him winning by 12 strokes. This was Tiger's first major out of 15 total, but there still could be more to come. -
9/11
This is in the top two most tragic terrorist events in United States history, the other one is Pearl Harbor. The United States had been dealing with the terrorist group Al-Qaeda for years, but this had taken it over the top. Two pilots had flown commerical planes into the world trade towers in New York city, killing thousands. There were two more planes that were going to be terrorist threats, one of them belived to be heading to the Pentagon, but thanks to heroics, they both crashed into fields -
Malcom Butler interception
This is arguably the greatest sports play in Super Bowl history. The Seahawks were down to the one yard line after Jermaine Kerse had made another lucky catch against the Patriots as history seemed to be repeating, as Patriots fans all over the world were having extreme Deja vu from the helmet catch and the Mario Manningham catch. Almost everyone that was watching the game believed that they would hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, who is one of the best running backs in the league. Then the S -
Malcom Butler interception
Then the Seahawks made one of the most controversial calls in Super bowl history, they THREW the ball. Russell Wilson threw the ball that was intended for Ricardio Lockette which was INTERCEPTED by Malcom Butler. This cemented Tom Brady's legacy as one of the greatest quaterbacks ever if not the greatest. He was later named Super Bowl MVP for the thrid time. -
The Great Depression
The great depression started with the crash of the stock market on October 19, 1939. It sent millions of people jobless, and also people couldn't afford basic necessities such as housing, food, and clothes. The great depression was one of the worst events in US history
