US History: VHS summer 2

Assassination of Garfield

Jul 2, 1881

This is the date of when president Garfield was assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_James_A._Garfield

Tragedy on Haymarket square

May 1, 1886

local chapters of the Knights went on strike demanding an eight-hour day for all laborers.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

Ellis island

Jan 1, 1892

Ellis Island becomes chief immigration station of the U.S. Many people went there when migrating from their countries.

William McKinley

Mar 4, 1897

This is the date of the election of president McKinley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley

World War 1

Jul 28, 1914

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
This is the beginning of the horrible World War 1

The treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles
the date of the sighing of this treaty

The great depression

Oct 29, 1920

This is the date of the beginning of the great depression
http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression

The stock market crash

Oct 29, 1929

This is the day the stock market crashed http://www.history.com/topics/1929-stock-market-crash

World war 2

Sep 1, 1939

Begin of world war 2
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii

attack on pearl harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The day the Japanese attacked pearl harbor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

Beginning of the cold war

Dec 24, 1947

This is the beginning of the cold war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

Civil rights movement

Dec 24, 1954

This is the beginning of the civil rights movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1954%E2%80%9368)

The vietnam war

Nov 1, 1955

The beginning of the Vietnam war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

I have a dream

Aug 28, 1963

This is the date Martin Luther King Jr delivered his speech.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream

Election of Ronald Reagan

Nov 4, 1980

This is the election date of Ronald Reagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1980

Election of George H.W Bush

Nov 9, 1988

This is the date George H.W Bush was elected http://millercenter.org/president/biography/bush-campaigns-and-elections

Operation desert storm

Aug 2, 1991

This was the beginning of operation desert storm http://armylive.dodlive.mil/index.php/2013/02/operation-desert-storm/

The internet

Aug 6, 1991

The date the internet was made public https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

Election of Bill clinton

Dec 24, 1993

This is the election date of president Bill Clinton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Bill_Clinton

execution of Saddam Hussein

Dec 30, 2006

This is the execution date of Saddam Hussein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein