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Sand Creek Massacre
Sand Creek Massacre The Sand Creek Massacre was a massacre of 800 Cheyene Indians in Sand Creek Colorado. Americans feared they were getting in the way of their countries expansion so they killed them. -
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The Reconstruction Era Ends
When the age of Reconstruction ended in 1877, the economy began to expand, and began to focus more on Industrialization than agriculture -
One of the numerous near wars during American Expansion
In 1891, 11 Italians were lynched in New Orleans. This almost started a war before a compromise was made. This was one of many "near wars" that occured with the United States and other countries in the late 1800s. -
Ellis Island opens as Immigration Station
The Federal Immigration Station, Ellis Island, officially opened on January 1, 1892. Immigrants came over from all continents, and registered at Ellis Island to come to America. -
WWI Begins
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, of Austria, was asassinated on June 28, 1914. This started the major war centered in Europe that was WWI -
WWI Ends
WWI ended on November 11, 1918. The power sttuggle in Europe was over and the League of Nations was established to keep peace in the world. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was the era of expanding culture, mostly through the arts. The African Americans were a central group that contributed to the Harlem Renaissance -
The Great Depression
This time period started when the stock market of America crashed in October, 1929. The economy then followed shortly after that. People were out of jobs adn money was scarce. It was a tough era in early American History. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust The Holocaust began in most forms on January 30, 1933, when Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, the biggest U.S. naval base during WWII, was attacked by the Japanese on the morning of December 7, 1941. -
Vietnam War Begins
Vietnam The vietnam war begins and troops were deployed into Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to prevent communism. -
Rosa Parks "Sparks a Revolution"
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of the bus instead of the back of the pus where the "colored" people were supposed to sit. She was asked to move by a white man but refused to get up and was placed under arrest. This was ground breaking in the civil rights movement. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
<ahref='http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html' >MLK</a> On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, the leader of the black civil rights movement was killed. He was standing at his hotel ready to lead a civil rights march when he was killed. -
Vietnam War Ends
Vietnam The Vietnam war ends because of the fall of Saigon, but the U.S. came out of this war with a loss. -
Ronald Reagan becomes 40th U.S. president
Reagan Ronald Reagan became the 40th U.S. president in 1981 and stayed for 2 terms as president. -
Internet
The internet was maintained until 1984 when it was available to the public. -
Soviet Union Collapses
"When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the United States was the only remaining military superpower, and the world looked to Washington for leadership at combating aggression in the Persian Gulf, ending ethnic cleansing in places such as Kosovo, and halting nuclear proliferation." -
Clinton is Impeached
<ahref='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton' >Clinton Impeached</a> Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on this day because of perjury and obstruction of justice fom the affair Clinton had with a White House intern.
