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Jan 1, 1492
Finding of America
Columbus finds America, being off coarse -
Jan 1, 1497
Claims England
John Cabot claims North America for England -
Jan 1, 1521
Ponce de leon
Ponce de Leon lands in what is now Florida to attempt to settle it. He is wounded in a fight there, and dies in Cuba -
First birth!
Virginia Dare is born, first born in the new country -
Arrive to new world
Pilgrims arrive in new world, being off course. Mayflower compact is signed, initiating type of "government." -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian War begins. The War will end in 1763. Benjamin Franklin proposes a "Plan of the Union," to join all colonies other than Georgia under a president. -
Ending
The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is passed in England. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is passed. -
Stamp Act repealed
The Stamp Act is repealed, but a Declaratory Act, making colonists subject to laws passed by the English Parliament, is passed. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party takes place, a reaction against an English effort to allow the British East India Company to monopolize the tea market in the colonies. -
1775-1783 Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War, the American War of Independence -
First President
George Washington becomes the first President of the United States. -
War of 1812
The United States declares war on Great Britain, despite British efforts to defuse trade disagreements. -
British Revenge for 1812
British exact their revenge in the War of 1812, burning the White House. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War begins in May. It lasts for a year, when fighting ends. The resulting Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Feb. 2, 1848) annexes to the United States from Mexico parts New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The countries agree that the boundary between Texas and Mexico is the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte). -
Californian Gold
Gold is found in California -
Civil War
One month after Lincoln is sworn in as President, the first shot is fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The Civil War begins. -
Wright Brothers
Wright brothers fly a plane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
WWl
WWl begins -
Great Depression
In October, the stock market crashes, and the Great Depression begins. -
WWll
1939-World War II begins when Germany invades Poland, and pursuant to an agreement, Great Britain defends Poland and declares war against Germany -
Pear Harbor
On December 7, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The next day, the United States declares war against Japan. -
D-Day
D-Day, the invasion of the French beaches of Normandy, takes place on June 6. -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler commits suicide. -
Cold War
The Cold War between erstwhile allies, the United States and the Soviet Union, begins -
JFK Assassinated
Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald (alone). -
9-11
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Obama President
First African-American President in the USA -
School Shooting
Worst school shooting -
Superbowl
Ravens win the superbowl
