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Beginning of the Civil War
American Civil War was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought - 600,000 paid the ultimate price for freedom. And a war for freedom it was. The desire for freedom traveled deeper than the color of skin and farther than the borders of any state. -
Newland's Law of Octaves
if the chemical elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weight, those with similar physical and chemical properties occur after each interval of seven elements. -
Gettysburg Address
It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Beginning with the now-iconic phrase "Four score and seven years ago...", Lincoln referred to the events of the Civil War and described the ceremony at Gettysburg as an opportunity not only to consecrate the grounds of a cemetery, but also to dedicate the living to the struggle to ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth". -
End of Civil War
Confederate resistance collapsed after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. -
President Lincoln Assassinated
On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," President Abraham Lincoln was shot. -
Andrew Johnson Impeached
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Mendeleev's Periodic Table
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Susan B Anthony Arrest
In the 1800s, women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. This speech was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100 but refused to pay. -
Edison First Light Bulb
Thomas Edison's first successful light bulb model, used in public demonstration at Menlo Park, December 1879 -
Discovery of the Proton
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Discovery of Radioactivity
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Discovery of electrons
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Spanish American War
The war began after American demand for the resolution of the Cuban fight for independence was rejected by Spain.
