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Revolutionary War Begins
On April 19, 1775, British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18, the royal governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, commanded by King George III to suppress the rebellious Americans, had ordered 700 British soldiers, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Marine Major John Pitcairn, to seize the colonists' military stores in Concord, some 20 miles west of Boston. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr19.htm -
Declaration of Independence Approved
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches and ceremonies,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28United_States%29 -
US Constitution Written
On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.http://usgovinfo.about.com/blconstday.htm -
Constitution Becomes the Law
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens.http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/the-constitution -
Goerge Washington is the 1st President
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution -
Bill of Rights Ratified
In 2006, the eve of December 15, marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 164 or 165 BCE. Hanukkah falls on the eve of the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev on the Jewish calendar. Also referred to as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah recalls the Talmudic story of the Temple's one-day supply of oil miraculously burning for eight days.http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec15.html -
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th President
On the morning after the inaugural festivities, Lincoln went to his office and found a report from Major Robert Anderson, written on February 28, which had reached Washington on Inauguration Day. http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/InitialProb/Mar5.html -
Civil War Starts
Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter -
The Amendment to the Constitution Adopted
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. On December 18, Secretary of State William H. Seward, in a proclamation, declared it to have been adopted It was the first of the Reconstruction Amendments.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment -
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution Ratified
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery). It was ratified on February 3, 1870.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
Titanic Crashes
RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic -
World War 1 Begins
Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. It was the year that saw the beginning of what became known as World War I.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914 -
The 19th Amendent to the Contitution Ratified
The U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776, declared the equality of all people, yet it was not until August 18, 1920, that women in the United States were officially recognized as equal participants in the nation's political process. On that date the 19th amendment was ratified, ending the long struggle for women's political suffrage in this country. Women are still battling for equality in business and the religious process. http://www.humanistsofutah.org/humanists/19thAmendment.html -
The Jazz Age
he 1920s was the decade that started on January 1, 1920 and ended on December 31, 1929. It is sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, when speaking about the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. In Europe the decade is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Twenties"[1] because of the economic boom following World War I.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s -
The Great Depression
The 1930's was a time of depression, the Great Depression. The Great Depression lasted from the late 1920's all through the 30's. During this period, many people were unemployed, and many families didn't have much food. In this time, many other events occurred in our world, some being the following. http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1930.htm -
World War 2 Begins
"September 1, 1939" is a poem by W. H. Auden written on the occasion of the outbreak of World War II. It was first published in The New Republic issue of October 18, 1939, and was first published in book form in Auden's collection Another Time (1940).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1,_1939 -
End of WW2
After the war, the men returned, having seen the rest of the world. No longer was the family farm an ideal; no longer would blacks accept lesser status. The GI Bill allowed more men than ever before to get a college education. Women had to give up their jobs to the returning men, but they had tasted independence.http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html -
Vietnam War
The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during what is termed the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_of_the_United_States_in_the_Vietnam_War -
Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream Speech"
"I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream -
Myles Birthday
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Blaire's Birthday
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Twin Towers and the Pentagon are Bomed
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11[nb 1]) were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes, into the world trade center.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks -
Death of Micheal Jackoson
Michael Joseph Jackson[1] (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson -
Contitution Day 2011
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787.[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29