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mfloyd24 · Veteran Member

Years of Review: 1754-present. Future anyone?

mre · Senior Member

I hope James is up to the task of 1817-1937! All in favor say AYE!

mfloyd24 · Veteran Member

hehe. typo! sorry.
however. . .
AYE!

James · Senior Member

NAY!

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

AYE. by the way, we can't find emma goldman's poster; one of the celing tiles fell through, so we're assuming the janitor swept the poster up with the broken tile. sorry.

Walter · Veteran Member

for the sake of James' health i vote NAY!

mre · Senior Member

Are you serious???? Why is it that tile fall when I am not there. I am going to begin suspecting people of vandalism soon.... GREG!

James · Senior Member

Can I do the 2030's? Mr. Larson taught it quite well.

:)

-- Edited by James on Tuesday 14th of April 2009 08:53:21 PM

James · Senior Member

Years from 1817 to 1837:

1817: Erie Canal Construction was started.
1818: 49th Parallel set as border between U.S. and Canada.
1819: McCulloch V. Maryland.
1820: Missouri Compromise
1821: Mexico gains its independence from Spain
1822: Dennmark Vesseys Slave Conspiracy
1823: Monroe Doctrine Issued
1824: John Quincy Adams selected for Presidency in Corrupt Bargain
1825: Founding of Utopian Community New Harmony, Indiana, with first kindergarten, free public school and free public library in America
1826: A flu epidemic hits parts of the US./ John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die.
1827: The Maryland Democratic Party, the Precursor of the Democratic Party, is formed.
1828: Tariff of Abominations
1829: The Church of the Latter Day Saints is formed.
1830: Indian Removal Act
1831: Nat Turners Slave Revolt
1832: Worcester V. Georgia
1833: Force Bill and Nullification Crisis
1834: Philadelphia Race Riots
1835: Assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson, first in American history
1836: Texas declares independence
1837: Economic Panic and Depression aftershock of Jacksons Presidency

piracine · Veteran Member

1838-1858

1838: Cherokee Tribe forcibly relocated in Trail of Tears.
1839: First state law permitting woman to own property is passed in Jackson, Mississippi.
1840: Washingtonian Temperance Society Founded
1841: William Henry Harrison is the first President to die in office, from pneumonia.
1842: Webster-Ashburton Treaty- US Canada border established east of the Rocky Mountains.
1843: First Oregon Trail wagons set out.
1844: The first electrical telegram sent from Washington D.C to Baltimore, Maryland.
1845: Manifest Destiny
1846: Mexican War begins.
1847: Mormon Migration to Utah begins, led by Brigham Young.
1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo- gains land for US.
1849: Gold Rush in California.
1850: Compromise of 1850- (Claims California as a free state, establishes popular sovereignty, Fugitive Slave Law strengthened.)
1851: Fort Laramie Treaty (Women's rights convention in Akron Ohio (1851) )
1852: Commodore Matthew Perry opens Japan to US trade.
1853: Gadsen Purchase- land bought from Mexico to increase land so Railroads could be expanded.
1854: Kansas- Nebraska Act= Slavery in states determined by popular sovereignty.
1855: Walt Whitman publishes Leaves of Grass.
1856: The beating of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks at United States Senate.
1857: Dred Scott vs. Supreme Court
1858: Lincoln-Douglas Debates on extension of slavery into new territories.

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

Walter wrote:

for the sake of James' health i vote NAY!

For the sake of your health you may want to remove any mention of Delta Force from EVERYTHING.

Oh and Aye

Tyler W. · Veteran Member

I agree with Zach, last time he said this, charlie force disapeared

Tyler W. · Veteran Member

I'm having trouble with 2006 and 2007, can anyone think of any

1987- Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, major point in U.S-Soviet relations

1988-Reagan re-elected, continuing conservatism policies

1989- Berlin Wall falls, end of Soviets and their influence on policy which was the basis of American foreign policy for the last thirty years

1990-Hubble Space Telescope is launched, next major astronomical step

1991- Gulf War starts, creating a divode between America and the Middle East

1992- Race Riots in L.A, after the not guilty verdict of King's beatings.

1993-NAFTA makes absolute free trade between the U.S Canada, and Mexico, creating good markets there

1994-Proposition 187 in California, hampering illegal aliens rights

1995- Balkan Crisis, troops sent to keep peace in the area

1996-Bill Clinton re-elected, keeping liberal agenda in America

1997-Major tobacco settlement, the gov't defeating the tobacco industry

1998-Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives, due to them not liking his policies

1999-Senate didnt impeach Clinton, sided with him

2000- Bush wins presidency, major win by conservatives and republicans

2001- World Trade Centers are destroyed, starts "War on Terror"

2002- Enron corporation dissolves, one of the largest bussinesses pleads to fraud

2003- Invasion of Iraq, due to Hussein's ties with Al Quaeda

2004- First gay marriage legally recognized, a step for all individuals

2005-Hurricane Katrina hits the U.S, killing more than 2,000 people

2006-Avian Flu Virus becomes epidemic and U.S recognizes the threat

2007-DOW goes over 13,000, a sign the economy is doing great

2008- Obama gets elected president, major step for African-Americans

-- Edited by Tyler W. on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 08:58:06 PM

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

1901-Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States after the death of William McKinley.

1902-Electric Theatre, the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.

1903-The Wright Brothers' first successful flight.

1904-For $10 million, the United States gained control of the Panama Canal Zone.

1905-Einsteins Theory of Relativity was published.

1906-U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize negotiating peace in the Russo-Japanese War (1905).

1907-Panic of 1907.

1908-The Model T Ford created.

1909-The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

1910-Boy Scouts of America founded.

1911-The United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be dissolved.

1912-A meteorite explodes over the town of Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town.

1913-The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect income taxes.

1914-Beginning of WWI.

1915-The Birth of a Nation, directed by D.W. Griffith, premieres in Los Angeles, California.

1916-United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola.

1917-US enters WWI.

1918-WWI fighting ends.

1919-Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, dies in his sleep at the age of 60. (World War I: A peace conference opens in Versailles, France.)

1920-United States women given the right to vote.

1921-The United States formally ends World War I, declaring a peace with Germany.

-- Edited by joel the not so brave on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 02:01:45 AM

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

Tyler W. wrote:

I'm having trouble with 2006 and 2007, can anyone think of any

2007-

Dow Jones closes above 13,000 for the first time ever.

Bob Barker retires.

Dow reaches 14,000 for the first time ever.

Dow Reaches 14,000 for the last time ever.

Dow drops below 13,000 and continues to fall today.

mfloyd24 · Veteran Member

1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident/Resolution

1965 - Voting Rights Act

1966 - "Miranda rights" created

1967 - 25th Amendment passed

1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

1969 - Neil Armstrong lands on the moon

1970 - U.S & South Vietnam invade Cambodia

1971 - Pentagon Papers published

1972 - Watergate scandal

1973 - First U.S space station launched

1974 - Richard Nixon resigns

1975 - Vietnam ends

1976 - U.S. completes withdrawal of Air Forces bases from Thailand

1977 - Department of Energy formed

1978 - Personal Computer

1979 - American hostages held in Iran - (Iraqi Revolution)

1980 - United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran

1981 - Economic Recovery Tax Act

1982 - United States - Libya Oil Embargo

1983 - "Star Wars" plan

1984 - President Ronald Reagan re-elected

1985 - Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Geneva

1986 - Iran-Contra affair

G. Larsen · Veteran Member

1943-1963 : Greg

1943- Tehran Conference. The U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union agree on the plans for Operation Overlord (AKA D-Day). Also, there was a tentative agreement on the formation of the U.N.
1944- Operation Overlord goes into effect on D-Day. Marked the beginning of a massive campaign in France.
1945- Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Caused Japan to surrender, brought the U.S. into a new era.
1946- Atomic Energy Act. More or less paved the way for America's nuclear program from then on.
1947- Taft-Hartley Act. It gave American unions several painful setbacks, including outlawing closed shops.
1948- The U.S. supports the founding of Israel. War breaks out soon afterward in the Middle East, and the U.S. support of Israel, combined with its need for oil, would shape Middle East policy for decades.
1949- The U.S. is a founding member of NATO. It showed the establishment of a Western coalition against the Communists in the East.
1950- Joseph McCarthy's Wheeling, WV Speech. The speech became the first claim he made against supposed Communists in the government and the beginning in earnest of his efforts.
1951- The Invention of the Oral Contraceptive. Helped shape American attitudes towards sex for generations to come, and played a major part in the following decade's Sexual Revolution.
1952- The Successful Testing of the Hydrogen Bomb. It showed that nuclear weapons could be far more devastating than just the early models used on Japan, and would make the threat of nuclear exchange far more dire by increasing the potential damage.
1953- Eisenhower approves NSC 168/2. The document stated that nuclear weapons were to be maintained and the stockpile was to be expanded to deal with the Communist threat.
1954- Brown v. Board of Education. Gave government support to the campaign against school segregation, and helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.
1955- The AFL and CIO merge. This consolidated the largest labor unions in the U.S. into one group, strengthening the movement.
1956- The Interstate Highway Act is passed. This act revolutionized the U.S. highway system, speeding both transport and commerce, as well as contributing to the car culture of the 1950s.
1957- Eisenhower authorizes the use of National Guard troops to integrate Little Rock schools. This set a precedent for the government in integration, as well as provided a defeat for Southern segregationists.
1958- NASA Forms. This showed U.S. committment to the space race, which it was sorely behind in, as an attempt to fight the Soviets through scientific progress rather than military or economic force.
1959- The Cuban Revolution ends. With a Communist government in power, many American officials became nervous of what the Soviets could do with the help of sympathetic Cuban officials.
1960- Students For a Democratic Society forms. This activist group became the first of many politically oriented student groups to form during the turbulent 1960s, and would be a powerful voice for liberal social change.
1961- The Bay of Pigs Invasion. Intensified Cuban-American and Soviet-American relations after it was revealed the CIA was behind it.
1962- The Cuban Missile Crisis. (sorry to go Cuba-heavy, but it WAS important) It was the closest the U.S. and the Soviets ever got to a nuclear exchange. Resulted in the end of the threat of nuclear launch from Cuba.
1963- Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Greatly limited the conditions in which both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. could test nuclear weapons, literally sending them underground.

R. Krupa · Veteran Member

1859-1879
1859: John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion.
1860:Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States.
1861:The Confederate States of America are formed and the Civil War is begun at the firing on Fort Sumter.
1862:Battle of Antietam is fought. it was the bloodiest day in American history.
1863: The Emancipation Proclamation is issued.
1864:General Sherman's "March to the Sea" (Also, the first fish and chip shop opened in London)
1865:The Civil War ends, Lincoln is assasinated.
1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to re-enter the Union
1867:Alaska is purchased, and the US takes control of Midway island.
1868:14th amendment is ratified, granting citizens to African Americans for the first time.
1869:Trans-Continental Railroad completed.
1870:15th amendment ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote, John D Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
1871:University Test Act removes religious tests from several universities.
1872:Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is arrested.
1873:US COngress enacts Comstock Law
1874:US gains exclusive trading rights with Hawaii
1875: Indian Inspector E.C. Watkins issues a report stating that hundreds of Sioux and Cheyenne associated with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are hostile to the United States
1876:Battle of Little Bighorn is fought
1877:Compromise of 1877 allows Hayes to be elected President
1878:Black Bart makes his last clean getaway. Any help on this one?
1879:Thomas Edison tests the first practical lightbulb.

Jessica! · Veteran Member

1922: Teapot Dome scandal: The United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming.

1923: Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, (1921 1923) dies in office and is succeeded by Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929).

1924: U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.

1925: Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

1926: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

1927: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight, from New York to Paris.

1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed in Paris (the first treaty to outlaw aggressive war).

1929: Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).

1930: Great Depression: U.S. President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1931: The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem

1932: The first of approximately 15,000 World War I veterans arrive in Washington, D.C. demanding the immediate payment of their military bonus, becoming known as the Bonus Army.

1933: The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution goes into effect.

1934: Black Sunday: Twenty of the worst dust storms within the Dust Bowl occur.

1935: United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law.

1936: U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon. Farmers support Roosevelt.

1937: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated cartoon with sound, opens and becomes a smash hit.

1938: Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the United States, condemns the Munich Agreement as a defeat and calls upon America and western Europe to prepare for armed resistance against Hitler.

1939: Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt about developing the atomic bomb using uranium. This leads to the creation of the Manhattan Project.

1940: The first McDonald's restaurant was opened by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California.

1941: The Japanese Navy launches a surprise attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor, thus drawing the United States into World War II

1942: WWII: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property.

-- Edited by Jessica! on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 12:47:36 PM

Tyler W. · Veteran Member

2006- Avian flu outbreak
2007-Virginia Tech massacre

piracine · Veteran Member

Wiki page created and posted, missing
Rachel
Walter

-- Edited by piracine on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 12:52:58 PM

-- Edited by piracine on Thursday 16th of April 2009 11:42:35 AM

Rachel · Veteran Member

1754 - 1774 (:

1754: The French & indian war began at this time. This war was won by the british with the help of American militia men, but the victory came at a high cost. This war caused staggering debt for the British which forced them to tax the colonies which caused tension between the two and led to the revolution.

1754: the Albany Congress met in 1754, in hopes of convincing the Iroquois Indians to fight against the French. they wrote up a treaty, but when the representatives got back to their hometown, noone would ratify the treaty and it never really came into effect.

1760: King George III rises to power

1763: Finally the French and Indian War ends with the treaty of Paris which encouraged English dominance in North America, France had to give up all claims in north america and England and Spain were now the only ones residing in that area. King George III signs the Proclamation Act of 1763. this proclamation was made in order to stop colonial expansion into western frontiers. The indians were nervous that once the French left, the colonists were going to take their land, so this act prevented them from doing that, but it also left alot of tension between the colonists and the mother country.

1764: sugar act placed on sugar and mollasses was mainly a tax to gain income from the tropical west indies colony. & currency act which effectively controlled the colonial currency system.

1765: parliament enacts the stamp act which requires a special seal to be on all official documents such as marriage certificates, birth certificates, and even some mail. Also the quartering act comes into effect, which states that if a British soldier needs to come into your house and stay the night, you can not deny them. After these acts, stamp act congress meets for the first time, and discussed the situation of the colonies and what they needed to do about Englands hand grabbin there colonies money.

1766: stamp act was repealed *& the declaratory act which was even more controlling, went into affect. this act stated that Britian had the right to tax, enforce, and place laws on the colonies "in all cases whatsoever."

1767: Townshend act was a series of acts whos main goal was to raise money for the judges and governors who were independent of colonial rule. the money would have helped enforce other taxes upon the colonies.

1768: Boston was swarming with British soldiers, because they were giving the most trouble, and were also very valuable to Britian, so they needed to have it under control.

1770: After all these taxes, colonial tension grew, which led to a confrontation between a crowd of colonists, and some british red coats. soldiers began to fire into the crowd killing 5 people in all. this event was known as the Boston Massacre and sparked the idea of revolution across the colonies. Also in 1770, the townshend act was repealed.

1773: The Tea Act became the final straw. this act placed a small tax on tea, but the colonists did not want to have english rule continue to rule the way they were living.in order to protests the tax, a crowd of men (many son of liberty members) dressed as indians and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor. This incident is well known as the Boston Tea Party.

1774: After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament was enraged and began to enforce a series of acts known as the intolerable acts. This series of acts contained the Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston from any ships going out, and any coming in. The massachusettes government act, which was designed to supress and restore order into the Massachusettes bay area (mainly because of the boston tea party) the quartering act (mentioned before) and The quebec act. Also the First continental congress convened at this time. This congress created options on how they were to confront the british, the debated on boycotting all british goods, and also writing a petition of grievances to the king, so that he could address those grievances. Later on this congress would be used to unite the country for war.

-- Edited by Rachel on Thursday 16th of April 2009 12:54:41 PM

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

1880- In the Presidential election of 1880 Republican candidate James Abram Garfield defeated Democratic candidate Winfield Scott Han**** with the smallest popular vote in American history (about 2000 votes).
1881- Tuskegee University founded with Dr. Booker T. Washington as president. Tuskegee University is the first major black college in the south.
1882- Chinese Exclusion Act is passed. Law passed by congress allowing the US to deny Chinese immigrants. The law was passed in an attempt to prevent Chinese immigrants from assimilating into the American way of life.
1883- Civil Rights Cases are decided by the US Supreme Court under Morrison Waite. The court decided that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional. And on a side note the Timezones that we know today were implemented.
1884- In the Presidential Election of 1884 Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James Blaine. Election marks first time since before the Civil War (1856) that a Democrat is elected president.
1885- Jumbo the elephant of the PT Barnum circus was killed in train wreck. The Home Insurance Building was built in Chicago, becoming the first skyscraper.
1886- Haymarket Riot takes place in Haymarket Square in Chicago after bomb is thrown. The riot was the effect of police brutality and the murders of strikers. Prior to the riot taking place after unions decided to strike on May 1 for the eight hour workday and anarchists began meeting at Haymarket.
1887- The first Groundhogs day is held in Pennsylvania. Believe it or not that is the most important event to happen in 1887.
1888- US presidential election of 1888 also known as the election of the beards*. Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated Democrat incumbent Grover Cleveland. Great Blizzard of 88 hits the east coast causing millions of dollars in damage and killing hundreds.
1889- North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington are admitted as states by president Grover Cleveland.
1890- The greatest invention mankind has ever seen makes its debut**. Wounded Knee Massacre takes place at the Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota when the US 7th cavalry attempt to escort the Lakota to the railroad. At days end hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children lay dead after being shot by US soldiers. Many US soldiers are awarded Medal of Honors for their bravery.
1891- Basketball was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts. This year eventually went down in history as the most boring year American history has ever seen.^#
1892- Homestead Strike. After workers were locked out of the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh in an attempt to break the union one of the greatest strikes/protests takes place. In order to suppress the strikers Pinkerton guards were called in and become involved in a battle.
1893- The Panic of 1893 began after the stock market crashes. The ensuing depression was caused by poor railroad financing, bank failures, and the use of gold and silver to back the US dollar. US Supreme Court declares the tomato to be a vegetable, legally in one of the most important cases, Nix v. Hedden.
1894- Coxeys Army deploys for Washington, protesting the governments inaction during the countrys worst depression to date. Meanwhile the Pullman Strike begins when over three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on strike.
1895- The US Supreme Court hands down the In re Debs decision, the decision gives the government the right to regulate interstate commerce.
1896- Plessy v. Ferguson decision establishes the basis separate but equal, which would stand until its repeal 58 years later in Brown v. Board of Education.
1897- The first underground metro opens in Boston, Massachusetts. The Klondike Gold Rush begins in Seattle, Washington after prospectors find gold.
1898- The USS Maine explodes in near Havana, this event leads the US into the Spanish-American (also 1898). The Peace of Paris ends the Spanish-American War and gives US the islands of Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam.
1899- The Philippine-American War begins after Emilio Aguinaldo declares war on the US for its refusal to recognize the Filipino Revolution.
1900- The Gold Standard Act is passed, this act places the dollar on the gold standard. Also in 1900, William McKinley is reelected with new vice president Theodore Roosevelt in the 1900 presidential election.

*May or may not be true.

^# Actually this is entirely true.

**FIne corrugated cardboard may not be the greatest invention.

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Walter · Veteran Member

Spoiler

1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord

1776: Declaration of Independence

1777: Marquis De Lafayette arrives in America

1778: France and America sign a treaty. France joins war.

1779: Spain declares war on England. On the revolutionaries side

1780: French soldiers arrive in Newport, Rhode Island to reinforce colonial troops.

1781: End of Revolutionary War.

1782: First American Commercial Bank opens.

1783: Britain recognizes American sovereignty, and independence.

1784: Ben Franklin invents Bifocals

1785: The Dollar is chosen as the money unit for the U.S.

1786: Stoughton Musical Society founded. (Oldest Musical Group in America)

1787: Shays Rebellion fails miserably.

1788: Constitution ratified.

1789: George Washington elected

1790: Ben Franklin dies at 84

1791: Vermont admitted as 14^th state

1792: U.S. Post Office created

1793: Washington Re-elected

1794: Eli Whitney invents cotton gin

1795: Treaty of Madrid signed

R. Krupa · Veteran Member

1859-1879
1859: John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion. This sparked he idea of rebellion, and stirred things up between the North and South
1860:Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States. Angered by this, the South began to seceed.
1861:The Confederate States of America are formed and the Civil War is begun at the firing on Fort Sumter. This began a five year war that had been coming for some time.
1862:Battle of Antietam is fought. It was the bloodiest day in American history. IT was a turning point in the American Civil War. Also, Lincoln fires McClellan as general-in chief.
1863: The Emancipation Proclamation is issued. This document freed slaves in all areas occupied by the Confederacy, giving the North more power and influence. Not surprisingly, it was met with open rebellion in the South.
1864:General Sherman's "March to the Sea" (Also, the first fish and chip shop opened in London) Regarding Sherman's march, it effectively crippled the South, leading to the end of the Civil War. In regards to the restaurant, pretty cool, no?
1865:The Civil War ends, Lincoln is assasinated. The end of the Civil War brought abot the reformation of the Union, and the crush of the rebellion of the South. Lincoln, being the first president to be assassinated, was mourned across the country.
1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to re-enter the Union. This brought about the re-joining of the Confederate states.
1867:Alaska is purchased, and the US takes control of Midway island. American expansionism at work.
1868:14th amendment is ratified, granting citizens to African Americans for the first time. Prior to this, African American citizenship was simply a dream to many, and a nightmare to some. What was next, voting?
1869:Trans-Continental Railroad completed. There was now a faster, easier way to get across the country America was becoming united.
1870:15th amendment ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote, John D Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. Yes, voting was next. Now, for the first time African Americans would have political influence. Also, the incorporation of Standard Oil brought about a revolutionary change in American business.
1871:University Test Act removes religious tests from several universities. Religion in schools was becoming less of a priority.
1872:Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is arrested. Although African Americans were now allowed to vote, for women it was not yet their time.
1873:US Congress enacts Comstock Law, making it illegal to send contraceptives or information regarding abortion through the mail. Government cracks down on information.
1874:US gains exclusive trading rights with Hawaii. Continuing to expand.
1875: Indian Inspector E.C. Watkins issues a report stating that hundreds of Sioux and Cheyenne associated with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are hostile to the United States. This creates hostilities between US and Native Americans.
1876:Battle of Little Bighorn is fought. This is a major battle between US and Native American forces.
1877:Compromise of 1877 allows Hayes to be elected President. Government scandal, worked out in the end.
1878:
1879:Thomas Edison tests the first practical lightbulb. Age of electricity begun.

mfloyd24 · Veteran Member

1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident/Resolution An American Navy boat was in North Vietnamese waters. When North Vietnam fired against the American ship, America fired back. America blamed the incident on the North Vietnamese. However, America was not supposed to be in their territory, therefore instigating the incident. The resolution allowed President Johnson, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use military force in Southeast Asia.

- Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S.

- The 24th Amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to make it difficult for poor blacks to vote.

1965

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- Malcolm X Assassinated

1966

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1967

- In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional.

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1968

- Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

- My Lai Massacre

1969

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- U.S. bombs North Vietnamese positions in

1970

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- Completion of World Trade Center.

1971

- The US and South Vietnam invaded Laos

- Opening of Disney World.

1972

- Nixon visits China

- Terrorist attack at the Munich Olympic Games.

1973

- Abortion Legalized in U.S.

- U.S. Pulls Out of Vietnam

1974

- US president Gerald Ford pardoned ex-president Nixon.

- Stephen Hawking proposed new Black Hole theory which ran counter to Einsteins theory.

1975 - Vietnam ends... self-explanatory?

- Microsoft Founded

- Civil War in Lebanon

1976

- North and South Vietnam Join to Form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

- First artificial gene created in a test tube.

1977

- Jimmy Carter elected president

- The Nuclear-Proliferation Pact was signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the USSR.

1978 - American Indian Religious Freedom Act - Protected the rights of Native Americans, Eskimos, and Native Hawaiians. For example, Native Americans were now allowed to practice religious ceremonies which had previously been banned.

- Camp David Accords

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1979 - Iran Hostage crisis - Fifty two U.S. citizens were held hostage in Iran for 444 days. This eventually led to the United States aiding Iraq in their fight against Iran.

- Three Mile Island Incident

- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan

1980 - President Carter pulled American competitors out of the olympics in moscow in response to russia's agression in afghanistan.

- Republican Ronald Reagan wins the American presidency, defeating Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter. The Republicans also take control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1956.

- President Jimmy Carter signs a measure that requires four million American males, ages 19 and 20, register for the draft.

1981

- The U.S. successfully launches the first space shuttle; Columbia completes 36 orbits with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard.

- IBM introduces its first personal computer. The PC uses a Microsoft disc-operating system (MS-DOS).

1982

- Epcot is opened

- Panama officially assumes the responsibility for policing the Canal Zone, as per the terms of the 1977 treaty with the United States.

- The New York Stock Exchange sets a new one-day record with the trading of 147,070,000 shares. This activity is linked to declining interest rates. - Economic Recovery Tax Act - It wanted to spur economic growth by reducing tax rates, well as create incentives for business, lower the marriage penalty tax, as well as expand the Individual Retirement Arrangements to all working people. The IRAS was used to aid people with their personal monetary savings. This act also eventually reduced income tax rates in America. - Department of Energy formed This department is responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its creation was brought about basically by the Energy Crisis of 1973, and was President Carters solution. - U.S. completes withdrawal of Air Forces bases from Thailand Thailand had been an ally of the U.S., and had allowed them Air Force bases in their country. Bombing missions in Vietnam had been flown out of said bases. However, due to a combination of Congressional decisions and the Paris Peace Accord, it was no long necessary/allowed for the United States to remain there. - Richard Nixon resigns This was the first and only resignation to this day of a President. This was the effect of the Watergate scandal, and the fact that he could not cover up his involvement. Gerald Ford then took the presidential position. - First U.S space station launched Skylab was the first U.S. launch of an orbiting space station. It allowed America to obtain information in the areas of science and medicine. - Watergate scandal President Nixon was found trying to obtain information from the Democratic National Committee to help his campaign in the next presidential election. This eventually led to his resignation. - Pentagon Papers published These were the published accounts of events that took place in Vietnam, including covert operations. They were submitted to the New York times by Daniel Ellsberg, and were published in excerpts. Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Act- U.S & South Vietnam invade Cambodia President Nixon announced that the United States would invade the country of Cambodia. The objective of this was to defeat the Viet Cong. Cambodia and LaosKent State Shootings - Neil Armstrong lands on the moon He as well as two others were the first to land on the moon, therefore making America the first country to reach the moon. - Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated This was the death of a highly influential civil rights activist/leader. There was now a lack of black leadership in the issue of civil rights. - 25th Amendment passed Created the procedures for the filling in of President and Vice President, should the position of either become vacant.Black Panther Party Established - "Miranda rights" created decided in Miranda v. Arizona. Before any suspected criminal is arrested/interrogated/etc., they must be read their rights to remain silent, right to an attorney.Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established American Samoa becomes self-governing under new constitutionRock-and-Roll Concert at Woodstock- Voting Rights Act This act discontinued the use of some states requiring certain qualifications for voting, such as literacy tests. U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam

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1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident/Resolution An American Navy boat was in North Vietnamese waters. When North Vietnam fired against the American ship, America fired back. America blamed the incident on the North Vietnamese. However, America was not supposed to be in their territory, therefore instigating the incident. The resolution allowed President Johnson, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, to use military force in Southeast Asia.

- Civil Rights Act Passes in U.S.

- The 24th Amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to make it difficult for poor blacks to vote.

1965 - Voting Rights Act This act discontinued the use of some states requiring certain qualifications for voting, such as literacy tests.

- U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam

- Malcolm X Assassinated

1966 - "Miranda rights" created decided in Miranda v. Arizona. Before any suspected criminal is arrested/interrogated/etc., they must be read their rights to remain silent, right to an attorney.

- Black Panther Party Established

- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established

1967 - 25th Amendment passed Created the procedures for the filling in of President and Vice President, should the position of either become vacant.

- In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional.

- American Samoa becomes self-governing under new constitution

1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated This was the death of a highly influential civil rights activist/leader. There was now a lack of black leadership in the issue of civil rights.

- Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

- My Lai Massacre

1969 - Neil Armstrong lands on the moon He as well as two others were the first to land on the moon, therefore making America the first country to reach the moon.

- Rock-and-Roll Concert at Woodstock

- U.S. bombs North Vietnamese positions in Cambodia and Laos

1970 - U.S & South Vietnam invade Cambodia President Nixon announced that the United States would invade the country of Cambodia. The objective of this was to defeat the Viet Cong.

- Kent State Shootings

- Completion of World Trade Center.

1971 - Pentagon Papers published These were the published accounts of events that took place in Vietnam, including covert operations. They were submitted to the New York times by Daniel Ellsberg, and were published in excerpts.

- The US and South Vietnam invaded Laos

- Opening of Disney World.

1972 - Watergate scandal President Nixon was found trying to obtain information from the Democratic National Committee to help his campaign in the next presidential election.. This eventually led to his resignation.

- Nixon visits China

- Terrorist attack at the Munich Olympic Games.

1973 - First U.S space station launched Skylab was the first U.S. launch of an orbiting space station. It allowed America to obtain information in the areas of science and medicine.

- Abortion Legalized in U.S.

- U.S. Pulls Out of Vietnam

1974 - Richard Nixon resigns This was the first and only resignation to this day of a President. This was the effect of the Watergate scandal, and the fact that he could not cover up his involvement. Gerald Ford then took the presidential position.

- US president Gerald Ford pardoned ex-president Nixon.

- Stephen Hawking proposed new Black Hole theory which ran counter to Einsteins theory.

1975 - Vietnam ends.... self-explanatory?

- Microsoft Founded

- Civil War in Lebanon

1976 - U.S. completes withdrawal of Air Forces bases from Thailand Thailand had been an ally of the U.S., and had allowed them Air Force bases in their country. Bombing missions in Vietnam had been flown out of said bases. However, due to a combination of Congressional decisions and the Paris Peace Accord, it was no long necessary/allowed for the United States to remain there.

- North and South Vietnam Join to Form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

- First artificial gene created in a test tube.

1977 - Department of Energy formed This department is responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its creation was brought about basically by the Energy Crisis of 1973, and was President Carters solution.

- Jimmy Carter elected president

- The Nuclear-Proliferation Pact was signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the USSR.

1978 - American Indian Religious Freedom Act - Protected the rights of Native Americans, Eskimos, and Native Hawaiians. For example, Native Americans were now allowed to practice religious ceremonies which had previously been banned.

- Camp David Accords

- Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Act

1979 - Iran Hostage crisis - Fifty two U.S. citizens were held hostage in Iran for 444 days. This eventually led to the United States aiding Iraq in their fight against Iran.

- Three Mile Island Incident

- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan

1980 - President Carter pulled American competitors out of the olympics in moscow in response to russia's agression in afghanistan.

- Republican Ronald Reagan wins the American presidency, defeating Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter. The Republicans also take control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1956.

- President Jimmy Carter signs a measure that requires four million American males, ages 19 and 20, register for the draft.

1981 - Economic Recovery Tax Act - It wanted to spur economic growth by reducing tax rates, well as create incentives for business, lower the marriage penalty tax, as well as expand the Individual Retirement Arrangements to all working people. The IRAS was used to aid people with their personal monetary savings. This act also eventually reduced income tax rates in America.

- The U.S. successfully launches the first space shuttle; Columbia completes 36 orbits with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard.

- IBM introduces its first personal computer. The PC uses a Microsoft disc-operating system (MS-DOS).

1982 - The New York Stock Exchange sets a new one-day record with the trading of 147,070,000 shares. This activity is linked to declining interest rates.

- Epcot is opened

- Panama officially assumes the responsibility for policing the Canal Zone, as per the terms of the 1977 treaty with the United States.

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