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History Class Timeline 2016-2017

By Morrow
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
  • The California Gold Rush

    James Marshall found an important discovery. He was building a sawmill and seen something shiny
  • The Attack on Fort Sumter

    The Attack on Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter is in Charleston, South Carolina. Confederate troops started to attack the place. That is when the Civil War began.
  • The Titanic

    The Titanic
    The Titanic hit an iceberg and then sunk to the bottom of Atlantic Ocean. 1,503 people died and 705 survivors.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The Great Depression was when the economy dropped down. People were very poor and didn't have any food or jobs.
  • The World War 2

    The World War 2
    There were battles all over the world. More than 100 million people were involved in it.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    The black and white children were not allowed to go to school together. In Brown v. Board of Education the Supreme Court decided that they could.
  • "I have a dream speech"

    "I have a dream speech"
    Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a dream speech", was in Washington DC. He wanted racism to end and he wanted all of us to get along.
  • The Death of Elvis

    The Death of Elvis
    Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. He was a singer and an actor. He is known as the "King of Rock and Roll."
  • 9/11

    9/11
    On this day, the hijackers flew into the twin towers and it collapsed. 2,500 people were killed.
  • My Birthday!

    My Birthday!
    This was the day I was born!