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Jan 1, 1555
First Violin Made
The first violin ever made was in 1555. It was created by Andrea Amati. He only made it with 3 strings, but now today it has 4. There were sightings way before the violin was actually made. These sightings were in paintings from the 1530's. This matters to me because I play the violin and I love it. -
Deceleration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence is a document that stated America has freedom from Great Britain. The group of people who were set up to do this, made Thomas Jefferson the writer of the document. He was a great writer, who made every word count, and it sure did. The congress then accepted the request on the document on July 4, 1776. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey West
In 1804, Lewis and Clark were hired to explore the newly bought Louisiana Territory. By doing so, it expands the knowledge of the American West. The west is and area between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River. Jefferson was planning to explore this land before he purchased it, now that he did, it's more important than ever to do so. Everyone worked together to explore, the most important Native was Sacagawea, she was a wife to the French trapper that was hired. -
The Donner Party
The Donner party was a group of American Pioneers who set out to explore Cali. in a wagon. The journey was hampered when they had many mishaps including, being trapped by snowfall that winter, and having to commit cannibalism. -
The Donner Party
A group of American Pioneers went on a journey to California in a wagon. They planned on making it there, but some mishaps hampered their journey. The snowfall was very harsh and contained them in an area for a long time, forcing them to commit cannibalism. -
The California Gold Rush
A man doing his job, creating something on the American River, stumbled upon a shiny metal, gold. This was the beginning of the gold rush. Around 300,000 people came in search for gold. As the number of people finding gold went up, so did the price in goods and products being sold. The Gold Rush changed America. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the first place that was attacked, and the start of the civil war. These shots were much unexpected, Lincoln did everything he could to stop the other troops from getting in. The fort is remembered because it held up the enemies for a little longer than if they didn't have the fort, but after, the bloodiest war had just begun. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was our 16th president. Right after the war was over, tragedy happened when he was shot in a theater by John Wilkes Booth, he escaped from the theater, but was shot 11 days later by troops. Doctors tried to save him, but the bullet could not be taken out, and he died the next morning. -
First Telephone Call
Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first words on the first ever phone. He made the call to his assistant. Alexander was an expert in speech and public speaking, so he helped the deaf a lot and then he invented the telephone. Everyone was astonished that this was created, they were very pleased when Bell gave a ceremony and said exactly the same words he did on that phone call. -
Women's Suffrage
A while back, not many woman had the right to vote. Men were the superior ones, they did all the work, and they were the only ones who get to vote. But as time went on, females started to be able to vote more around the world. Maybe if they owned property or things like that. Ladies went and put signs up and protested. Then finally it all paid off, on August 18, 1920 it was official that woman could vote. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Brown believed that segregated schools was not equal or right. So this 9 year old stood up to many groups, inspiring others to make an argument. The court heard so many arguments that they decided to rule the segregation illegal. The blacks and the whites are put together in things. It's not really different today, because some people still believe in other things and say hurtful words. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. had a speech that moved many people. He did this because he is a phenomenal and powerful speaker. He helped the civil rights movement move along and become a success. He gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Many people supported him and his dream, but some did not. Sadly, he was shot on April 4th, 1968. -
Connor Casey's Birthday
I know this event is not important to history, but I think it's pretty important to me. He is my favorite player, on my favorite team, in MLS. He plays on Philadelphia Union, I have watched many of their games. In 2014 he appeared in 25 games, and started 18 of them. He has no hair, A.K.A, bald. He is an amazing player. -
9/11
Four planes were taken control of by terrorists. 2 airplanes flew right into the two twin towers that make up the world trade center. Another airplane flew right into the pentagon. The last one crashes into a PA field. This event caused many deaths, fires, collapsing buildings, and a lot of tears. This day was very tragic, it will be very hard to get everything back to normal and the way it used to be. -
Happy Bday.
This is the day of my amazing birth. -
Bahamas Vacation
My dad, stepmom, sister, and me, all went to the resort, Atlantis, in the Bahamas. It was super-hot, but it rained a lot. They have awesome pools and water slides. Last year was my second year of being there; I knew my way around. This trip is a yearly trip, but were not so sure were going this year. When I was there I played with sea lions, and swam with dolphins, sharks, fish, and sting rays. I went snorkeling, swimming, diving, and even sliding. It was a real blast.
