US History

  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord
    The shot heard around the world.
  • Constitution.

    Constitution.
    Its the framework for the United states of America.
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    Battle of the Alamo.

    it was a privotal event in the Texas Revolution.
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    Civil War

    The Civil War started because of slavery, state rights, and tariffs.
  • Abraham Lincoln assasinated.

    Abraham Lincoln assasinated.
    First president to be assasinated.
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    World War 1

    It was an international conflict ptimarily involving Europian nations.
  • St. Valentines day massacre.

    St. Valentines day massacre.
    St. Valentine's Day Massacre remains the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition era. The massacre made Al Capone a national celebrity as well as brought him the unwanted attention of the federal government.
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    World war 2

    It was a global conflict involving most of the world's nations.
  • Attack on pearl harbor.

    Attack on pearl harbor.
    Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed.
  • Adolf hitler commits suicide.

    Adolf hitler commits suicide.
    To avoid caappture by the Red Army, him and his wife decided to commit suicide and their corpses were burned.
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    Vietnam war

    It was a cold war-era military that occured in Vietnam.
  • John F. Kennedy assasinated.

    John F. Kennedy assasinated.
    2nd president to be assasinated.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    It was landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women.
  • MLK assasinated.

    MLK assasinated.
    Martin luther King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Lunar landing

    Lunar landing
    Apollo 11 was the spaceflight which landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr, on Earth's Moon.
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    Discovery of Jeffrey Dahmer

    A serial killer slaughters seventeen
    young men and boys over a small time period. He rapes, dismembers, and occasionally eats many of his victims before being arrested.
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    First gulf war

    a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait.
  • O.J Simpson Case.

    O.J Simpson Case.
    O.J. Simpson was accused of murdering two people.
  • Flight 800

    Flight 800
    a Boeing 747-131, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York,12 minutes after takeoff, killing all 230 persons on board
  • Heaven's Gate.

    Heaven's Gate.
    Thirty-nine people commited suicide believing they would be sent up to a spaceship behind a passing hale bopp comet. It was one of the saddest, yet strangest events to ever occur.
  • The columbine massacre.

    The columbine massacre.
    Two angry high school students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killed eleven students and one teacher and injured twenty-four by bombs and bullets before turning their guns on themselves. Their motive behind the incident was to show the world how they felt.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    The most tragic event in history.
  • First black president elected.

    First black president elected.
    Barrack obama was elected as the first black preisdent of the united states.
  • Michael Jackson Dies.

    Michael Jackson Dies.
    The world's king of pop died of cardiac arrest.