Early American Wars

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. American victory.
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces on September 12–14, 1814, during the War of 1812. Defending American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, by British forces
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln was first elected President of the United States on November 6, 1860, as the candidate of the Republican Party, defeating three other candidates in a highly sectional election that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    First major land battle of the American Civil War, fought on July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia. It resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, largely due to reinforcements arriving by rail and a strong stand by General Thomas J. Jackson, who earned his nickname "Stonewall".
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last, and ultimately one of the most consequential, battles of the American Civil War
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The catastrophic explosion of the U.S. battleship at anchor in Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898, which killed over two-thirds of her crew and sparked the Spanish-American War.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act into law on March 3, 1931. This legislation followed a long process of popularization and official adoption, with the song gaining momentum as a patriotic symbol after the Civil War and World War I