History

  • The battles of Lexington and concord

    The battles of Lexington and concord was the first major battle between the British army and patriot militias.
  • The winter at valley forge

    A period of severe hardship and suffering for the continental army under general George Washington
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    Conspiring to surrender the American stronghold at West Point to the British in 1780 for money and a British commission
  • The battle of cowpens

    A decisive American victory during the American revolutionary wars southern campaign
  • The USS constitution defeats the HMS guerriere

    Capturing the British ship and earning the constitution the nickname old Ironsides after shots were seen to bounce off its hull
  • The election of Andrew Jackson’s

    He won the election carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes
  • The battle of Baltimore

    The battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces. The American forces repulsed sea and land invasions.
  • The battle of New Orleans

    A major victory during the war of general Andrew Jackson ill-trained
  • The battle of the Alamo

    The battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas revolution.
  • Mexico loses California New Mexico and Arizona

    Mexico lost large swaths of territory including present day California
  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Lincoln was elected as the first republican president.
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States.
  • The first battle of bull run

    The first major land battle of the American civil war and resulted in a decisive confederate victory
  • The battle of Gettysburg

    The battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American civil war.
  • The treaty at Appomattox courthouse

    A military surrender document where confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army of northern Virginia to union general Ulysses S. Grant effectively ending the civil war
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese torpedoes after delivering the first atomic bomb components to Titian one of the worst tragedies in U.S. history.
  • Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)

    The "Battle of the Philippines" primarily refers to the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, where U.S
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    It was adopted by president Herbert Hoover after gaining popularity and being the anther for the armed forces.