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The battles of Lexington and concord was the first major battle between the British army and patriot militias.
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A period of severe hardship and suffering for the continental army under general George Washington
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Conspiring to surrender the American stronghold at West Point to the British in 1780 for money and a British commission
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A decisive American victory during the American revolutionary wars southern campaign
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Capturing the British ship and earning the constitution the nickname old Ironsides after shots were seen to bounce off its hull
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He won the election carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes
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The battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces. The American forces repulsed sea and land invasions.
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A major victory during the war of general Andrew Jackson ill-trained
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The battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas revolution.
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Mexico lost large swaths of territory including present day California
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Lincoln was elected as the first republican president.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States.
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The first major land battle of the American civil war and resulted in a decisive confederate victory
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The battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American civil war.
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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
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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.
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The "Battle of the Philippines" primarily refers to the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, where U.S
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It was adopted by president Herbert Hoover after gaining popularity and being the anther for the armed forces.