(:linebreaks:) [[list of topics]] TOPICS TAKEN!!! UPDATED 11/7/2019 1492 Columbus discovered the US 1519 Magellan sailed around the world 1534 Cartier explored Canada  1607 Jamestown founded by John Smith 1620 Pilgrims came to Massachusetts on the Mayflower 1623 Thanksgiving Day 1624 Fort Orange colony in New York 13119106 1626 Dutch purchase Manhattan for 24 dollars 1664 Britain takes over Dutch colonies 1682 Quakers (William Penn) came to Pennsylvania and Delaware 1689 French and Indian wars begin 1692 Salem Witch Trials 1763 French and Indian wars end with France giving up its land to Spain. 1765 Stamp Act 1770 Boston Massacre 13118157 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 "The shot heard 'round the world"  13119109 1776 Declaration of Independence 1778 France sides with the United States (Lafayette) 1789 George Washington's Inauguration as president 1791 Bill of Rights adopted 1803 Acquisition of Louisiana colony from France 1836 Remember the Alamo! 1846 Mexican War begins 1848 California Gold Rush 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act 13119146 1861 American Civil War 1865 President Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth 1869 Transcontinental Railroad (the golden spike)  1878 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph 1879 Thomas Edison's invention 1879 1886 Statue of Liberty 1903 Wright brothers fly first plane at Kitty Hawk, NC 13119132 1912 The Titanic sinks killing over 1,500 people 13119131 1914 World War I starts in Europe 13119117 1917 US enters World War I 13119127 1925 The Scopes Monkey Trial 1939 Hollywood film "Gone with the Wind" wins Oscar 13119140 1939 WWII begins in Europe 1945 Atomic bomb test in New Mexico 13119110 1945 Hiroshima Nagasaki bombing 1951 Color TV introduced 13119161 1955 Disneyland opens 13118133 1963 President Kennedy assassinated 13119115 1968 Worldwide student protests 13119136 1969 First man on moon 13119154 1975 Vietnam War ends 13119145 1976 Bicentennial celebrations 1980 Iraq invades Iran 13119103 1992 Rodney King riots in L.A. 1992 WWW born 13119162 1994 Earthquake in L.A 2001 Twin towers attacked by terrorists (9/11) 13119105 2008 Obama wins election, Lehman Shock 13119148 2009 Michael Jackson dies 13119135