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Table of contens:
1. The history of the USA
2. The political system and American politics
3. The geography of the USA and its economy
4. Topic: US minorities
- American Indians
5. Topic: sports
- Baseball
6. Topic: music
- Blues
7.Topic: famous Americans
- Bill Clinton
- Michael Jordan Chronology
8. Sources
9. Glossary
1.The history of the USA:
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Oct. 12, 1492 - Christopher Columbus is the 1st European to set foot on the New World.
Apr. 2, 1513 - Juan Ponce DeLeon establishes the 1st colony in what is now the United States (St. Augustine, Florida).
Mar. 5, 1770 - British troops fire on a rock throwing crowd (known as \"The Boston Massacre\").
Jun. 9, 1772 - The 1st naval Battle of the American Revolution off the coast of Rhode Island.
Apr. 27, 1773 - Britain passes the Tea Act.
Dec. 16, 1773 - The Boston Tea Party takes place as residents throw tea into Boston Harbor.
Apr. 19, 1775 - The Revolutionary War officially begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Nov. 28, 1775 - The Continental Navy is established by the Continental Congress.
Jul. 4, 1776 - The United States declares its Independence from Britain (by approving the Declaration of Independence).
Jan. 5, 1778 - Naval mines are used for the 1st time by the Continental Navy.
May 4, 1778 - The Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Alliance with France.
Jul. 9, 1778 - The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
Aug. 7, 1782 - Gen. George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart (for soldiers wounded in battle).
Sep. 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris 1783 is signed by Britain and the United States, officially ending the Revolutionary War as the
United States is recognized as a sovereign nation.
The New Nation
Sep. 3, 1783 - The United States gains what is currently Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and parts
of Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia as a result of the Treaty of Paris
1783.
Aug. 8, 1786 - The Continental Congress adopts the \"Dollar\" and decimal coinage.
May 14, 1787 - Delegates begin meeting in Philadelphia to draw up a change the Articles of Confederation.
Sep. 17, 1787 - The Constitutional Convention approves the Constitution and sends it to the states to have it ratified.
Oct. 27, 1787 - The 1st of the Federalist Papers is published in a New York newspaper, calling for a Bill of Rights (written by
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay).
Jun. 21, 1788 - The United States Constitution goes into effect now that the necessary 9 states have ratified it.
Apr. 1, 1789 - The United States House of Representatives holds its 1st full meeting in New York City.
Apr. 30, 1789 - George Washington is sworn in as the 1st President of the United States.
Sep. 29, 1789 - The United States Army is established.
Apr. 3, 1790 - The United States Coast Gaurd is established.
Dec. 15, 1791 - The United States Congress adopts the Bill of Rights (containing the 1st 10 Amendments).
May 8, 1792 - The United States Military Draft is established.
Mar. 27, 1794 - The United States Navy is established.
May 8, 1794 - The United States Post Office is established.
Feb. 7, 1795 - The 11th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Dec. 12, 1800 - Washington, D.C. becomes the official capital of the United States.
Apr. 30, 1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory for $15 million, containing what is now Arkansas, part of
Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, part of Minnesota, Missouri, part of Montana, part of North Dakota, part of Oklahoma, South Dakota, and
part of Wyoming.
Jun. 15, 1804 - The 12th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Mar. 4, 1805 - Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Mar. 4, 1805 - George Clinton is sworn in as 4th Vice President of the United States.
Nov. 18, 1805 - Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean.
Sep. 23, 1806 - Lewis and Clark return from exploring the Louisiana Territory.
Oct. 27, 1810 - The United States annexes what is now part of Alabama, part of Louisiana, and part of Mississippi.
Jun. 18, 1812 - United States declares war on Britain.
Mar. 4, 1813 - James Madison is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Aug. 24, 1814 - The British set fire to Washington, D.C.
Dec. 24, 1814 - The United States and Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
Jan. 8, 1815 - American forces win the Battle of New Orleans (they didn\'t know the war is over).
The Era of Good Feelings
Feb. 22, 1819 - The United States annexes Florida.
Jun. 30, 1834 - The Indian Territory is established in what is now Oklahoma.
Apr. 12, 1844 - The United States annexes what are now parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas as a result
of the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain.
The Mexican War
May 8, 1846 - The Mexican War begins with the Battle of Palo Alto.
May 13, 1846 - The United States declares war on Mexico.
Aug. 22, 1846 - The United States annexes what is now Arizona and New Mexico.
Sep. 14, 1847 - American forces take Mexico City.
Aug. 14, 1848 - The United States annexes the Oregon Territory containing what is now Idaho, part of Montana, Oregon, Washington,
part of Wyoming.
Dec. 30, 1853 - The United States purchases what is now part of Arizona and New Mexico.
Feb. 4, 1861 - The Confederate States of America is formed.
Feb. 4, 1861 - The Apache declare war on the United States.
Mar. 4, 1861 - Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States.
Mar. 11, 1861 - The Confederate Congress adopts the Constitution.
Apr. 27, 1861 - 48 counties in western Virginia secede to rejoin the Union (reducing Virginia\'s size to 42,326sq. miles).
The Civil War
May 6, 1861 - President Lincoln declares a state of insurrection in the southern states.
May 21, 1861 - Richmond, VA. becomes the official capital city of the Confederate States.
Oct. 22, 1861 - The transcontinental telegraph is completed.
Jan. 1, 1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation is issued.
Jul. 1, 1863 - The Battle of Ghettysburg begins.
Apr. 2, 1865 - The fleeing Confederate government sets fire to Richmond.
Apr. 3, 1865 - Union forces occupy the Confederate capital, Richmond (3rd part of the Anaconda Plan.
Apr. 9, 1865 - The Confederate States of America surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
Reconstruction
Dec. 6, 1865 - The 13th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jul. 24, 1866 - Tennessee is the 1st state to be readmitted to the Union.
Mar. 30, 1867 - The United States purchases the Alaska Territory from Russia for $7.2 million.
Jul. 9, 1868 - The 14th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jul. 25, 1868 - The Wyoming Territory is organized.
Feb. 3, 1870 - The 15th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Expansion
Mar. 4, 1897 - The Spanish-American War
Apr. 20, 1898 - The United States declares war on Spain.
May 1, 1898 - American forces win the Battle of Manila Bay.
Jul. 1, 1898 - American forces win the Battle of Santiago.
Jul. 7, 1898 - The United States annexes Hawaii.
Aug. 12, 1898 - The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris 1898, ending the Spanish-American War.
The American Empire
Feb. 6, 1899 - The United States annexes Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
Feb. 22, 1900 - The Hawaii Territory is organized.
Mar. 4, 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 25th Vice President of the United States.
Sep. 14, 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.
Mar. 4, 1905 - Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Feb. 3, 1913 - The 16th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Mar. 4, 1913 - Woodrow Wilson is sworn in as the 28th President of the United States.
Apr. 8, 1913 - The 17th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Apr. 21, 1914 - American forces occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Jul. 18, 1914 - The United States Army Air Corps is established.
World War I
Jul. 28, 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia in accordance with its alliance with the Ottoman Empire.
France declares war on Germany in accordance with its alliance with Russia.
Austria-Hungary declares war on France in accordance with its alliance with Germany.
Aug. 4, 1914 - President Wilson issues a proclamation of neutrality.
Aug. 15, 1914 - The Panama Canal opens for business.
Feb. 21, 1916 - The Battle of Verdun begins.
Jul. 1, 1916 - The 1st Battle of Somme begins.
Aug. 4, 1916 - The United States purchases the West Indies and the Virgin Islands for $25 million.
Aug. 25, 1916 - The United States National Park Service is established.
Sep. 3, 1916 - Allied forces win the Battle of Verdun.
Nov. 18, 1916 - Allied forces win the 1st Battle of Somme.
Jan. 31, 1917 - Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare against all ships.
Apr. 6, 1917 - The United States enters World War I on the side of the Allies.
Aug. 5, 1917 - The United States National Gaurd is established.
Mar. 3, 1918 - Russia pulls out of World War I.
Sep. 26, 1918 - The Battle of Miuse-Argonne begins.
Sep. 29, 1918 - Allied forces push Central forces past the Hindenburg Line.
Nov. 11, 1918 - The Allied and Central Powers sign an armistice, ending World War I.
Jan. 16, 1919 - The 18th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jun. 28, 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
The Roaring 20\'s
Aug. 18, 1920 - The 19th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Mar. 4, 1929 - The Great Depression
Oct. 29, 1929 - The New York Stock Market crashes to an all time low (referred to as \"Black Tuesday\"), signaling the start of the
Great Depression.
Jan. 23, 1933 - The 20th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Dec. 5, 1933 - The 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jan. 20, 1937 - Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Sep. 28, 1939 - Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Warsaw pact, keeping the Soviet Union out of World War II.
Jun. 4, 1940 - The British evacuate over 300,000 soldiers from Dunkirk, France back across the English Channel.
Oct. 16, 1940 - Benjamin Davis becomes the first black General in the United States Army.
Jan. 20, 1941 - Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 3rd term.
Jun. 22, 1941 - Germany invades the Soviet Union.
Dec. 7, 1941 - Japanese forces attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Dec. 8, 1941 - The United States declares war on Japan.
Dec. 11, 1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
May 15, 1942 - Women are now allowed to serve in all branches of the armed services.
Feb. 2, 1943 - 200,000 german soldiers surrender at Stalingrad.
Nov. 28, 1943 - Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss World War II.
Jun. 6, 1944 - Allied forces invade Normandy (reffered to as \"D-day\").
Aug. 25, 1944 - Allied troops liberate Paris.
Dec. 16, 1944 - A german surprise attack begins the Battle of the Bulge.
Dec. 24, 1944 - Allied forces push the german troops past the german border.
Jan. 20, 1945 - Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 4th term.
Jun. 26, 1945 - The United Nations is established.
Aug. 6, 1945 - The United States drops the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Aug. 9, 1945 - The United States drops the 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
Sep. 2, 1945 - Japan unconditionally surrenders to the United States, ending World War II.
The Cold War
Oct. 1, 1946 - Nazi war criminals receive sentencing at the Nuremberg trials.
Oct. 17, 1946 - Winston Churchill proclaims \"an iron curtain has swept across the continent (Europe),\" beginning the Cold War.
Apr. 4, 1949 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States.
The Korean War
Jun. 25, 1950 - The Korean War officially starts as North Korea invades South Korea.
Jun. 27, 1950 - The United Nations declares war on North Korea.
Feb. 27, 1951 - The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Nov. 1, 1952 - The United States detonated the 1st thermonuclear device.
Jan. 20, 1953 - Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States.
Jan. 20, 1953 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 36th Vice President of the United States.
Jan. 20, 1957 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
Aug. 21, 1959 - Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union.
Jan. 20, 1961 - John Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.
Mar. 29, 1961 - The 23rd Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Apr. 17, 1961 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct. 14, 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis begins as American spy planes spot Soviet missile bases on Cuba.
Oct. 22, 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis ends as the Soviet Union pulls its missiles out of Cuba.
The Vietnam War
Nov. 1, 1963 - American/Vietnamese forces stage a coup in Vietnam.
Jan. 23, 1964 - The 24th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jul. 2, 1964 - Segregation is now abolished in the United States.
Aug. 4, 1964 - Vietnamese forces attack an American Destroyer (USS Maddox).
Aug. 7, 1964 - The United States begins military presence in Vietnam.
Feb. 10, 1967 - The 25th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jan. 20, 1969 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States.
Jul. 20, 1969 American astronaught Neil Armstrong is the 1st human to walk on the Moon.
Jul. 1, 1971 - The 26th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jan. 20, 1973 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Jan. 27, 1973 - The United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War.
Dec. 19, 1974 - Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st Vice President of the United States.
Jan. 20, 1981 - George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd Vice President of the United States.
Mar. 23, 1983 - President Reagan starts the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Jun. 17, 1983 - Leo Pöttinger was born in Freiburg (Germany)
Jan. 20, 1985 - George Bush is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
Jan. 21, 1985 - Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
Jan. 20, 1989 - George Bush is sworn in as the 41st President of the United States.
The Persian Gulf War
Feb. 28, 1991 - A cease fire is signed between the United Nations and Iraq.
Feb. 1, 1992 - The United States and Russia sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War.
May 7, 1992 - The 27th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
Jan. 20, 1993 - Al Gore is sworn in as the 45th Vice President of the United States
Jan. 21, 1993 - Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States.
Aug. 20, 1998 - United States forces launch air strikes at 2 targets in retaliation for the American embassy bombings: a terrorist
training facility in Afghanistan, and a chemical plant in Sudan.
Dec. 16, 1998 - United States forces launch the 1st of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
Dec. 17, 1998 - United States forces launch the 2nd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
Dec. 18, 1998 - United States forces launch the 3rd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
Dec. 19, 1998 - The U.S. House of Representatives approves 2 of 4 Proposed Articles of Impeachment.
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