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Presidency of George WashingtonRevolutionary War1788-89 ElectionFirst inauguration of
George WashingtonSecond inauguration of George WashingtonIndian WarsNorthwest Indian WarWhiskey RebellionFrench RevolutionFrench Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic Wars1792 ElectionJay Treaty1796 ElectionInauguration of John AdamsPresidency of John AdamsProclomation of NeutrailityBill of Rights createdBill of Rights ratifiedCompromise of 1790Treaty with Dey of AlgiersQuasi WarXYZ AffairAlien and Sedition ActSlave Trade Act of 18001800 ElectionFirst inauguration of Thomas JeffersonPresidency of Thomas JeffersonSecond inauguration of Thomas JeffersonFirst Barbary WarLewis & Clark ExpeditionLouisiana Purchase1804 ElectionHamilton-Burr DuelEmbargo Act of 18071808 ElectionFirst inauguration of James MadisonNon-importation ActPresidency of James MadisonSecond inauguration of James Madison1812 ElectionWar of 1812Invasion of CanadaAmerican NorthwestAmerican WestNiagara and Plattsburgh campaignsBurning of Washington D.C.Battle of BaltimoreBattle of New OrleansWar at SeaTreaty of GhentBattle of TippecanoeSecond Barbary WarTariff of 18161816 ElectionFirst inauguration of James MonroePresidency of James MonroePanic of 1819Era of Good FeelingsMissouri CompromiseFirst Seminole WarAdams-Onis TreatyAnderson-Gaul TreatyMonroe Doctrine1820 ElectionSecond inauguration of James MonroeRusso-American Treaty signedRusso-American Treaty effective1824 ElectionInauguration of John Quincy AdamsPresidency of John Quincy Adams50th Anniversary of independenceDemocratic Party formedTariff of 1828 (Abominations)1828 ElectionFirst inauguration of Andrew JacksonPresidency of Andrew JacksonPetticoat AffairSpoils systemIndian Removal ActWorcester v. GeorgiaTreaty of New EchotaTreaty of New Echota effective1832 ElectionSecond inauguration of Andrew JacksonNullification CrisisSecond Seminole WarTariff of 1832Compromise Tariff of 1833Whig Party formedPanic of 1837Assassination attempt on President Jackson1836 ElectionInauguration of Martin Van BurenBank WarPresidency of Martin Van BurenTrail of TearsUnited States v. The AmistadThe Amistad IncidentCaroline Affair1840 ElectionInauguration of William Henry HarrisonPresidency of William Henry HarrisonPresident Harrison dies; Vice President John Tyler becomes PresidentPresidency of John TylerPreemption Act of 1841Webster-Ashburn TreatyTariff of 1842Treaty of WanghiaFremont ExpeditionsTexas AnnexationUSS Princeton explosion1844 ElectionInauguration of James K. PolkPresidency of James K. PolkMexican-American War1848 ElectionInauguration of Zachary TaylorOregon TreatyTexas CampaignConquest of CaliforniaSiege of Los AngelesBattle of La MesaCapture of Santa FeBattle of MonterraySiege of VeracruzBattle of Cerro GordoBattle of Molino del ReyMexico City CampaignPacific Coast CampaignBattle of Buena VistaSecond Battle of TabascoFirst Battle of TabascoBattle of ChurubuscoTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo effectiveCalifornia Gold RushWalker TariffDepartment of the Interior formedTexas admitted to the UnionPresidency of Zachary TaylorIndependent Treasury system establishedClayton-Bulwer TreatyCompromise of 1850/ Fugitive Slave Act of 1850President Zachary Taylor dies; Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes PresidentPresidency of Millard Fillmore1852 ElectionInauguration of Franklin PierceGeorgia PlatformPerry ExpeditionPresidency of Franklin PierceKansas-Nebraska ActBleeding KansasTariff of 1857Gadsden PurchaseOstend ManifestoCaning of Charles Sumner1856 ElectionInauguration of James BuchananPresidency of James BuchananSecession CrisisUncle Tom's Cabin releasedDred Scott v. SandfordUtah WarJohn Brown's Raid on Harpers FerryParaguay expedition1860 ElectionFirst inauguration of Abraham LincolnPresidency of Abraham LincolnSouth Carolina secedesFlorida secedesAlabama secedesGeorgia secedesLouisiana secedesTexas secedesVirginia secedesArkansas secedesNorth Carolina secedesTennessee secedesCivil WarAttack on Fort SumterPresident Abraham Lincoln is assassinated;
Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes PresidentHomestead Act of 186213th Amendment passed1864 ElectionSecond inauguration of Abraham LincolnTrent AffairPresidency of Andrew JohnsonJefferson Davis capturedJohn Wilkes Booth is
killed by Union calvary menLincoln conspirators are executedMemphis Massacre of 1866New Orleans Massacre of 1866ReconstructionTenure of Office Act/ Reconstruction Act of 1867Ku Klux Klan foundedJohnson attempts to fire War Secretary StantonImpeachment of Andrew Johnson1868 ElectionFirst inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant1872 ElectionSecond inauguration of Ulysses S. GrantThe House of Representatives impeaches Johnson 128-47The Senate acquits Johnson 35-1914th Amendment ratified15th Amendment ratified13th Amendment ratifiedSecond Reconstruction Act of 1867Third Reconstruction Act of 1867Fourth Reconstruction Act of 1868Alaska PurchaseAlaska Purchase effectivePresidency of Ulysses S. Grant1876 ElectionInauguration of Rutherford B. HayesDepartment of Justice formedNaturalization Act of 1870Enforcement Act of 1870Force Act of 1871Amnesty Act of 1872Black FridayTreaty of WashingtonKorean IncidentColfax MassacreBrooks–Baxter AffairVicksburg riotsNew Orleans riotsCivil Rights Act of 1875Great Chicago FireCoinage Act of 1873Panic of 1873Whiskey RingBattle of the Little BighornPresidency of Rutherford B. HayesHayes withdraws federal troops from the SouthGreat Railroad Strike of 1877Bland-Allison ActPosse Comitatus ActLockwood Bill1880 ElectionInauguration of James A. GarfieldPresidency of James A. GarfieldPresident Garfield is shot by Charles J. GuiteauPresident Garfield dies; Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes PresidentPresidency of Chester A. ArthurPendleton Civil Service ActTariff of 1883Immigration Act of 1882Chinese Exclusion ActLady Franklin Bay ExpeditionEdmunds Act1884 ElectionInauguration of Grover ClevelandStatue of Liberty is presented in ParisStatue of Liberty arrives in New YorkPresidency of Grover ClevelandInterstate Commerce Act of 1887Interstate Commerce CommissionDependent and Disability Pension ActScott ActDawes Act of 18871888 ElectionInauguration of Benjamin Harrison1892 ElectionInauguration of Grover ClevelandVice President Thomas Hendrick diesPresidential Succession ActDepartment of Labor formedCivil service reformU.S.-Samoa TreatyGreenback buybackDemocratic fillibuster beginsCharles Guiteau is executedDepartment of Agricutlure formedBrooklyn Bridge opensPresidency of Benjamin HarrisonBerlin ConferenceFirst Pan-American ConferenceSherman Anti-Trust ActAnti-Lottery BillNew Orleans lynchingsMcKinley TariffForest Reserve Act of 1891USS Texas launchedBaltimore CrisisHomestead Steel StrikeQueen Liliuokalani of Hawaii is deposedPresidency of Grover Cleveland1896 ElectionFirst inauguration of William McKinleyGold reserces fallPanic of 1893Sherman Silver Purchase Act repealed"Army of the Commonwealth of Christ" march on WashingtonPullman railway strikesWilson-Gorman Tariff BillGold reserves restoredFederal debt expandedPresidency of William McKinleyRobert Perry reaches the North PoleNegotiation with ChinaPayne-Aldrich Tariff ActPresident Taft sends two warships to NicaraguaKellog v. Standard Oil
Sherman Anti-TrustGlavis-Ballinger disputePostal Savings Bank ActBorder WarTriangle Shirtwaist factory fireDissolution of Standard OilJustice Department halts railroad mergerChildren's Bureau createdTitanic sinksPanama Canal ActPresidency of Woodrow WilsonSpanish-American WarPhilippine-American WarFirst Boston MarathonAlaskan gold foundDingley Tariff LawViolent coal mine strikeUSS Maine arrives in HavanaUSS Maine explodesSpain declares War on the United StatesBattle of Guantanamo BayBattle of Las GuasimasBattle of San Juan HillBattle of TayacobaRound-Robin Letter IncidentPuerto Rico CampaignTreaty of ParisBattle of Manila BayBattle of ManilaCapture of GuamVolunteer Army Act, Rough Riders formedWar Revenue ActHawaii AnnexedDodge CommissionFirst Philippine ComissionBattle of ManilaOpen Door NoteHay-Pauncefote TreatyGold Standard ActSecond Philippine CommissionSecond Open Door Note1900 ElectionSecond inauguration of William McKinleyGreat oil strike in TexasPlatt AmendmentFilipino resistance leader capturedPresident McKinley is shot by Leon CzolgoszPresident McKinley dies; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt becomes PresidentPresidency of Theodore Roosevelt"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
-Vice President RooseveltHay-Pauncefote Treaty signedCoal miners strikePhilippine Government ActIsthmian Canal ActAnthracite Coal StrikeDepartment of Commerce and Labor createdElkins Anti-Rebate ActHay-Buneau-Varilla TreatyPanama Canal CommissionNorthern Securities Co. v. United States
Sherman Anti-Trust Act1904 ElectionSecond inauguration of Theodore RooseveltNational Forest Service establishedPortsmouth TreatySan Francisco EarthquakeHepburn ActMeat Inspection Act
Pure Food and Drug ActAtlanta race riotPresident Roosevelt visits CubaPresident Roosevelt awarded Nobel Peace PrizeImmigration Act of 1907Second International Peace ConferenceGreat White FleetPanic of 1907Model T introduced1908 ElectionPresidency of William Howard TaftNAACP formedRusso-Japanese WarRussian Revolution of 1905Inauguration of William Howard Taft1912 ElectionFirst inauguration of Woodrow WilsonRecognition of the Republic of ChinaWebb Alien Land-Holding Law17th Amendment is ratifiedUnderwood-Simmons Tariff ActPanama Canal completedFederal Reserve ActSmith-Lever ActClayton Ant-trust ActWorld War IArchduke Franz Ferdinand assassinatedFederal Trade Commission establishedFirst transcontinental telephone callSinking of the Lusitania1916 ElectionSecond inauguration of Woodrow WilsonFederal Farm Loan ActAdamson ActSelective Service Act of 1917War Industries Board formedLever ActEspionage Act of 1917Sedition Act of 1918World War IBrushaber v. Union Pacific RailroadNational Defense ActNational Park Service established"Peace without victory" speech
-President WilsonZimmermann TelegramLiberty Loan driveFirst US troops arrive in France18th Amendment added to the ConsitutionWilson's 14 pointsBattle of CambraiSomme DefensiveBattle of LysBattle of AmiensBattle of Belleau WoodHundred Days OffensiveSecond Battle of the MarneMeuse-Argonne OffensiveBattle of Soissons1920 ElectionInauguration of Warren G. HardingParis Peace ConferenceWilson presents the League of Nations draft19th Amendment ratifiedWilson presents the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations to the SenateTreaty of Versailles signedTreaty of Versailles fails to pass the SenateVolstead ActTreaty of Versailles deafeated againPresidency of Warren G. HardingEmergency Quota ActEmergency Tariff ActBudget and Accounting ActWashington Naval Armament ConferenceCapper-Volstead ActTeapot Dome ScandalFederal Narcotics Control BoardInterwar PeriodCable ActPresident Harding departs Washington for a speaking tourPresident Harding dies; Vice President Coolidge becomes PresidentRoaring TwentiesProhibitionPresidency of Calvin Coolidge1924 ElectionSecond inauguration of Calvin Coolidge1928 ElectionInauguration of Herbert HooverSoldiers' Bonus Bill passesDawes PlanRevenue ActAir Commerce ActFederal Radio Commission createdLindbergh Flight across the AtlanticThe U.S. recognizes the nationalist Chinese GovernmentKellogg-Briand PactPresidency of Herbert Hoover1932 ElectionFirst inauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltBlack Thursday, stock market crashGreat DepressionFirst Academy AwardsAgricultural Marketing ActConstruction of the Empire State Building beginsBlack Tuesday, stock market crashLondon Naval Treaty signedSmoot-Hawley Tariff ActVeterans Administration ActBank panicBank of the United States closesEmergency Committee reportBonus Loan passedDebt moratoriumStimson DoctrineBonus Army MarchPresidency of Franklin D. RooseveltFourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt1936 ElectionSecond inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt1940 ElectionThird inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt1944 ElectionPresident Roosevelt dies; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes PresidentNew DealWorld War IIWorld War IIBank HolidayReforestation Relief ActU.S. comes off the Gold StandardTennessee Valley ActFedearl Securites ActNIRA, NRA, PWA, Glass-Steagall ActCivil Works AdministrationNational Labor BoardGold Reserve ActTydings-McDuffie ActSecurities Exchange ActCommunications ActEmergency Relief Appropriation ActWorks Progress Administration establishedNeutrality Act of 19351937-38 RecessionSpanish Civil WarEthiopia surrenders to ItalyNeutrality Act of 1936Court Packing LegislationNeutrality Act of 1937Hindenburg disasterAmelia Earhart vanishesNational Housing ActAgricultural Adjustment Act of 1938Fair Labor Standards ActMunich ConferenceGermany invades PolandRoosevelt closes American ports to submarinesNeutrality Act of 1939Battle of the AtlanticOffice for Emergency Management establishedAlien Registration ActThe U.S. trades 50 destroyers for basesUnited Service Organization is formedLend-Lease ActOffice of Price Administration establishedRoosevelt closes all German consulates in the U.S.Atlantic CharterBattle of FranceGerman invades DenmarkBattle of BritainShoot on sight orderRevenue Act of 1941Peace talks with the Japanese beginJapan attacks Pearl HarborNorth Africa CampaignTunisian campaignItalian CampaignOperation OverloardAllied invasion of GermanyBattle of the PhilippinesNational Labor Relations ActSocial Security ActBattle of Wake IslandBattle of BataanDoolittle RaidBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of MidwayBattle of GuadalcanalBattle of TarawaBattle of MakinBattle of KwajaleinBattle of EniwetokBattle of SaipanBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of GuamBattle of TinianBattle of PeleliuBattle of AngaurBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of LuzonBattle of ManilaBattle of Bessang PassBattle of Iwo JimaBattle of OkinawaBattle of the Java SeaOperation TorchBattle of the Kasserine PassBattle of El GuettarBattle of GelaBattle of SalernoBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of AnzioBattle of Normandy (D-Day)Battle of GraignesBattle of CarentanBattle for BrestOperation DragoonBattle of NancyOperation Market GardenBattle of Hurtgen ForestBattle of MetzBattle of AachenBattle of the BulgeRuhr PocketBattle of FrankfurtBattle of NurembergOperation GrapeshotGermany SurrendersAtomic bombing of Hiroshima and NagasakiBombing of TokyoJapan SurrendersJapan formally surrenders, ending World War IIPresidency of Harry S. TrumanTehran ConferenceYalta ConferencePotsdam ConferenceTrinity TestChinese Civil WarPost WWII Economic ProsperityUnited Nations formedChurchill declares an Iron Curtain has descended over Eastern EuropeFirst Indochina WarTruman DoctrineCold WarBerlin Blockade/Airlift1948 ElectionSecond inauguration of Harry S. TrumanFormation of NATOWest Germany formedFirst Soviet Atomic BombEast Germany formedAllied-occupation of GermanyKorean WarNorth Korea invades South KoreaBattle of OsanBattle of InchonUN Counter offensiveChinese InterventionBattle of Chosin ReservoirFighting on the 38th ParallelChinese forces capture SeoulUN forces recapture SeoulTruman fires Gen. MacArthurStalemateBattle of Heartbreak RidgeChinese Spring OffensiveIvy Mike Nuclear Test1952 ElectionFirst inauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerPresidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower21-point planEmployment Act of 1946G.I. BillMarshall PlanTaft-Hartley ActHousing ActPresident Truman announces the H-BombFirst color television broadcastStalin diesCuban Revolution1953 Iranian CoupAtoms for PeaceUSS Nautilus is launchedCastle Bravo Nuclear TestCivil Rights Movement1954 Guatemalan CoupMET Nuclear TestWarsaw Pact establishedSpace RaceMilitary Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) formedVietnam ConflictDe-StalinizationSuez Crisis1956 ElectionSecond inauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerPlumbbob Priscilla Nuclear TestCivil Rights Act of 1957Sputnik is launchedExplorer 1 is launchedUmbrella Hardtack I Nuclear TestHartack II Nuclear Tests (37)Nuclear test banKitchen debate between Nixon and KhrushchevU-2 Incident1960 ElectionInauguration of John F. KennedySubmerged Lands ActMcCarthyismBrown v. Topeka Board of EducationEmmett Till is lynchedEisenhower approves U-2 missions over the Soviet UnionFederal Highway ActEisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, ArkansasNational Defense Education ActLandrum-Griffin ActCivil Rights Act of 1960Presidency of John F. KennedyNew FrontierBay of Pigs InvasionFreedom 7 is launched (First American in Space)Vienna SummitBerlin Wall construction beginsTsar Bomba Nuclear Test in the Soviet UnionCuban Missile CrisisBattle of Ap BacPartial Nuclear Test Ban TreatyKennedy is assassinated; Vice President Lyndon Johnson becomes PresidentPeace Corps establishedAmerican Univeristy Address
"We all breathe the same air"
-President Kennedy"Ich bin ein Berliner"
-President KennedySouth Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem assassinatedPresidency of Lyndon B. JohnsonVietnam War1964 ElectionSecond inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson1976 ElectionInauguration of Jimmy CarterPresidency of Jimmy Carter1980 ElectionFirst inauguration of Ronald Reagan1981-82 RecessionPresidency of Ronald ReaganIran-Contra AffairSpending Speech by President ReaganAttempted assassination of President ReaganReagan fires 13,000 ATC workers on strikeEconomic Recovery Tax Act of 1981Reagan visits West BerlinTax Equity & Fiscal Responsability ActStrategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) developedSuicide bombers attack US Barracks in LebanonInvasion of Grenada1984 ElectionSecond inauguration of Ronald ReaganGeneva SummitReykjavik SummitWashington SummitMoscow SummitGovernors Island Summit1988 ElectionInauguration of George H.W. BushGramm-Rudman BillTax code revisionWater Quality Control ActTower Commission reportReagan takes responsability for the action in the Iran-Contra affairIntermediate Range Nuclear Forces TreatyTower Commission appointedChallenger DisasterBombing of LibyaOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990Romanian RevolutionIraq No-Fly ZoneBreakup of YugoslaviaWarsaw pact dissolvedBoris Yeltsin becomes President of Russia1991 Soviet CoupBreakup of the Soviet UnionReagan denounces the Soviet governmentBrezhnev dies; Andropov becomes Soviet Preimer"Evil empire" speech
-President ReaganA Nation at Risk reportAndropov dies; Chernenko becomes Soviet PremierChernenko dies; Gorbachev becomes Soviet Premier"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
-President Reagan"Read my lips. No. New. Taxes."
-Vice President BushPresidency of George H.W. BushEarly 90's RecessionExxon Valdez oil spillTiananmen Square MassacreFinancial Insitutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989Berlin Wall FallsMalta SummitInvasion of Panama
Operation Just CauseChemical Weapons AccordAmericans with Disabilities ActGulf WarIraq invades KuwaitOperation Desert StormOperation Desert ShieldReunification of GermanyClean Air ActImmigration Act of 1990Helsinki SummitSTART-I Treaty signedCivil Rights Act of 1991U.S.-Russian Nuclear AgreementDissolution of the Soviet Union"By the grace of God, America won the Cold War."
-President BushBosnian War1992 ElectionFirst inauguration of Bill ClintonPresidency of Bill ClintonSTART-II Treaty signedNAFTA signed1993 World Trade Center BombingWaco Siege1993 cruise missile strikes on IraqOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993NAFTA ratified"Don't ask, Don't tell" policyIntervention in SomoliaBrady ActVietnam trade embargo liftedIsrael-Jordan talksSTART II signedCongressional Accountability ActOklahoma City bombingOperation Deliberate Force
(NATO Airstrikes in Serbia)Dayton Peace Accrods1995-96 government shutdownLine Item Veto Act of 19961996 ElectionSecond inauguration of Bill ClintonPersonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation ActChemical Weapons ConventionClinton-Lewinsky ScandalClinton v. JonesBalanced Budget Act of 1997Kosovo War"I did not have sexual relations with that women."
-President ClintonGood Friday Peace Accords1998 U.S. Embassy BombingNATO bombing of YugoslaviaNews of an affair between President Clinton and intern Monica Lewinsky breaksPresident Clinton testifies before a grand juryOperation Infinite RanchImpeachment of President ClintonPresident Clinton impeached by the House of RepresentativesPresident Clinton acquitted by the SenateMoscow SummitPermenant trade relations with ChinaFinancial Services Modernization Act of 1999Clinton announces the largest budget surplus in U.S. historyUSS Cole bombingFirst inauguration of George W. BushFrench and Indian WarProclomation of 1763Stamp ActQuartering ActVirginia ResolvesDeclaratory ActTownshend ActsBoston Non-Importation AgreementBoston MassacreBoston Massacre TrialGaspée AffairTea ActBoston Tea PartyIntolerable ActsFirst Continental Congress session"Liberty or Death"
-Patrick HenryOlive Branch PeititionPaul Revere's Midnight RideBattles of Lexington and ConcordSiege of BostonFort Ticonderoga seizedU.S. Army establishedBattle of Bunker HillCapture of MontrealCommon Sense publishedDeclaration of IndepdenceBattle of Long IslandLanding at Kip's BayBattle of Harlem HeightsBattle of White PlainsBattle of Fort WashingtonDelaware River crossingBattle of TrentonBattle of PrincetonValley ForgeMorristown encampmentBattle of BrandywineBattle of SaratogaBritish capture of PhiladeplphiaBritish abandon PhiladelphiaTreaty of Alliance (with France)Battle of MonmouthBattle of Rhode IslandBattle of SavannahMiddlebroak CantonmentSiege of SavannahSiege of CharlestonBattle of SpringfieldBattle of CamdenBattle of CowpensBattle of the ChesapeakeSiege of YorktownBritish surrender at YorktownHouse of Commons votes against further warPreliminary Articles of PeaceTreaty of ParisEvacuation DayTreaty of Paris ratifiedShay's RebellionNorthwest OrdinanceConstititional ConventionConstitution ratifiedTariff of 1789Nuremburg TrialsInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastU.S. declares war on JapanGermany and Italy declare war on the U.S.Churchill visits the U.S.Roosevelt presents wartime budgetRoosevelt approves the Manhattan ProjectWar Shipping Administration formedExecutive Order 9066War Relocation AuthorityPacific War Council formedEuropean Theater of Operations establishedOffice of War Information and Office of Strategic ServicesSecond Washington ConferenceGen. Eisenhower placed in
command of Operation TorchFirst B-29 testStabilization ActOffice of Economic Stabilization formedBattle of CasablancaCoffee rationing beginsFuel rationing beginsCasablanca ConferenceCanned Food rationing beginsOffice of War Mobilization formedRace RiotsQuebec ConferenceCairo ConferenceChinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealedRoosevelt seizes railroadsFall of RomePublic Health Service Act and Reunification ActDumbarton Oaks ConferenceSecond Quebec ConferenceGen. MacArthur wades ashore to LeyteFlood Control Act of 1944Malta ConferenceRoosevelt delivers his final
address to CongressRoosevelt travels to Warm Springs, GeorgiaRoosevelt is buried in Hyde ParkHitler commits suicideBattle of BerlinRosenberg ExecutionsKorean War AmistaceNSC 162/2 (Nuclear Bomb expansion)"Domino Theory" speechUSMC War Memorial dedicationPlans to develop ICBM's are announced1955 Geneva Summit"Folsom City Blues" is releaedSpace Race beginsFirst U-2 Flight over the USSREisenhower DocrtineRudolf Abel is arrestedPowers-Abel ExchangeFirst Boeing 707 flightUSS Wisconsin decomissionedAlaska becomes a stateMercury Seven announced by NASAHawaii becomes a stateJFK announces candidacy for the PresidencyFirst televised presidential debateBattle of CorregidorPresidency of Richard NixonPresidency of Gerald Ford24th Amdendment ratifiedGreat SocietyCivil Rights Act of 1964Freedom Summer murdersGulf of Tonkin ResolutionEconomic Opportunity ActSelma to Montgomery MarchElementary and
Secondary Education ActMedicare and Medicaid ActVoting Rights Act of 1965Miranda v. ArizonaApollo 1Apollo 11Apollo 1325th Amendment ratifiedJohnson announces he
won't seek reelectionMLK assassinatedRFK assassinatedChicago RiotsChicago DNC riots1968 Election1st Inauguration of Richard NixonAntiwar MovementGen. Westmoreland becomes commander
of MACVGulf of Tonkin IncidentOperation Barrel RollFirst marines arrive
in VietnamBattle of Bình GiãBattle of Sông BéBattle of Đồng XoàiBattle of Ia Drang ValleyOperation MasherBattle of Xa Cam MyOperation PiranhaOperation HumpOperation Harvest MoonOperation Rolling ThunderOperation CrimpOperation HarrisonBuddhist UprisingOperation HawthorneOperation HastingsOperation Thayer,
Irving and Thayer IIOperation AttleboroOperation Cedar FallsOperation PershingOperation Junction CityThe Hill FightsBattle of Con ThienOperation Wheeler/WallowaBattle of Dak ToTet Offensive (Phase I)Tet Offensive (Phase II)Tet Offensive (Phase III)Battle of Khe SanhTet offensive attacks
on Da NangAttack on the US
Embassy in SaigonBattle of HuếOperation Toan Thang IMay OffensiveOperation Toan Thang IIOperation Speedy ExpressTax Reform Act of 1969Selective Service Reform Act of 1969EPA establishedOSHA establishedPostal Reorganization ActEconomic Stabilization
Act of 1970Clean Air Act of 1970Nixon signs a
Wage-Price Controls BillRevenue Act of 1971Emergency Employment ActPhase One price freezePhase Two price freezeNixon visits ChinaNixon enacts legislation
devaluing the dollarNixon visits the USSRWatergate break inNixon attempts to halt investigationNixon denies Watergate
involvementNixon signs sixty bills1972 ElectionPhase Three of price controls2nd Inauguration of Richard NixonParis Peace Accords signedNixon admits responsibility
for the Watergate affairSixty-day price freezePhase Four of price controlsNixon refuses to turn over tapes to
the Senate Watergate CommitteeNixon denies involvement in the
Watergate cover-upVice President Spiro Agnew resignsGerald Ford is nominated as Vice PresidentSaturday Night MassacreNixon increases Social SecurityNixon demands an end
to the Watergate investigationNixon increases minimum wageGerald Ford becomes
Vice PresidentUnited States v. NixonArticles of impeachment brought forthNixon resigns; Ford becomes PresidentOperation Toan Thang IIIPentagon PapersNixon announces withdrawal of 25,000
U.S. troops from South Vietnam by August 31.Nixon Doctrine announcedVietnamization announcedBattle of Hamburger HillOperation Toan Thang IVCambodian campaignOperation Lam Son 719Easter OffensiveWar of the flags
ARVN/PAVN/VCOperation Linebacker IOperation Linebacker IILast troops leave VietnamWatergate ScandalVietnamizationFord picks Rockefeller for VPFord pardons NixonClemency for draft evadersFord calls for tax increase and spending cutsFord announces "Whip Inflation Now"
Win programRockefeller becomes Vice PresidentFord proposes tax cutTax Reduction Act of 1975Mayaguez Incident1975 spring offensiveFall of SaigonFord loans to NYCEnergy Policy Conservation ActConcorde makes first flightFord approves congressional election revisionsFord visits ChinaFord blunders at the debates with CarterSinai withdrawal agreementEmergency Natural Gas Act of 1977Carter calls his program of
energy conservation the
“moral equivalent of war.”Freedom of Information ActAttempted assassination of Ford1973-1975 Recession70's Energy Crisis1980 RecessionFord refuses to loan New York CityFord evacuates Americans from LebanonCarter visits Shah of IranCarter opposes B-1 bomberStar Wars
"A New Hope" releasedCarter invokes the
Taft-Hartley Act to end a strike
by coal minersCamp David Accords SignedCarter announces his “phase two”
energy plan calling for conservation
and phasing out price controls on oil.Carter approves development of the MX missile.A crisis of confidence
Carter delivers “malaise speech,”
blaming the problems of the nation on
“a crisis of confidence.”Department of Education establishedAmericans taken hostage in TehranHostage CrisisCarter asks the Senate to table its consideration of SALT IICarter announces the “Carter Doctrine”Carter announces his anti-inflation programCarter announces the failure of “Desert One,”Carter signs Presidential Directive 59Nixon announces resigatnion"I am not a crook."
-NixonNixon announces U.S. invasion of CambodiaDraft Lottery"We choose to go to the moon."
-President KennedyV-J DaySTS-1Hyatt Regency walkway collapseConstruction on the Vietnam
War Memorial beginsMichael Jackson releases
ThrillerU.S. Embassy bombing
in BeirutIndiana Jones is releasedMy Lai massacreEmancipation ProclomationBuchanan sends reinforcements
to Fort SumterLincoln suspends
Habeas CorpusLincoln calls for
75,000 volunteersFirst Battle of Bull RunUnion BlockadeArmy of the Potmac formedPeninsula CampaignBattle of WilliamsburgBattle of Eltham's LandingBattle of Drewry's BluffRevenue Act of 1861Battle of Hanover
Court HouseBattle of Seven PinesSeven Days BattlesSiege of YorktownJackson's Valley CampaignNorthern Virginia CampaignBattle of Cedar MountainBattle of AuburnBattle of Bristoe StationBattle of Buckland MillsSecond Battle of
Rappahannock StationFirst Battle of
Rappahannock StationBattle of Mine RunLt. Gen. Grant given
commandOverland CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania
Court HouseBattle of Yellow TavernBattle of North AnnaBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgSheridan's Valley CampaignBattle of OpequonRailroad CutsBattle of the CraterFirst Battle of Deep BottomSecond Battle of Deep BottomOperations against the
Weldon RailroadBeefsteak RaidUnion offensivesActions near RichmondBattle of Boydton
Plank RoadBattle of Hatcher's RunBattle of Fort Stedman
(Confederate Breakout)Appomattox CampaignThird Battle of Petersburg
(Breakthrough at Petersburg)Richmond capturedLee SurrendersSecond Battle of Bull RunInvasion of MarylandBattle of Harpers FerryBattle of AntietamFredericksburg CampaignBattle of FredericksburgBattle of ChancellorsvilleMud MarchGettysburg CampaignLee invades the NorthGen. Hooker pursues LeeGen. Meade takes
commandBattle of GettysburgRetreat from GettysburgBristoe CampaignBattle of Fort HenryBattle of Fort DonelsonBattle of ShilohBattle of Island No. 10Battle of Plum Point BendFirst Battle of MemphisConfederate Heartland Offensive
(Kentucky Campaign)Siege of CorinthSecond Battle of CorinthVicksburg CampaignOperations against VicksburgGrant's operations against VicksburgSiege of VicksburgTullahoma CampaignChickamauga CampaignBattle of ChickamaugaAtlanta CampaignBattle of ResacaBattle of AtlantaFranklin–Nashville CampaignBattle of FranklinBattle of NashvilleSherman's March to the SeaCampaign of the CarolinasCapture of ColumbiaBattle of BentonvilleJohnston SurrendersWilson's RaidBattle of Stones RiverBattle of PerryvilleSiege of Port HudsonBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of Champion HillCapture of New OrelansGettysburg AddressBattle of Mobile BayLegal Tender Act of 1862Reveune Act of 1864National Banking Act
of 1863Pacific Railroad ActsPresidency of George W. Bush2000 ElectionBush v. GoreKyoto Protocols rejectionUS Spy plane shot down
over ChinaEconomic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconcilliation Act of 2001Embryonic ResearchSeptember 11 AttacksAnthrax ScaresWar on TerrorTerrorist Assets frozenWar in AfghanistanOperation Enduring Freedom
beginsFirst U.S. Forces arrive
in AfghanistanPATRIOT Act of 2001U.S. Special Forces capture Mazar-i-SharifNorthern Alliance fighters take over KabulAviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001Battle of Tora Bora; bin Laden escapes captureInterim Afghan Government is sworn inNo Child Left Behind Act of 2002President Bush declares Iran, Iraq,
and North Korea as state sponsors of
terrorism and an axis of evilJob Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002President Bush vows to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan until the job is doneFarm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002Establishment of the Department of
Homeland SecurityPresident Bush urges the United Nations to
compel Iraq to agree with the WMD directives
made by the Security CouncilAuthorization for Use of Military Force
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002Department of Homeland Security
established9/11 Commission formedSpace Shuttle Columbia
is destroyedIraq WarOperation Iraqi Freedom beginsBattle of NasiriyahBattle of BaghdadUS Forces capture
BaghdadOffice for Reconstruction and
Humanitarian Assistance is establishedIraqi Insurgency beginsIraq Interim Governing Council
establishedJordanian Embassy bombedSergio Vieira de Mello
is killed in IraqPartial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003Saddam Hussein is capturedAmerican Dream Down Payment Act of 2004Bush declares Mission
AccomplishedCoalition Provisional Authority
established4 American military contractors
are ambushed and killed in Fallujah1st Battle of
FallujahCPA dissolvesBattle of Samarra2004 Election2nd Inauguration of
George W. Bush2nd Battle of FallujahBombings and Violence
in IraqBattle of HadithaHurricane Katrina2,000 US Forces have
been killed in IraqPATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2006Zarqawi is killed by a U.S. air strikeHenry Paulson becomes the new Treasury SecretaryOperation Together Forward had
failed to stem the tide of violenceSaddam Hussein is executedRobert Gates becomes
Secretary of DefensePresident Bush announces a new
strategy called “the surge”Third deadliest day for US troops in IraqPresident Bush reauthorizes
the No Child Left Behind ActJohn McCain announces his
candidacy for the presidencyTroop Readiness, Veterans' Care,
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007Protect America Act of 2007The Federal Reserve announces interest rate cutsStatistics for October suggest that
violence in Iraq has dropped dramatically
since the US “surge"Operation Imposing Law endsWithdrawal of U.S. Forces begins from IraqKandahar Bombingal-Qaeda OffensiveHousing and Economic
Recovery Act of 20082000's RecessionGreat RecessionFinancial Crisis of 2008(FHFA) places Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac in government
conservatorshipBear Stearns failsLehman Brothers failsEconomic Stabilization Act of 20082008 ElectionCouncil of Representatives approves the
Strategic Framework and Security
Agreements with the USPresident Bush visits Iraq/Afghanistan
for the final time1st Inauguration of
Barack ObamaPresidency of Barack ObamaPresidency of Donald TrumpPresidency of Joe BidenCOVID-19 PandemicCOVID-19 RecessionSyrian Civil WarSyrian RevolutionEarly insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war2012–2013 escalation of the Syrian Civil WarUS intervention in the Syrian civil war
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other measures" if Russia attacks
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million in security aidPresident Biden confirms ISIS leader
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi
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leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
has been killed in a U.S. AirstrikeInflation Reduction Act of 2022President Biden states the U.S. will
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inside Russia2023 United Auto Workers strikeGaza WarHamas launches a coordinated
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calling for an immediate
humanitarian ceasefireThe U.S. again uses emergency
authority to sell Israel artillery
shells and related weapons
worth $147.5 millionPresident Biden announces
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