History of the Modern World CA 30,000 Great Migration ,000 The End of the Ice Age
America’s Timeline BC AD 1000 Vikings to America
1492 Christopher Columbus to America Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Virginia Colony founded Ben Franklin born 1732 George Washington born 1733 Georgia colony founded
1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord American Revolution begins 1776 Declaration of Independence signed
1781 American Revolution ends 1789 George Washington becomes 1st President 1797 Mission San Jose founded Lewis and Clark expedition; Burr duels Hamilton
1812 War of 1812 (ends 1815) 1826 first photo 1848 U.S. extends from sea to sea
1860 Abe Lincoln elected president 1861 Southern states secede Civil War begins 1863 Battle of Gettysburg
1865 Lee surrenders; Civil War ends; Lincoln assassinated 1869 Transcontinental Railroad completed 1879 Edison’s light bulb 1894 motion pictures development begins
World War One (until 1917) 1929 Stock market crashes The Great Depression begins 1939 WW2 Begins (until 1945)
1957 Vietnam War: U.S. involvement begins (until 1973) 1963 ML King’s “I have a dream speech” JFK assassinated
1986 Challenger explodes 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake you were born
September the “Curse of the Bambino is broken The RED SOX WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!
2018 YOU WILL GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL