Below are 27 of the most important dates in American history. Were you or someone you know born on one of these days? If yes, you share a special moment in the timeline of the American journey.
- Declaration of Independence – 7/4/1776
- The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation – July 9, 1778
- The Treaty of Paris 1783 – September 3, 1783
- The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution – September 17, 1787
- The United States Army is established – September 29, 1789
- The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states – December 15, 1791
- The United States Marine Corps is established – July 11, 1798
- Lousinana Purchase – 4/30/1803
- Battle of the Alamo – February 23, 1836
- The Civil War – April 12, 1861
- Emancipation Proclamation – January 1, 1863
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln – April 14, 1865
- The United States annexes Guam, the Phillipines, and Puerto Rico – February 6, 1899
- World War I (WWI) – July 28, 1914
- The Panama Canal opens for business – August 15, 1914
- The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I – June 28, 1919
- Black Tuesday – October 29, 1929
- World War II – September 1, 1939
- Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941
- D-Day – June 6, 1944
- 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan – August 6, 1945
- Vietnam War – November 1, 1955
- Sputnik Satellite – October 4, 1957
- NASA formed – 1958
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy – November 22, 1963
- Apollo 11 – 07/20/1969
- Terrorist Attack – September 11, 2001
- Capitol Riot – January 6, 2020
