American Top 40

Korean War (Conflict)

Election of Thomas Jefferson, government power transferred to new political party

Resignation of President Richard Nixon, Watergate Scandal Concludes

September 11th terrorist attacks

First voyage of Christopher Columbus

Election of Abraham Lincoln, Southern states begin secession 

Election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), New Deal starts

Paris Peace Treaty ends the French and Indian War

Global War on Terror, Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Trail of Tears

World War I (The Great War or the War to End All Wars)

Ratification of US Constitution, new government established

Election of William McKinley, End of the Populist Movement

Iran Hostage Crisis (Americans held hostage)

End of WWII, Dropping of Atomic Bombs, Yalta Conference

Articles of Confederation (Critical Period)

Spanish American War

Declaration of Independence written

Civil Rights Act and Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Civil War

Truman Doctrine

Pearl Harbor Attacked, US enters WWII

Reconstruction of American South

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Louisiana Purchase made by Thomas Jefferson

First satellite Sputnik launched into space

End of the Cold War; First Gulf War

Tet Offensive in Vietnam, Anti-War Protests, DNC Riots, Assassination of MLK Jr. and RFK

Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK)

Manifest Destiny reaches its peak

Vietnam War, direct US involvement 

Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision

Stock Market Crashes, Start of the Great Depression

Election of Barack Obama, first African-American president

Progressive Era in American Politics

Election of President Ronald Reagan, Politics swing to Conservatism

Jamestown settlement formed

Wounded Knee Massacre/ End of the Frontier

Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth Rock

Election of Andrew Jackson