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1930 - Sinclair Lewis is the first American to win Nobel Prize for Literature. 1931 – Empire State Building opens in New York. 1931 – Japanese invasion of Manchuria, start of World War II in the Pacific. 1931 – The Whitney Museum of American Art opens to the public in New York City.
- 1940. April 1, 1940 - The 1940 census indicates a United States population of 132,164,569. This represented an increase of 7.3% since 1930, the lowest rate of increase in the 20th century.
- 1941. March 11, 1941 - The George Washington Carver Museum is dedicated at the Tuskegee Institute with the participation of such luminaries as Henry Ford.
- 1942. February 19, 1942 - Executive order 9066 is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, confining 110,000 Japanese Americans, including 75,000 citizens, on the West Coast into relocation camps during World War II.
- 1943. February 14, 1943 - The United States encounters its first major defeat in the European theater of World War II at the Battle for Kasserine Pass in Tunisia.
- 1930. February 18, 1930 - American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh was also known as one of the few serious astronomers to have claimed to sight UFO's.
- 1931. February 14, 1931 - The ruins of the ancient Indian villages around Canyon de Chelly are designated a national monument by President Herbert Hoover.
- 1932. January 22, 1932 - The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established to stimulate banking and business. Unemployment in 1932 reached twelve million workers.
- 1933. March 4, 1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time. His speech with its hallmark phrase, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself," begins to rally the public and Congress to deal with great depression issues.
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Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in United States history.
This is a timeline of United States history, comprising most legal and territorial changes and political events in the United States and its predecessor states. Do you know your U.S. History chronology? Use these handy timelines to help you memorize important dates in U.S. History.
August 3, 1492- Christopher Columbus set out on his first voyage with three ships and a crew of 90 to find a westward route to the east.October 12, 1492- Christopher Columbus reported to be the 1st European to set foot on the New World (Dominican Republic).April 2, 1513- Juan Ponce DeLeon establishes the 1st colony in what's now the United States (St. Augustine, Florida).December 20, 1606- Virginia Company settlers left London to establish the first permanent English settlement in North America.April 19, 1775- Revolutionary War officially begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.May 10, 1775- American forces take the British fort at Ticonderoga, New York.June 12, 1775- 2nd naval Battle of the American Revolution takes place.June 14, 1775- Continental Army established by the Continental Congress.September 3, 1783- United States gains what's currently Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pen...November 2, 1783- Continental Army disbanded.August 8, 1786- Continental Congress adopts the "Dollar" and decimal coinage.February 21, 1787 - Continental Congress adopts a resolution calling for a convention of state delegates to draw up a change to the Articles of Confederation.June 18, 1812- United States declares war on Britain.March 4, 1813- James Madison sworn in as President for a 2nd term.March 4, 1813- Elbridge Gerry sworn in as the 5th Vice President for a 2nd term.August 24, 1814- British set fire to Washington, D.C.December 11, 1816 - Indianais the 19th state admitted to the Union.March 3, 1817- Alabama Territory organized.March 4, 1817- James Monroe sworn in as the 5th US President.March 4, 1817- Elbridge Gerry sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.December 3, 1818 - Illinoisis the 21st state admitted to the Union.February 22, 1819- United States annexes Florida.March 4, 1833- Andrew Jackson sworn in as President for a 2nd term.March 4, 1833- Martin van Buren sworn in as the 8th US Vice President.June 30, 1834- Indian Territory established in what's now Oklahoma.Apr 20. 1836- Wisconsin Territory organized.March 4, 1837- Martin van Buren sworn in as the 8th US President.March 4, 1837- Richard Johnson sworn in as the 9th US Vice President.January 26, 1837 - Michiganis the 26th state admitted to the Union.May 8, 1846- Mexican War begins with the Battle of Palo Alto.May 13, 1846- United States declares war on Mexico.August 22, 1846- United States annexes what's now Arizona and New Mexico.December 28, 1846 - Iowais the 29th state admitted to the Union. On December 28, 1846, Iowa became the first free state in the old Louisiana Territory.December 20, 1860- South Carolina is the 1st state to secede from the Union.January 9, 1861- Mississippi is the 2nd state to secede from the Union.January 10, 1861- Florida is the 3rd state to secede from the Union.January 11, 1861- Alabama is the 4th state to secede from the Union.Apr 8, 2011 · Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Discover U.S. History from 1900–1949, including the San Francisco earthquake, Great Depression, World War II, and more.
Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. a few days later, and the nation became fully engaged in the Second World War. Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Named eras and periods. These multi-year periods are commonly identified in American history. The existence and dating of some of these periods is debated by historians. Plantation era ( c. 1700 – c. 1860) First Great Awakening (1730s–1740s) American Revolution (1775–1783) Confederation period (1781-1789) Federalist Era (1788-1800)
