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Dec 20, 2021 · Major events of 2021 include the January 6 insurrection, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, devastating natural disasters and advances in space exploration.
December 14, 2020 – The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are given out in the United States. January 6, 2021 – Trump-supporting rioters storm the United States Capitol, forcing Congress to evacuate and interrupting the Electoral College vote count that certified Joe Biden's victory.
- War of Independence. 1774 - Colonists form First Continental Congress as Britain closes down Boston harbour and deploys troops in Massachusetts. 1775 - American Revolution: George Washington leads Continental Army to fight against British rule.
- Civil War. 1854 - Opponents of slavery, or abolitionists, set up Republican Party. 1860 - Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln elected president. 1860-61 - Eleven pro-slavery southern states secede from Union and form Confederate States of America, triggering civil war with abolitionist northern states.
- World War I and the Great Depression. 1917-18 - US intervenes in World War I, but rejects membership of League of Nations in its aftermath. 1920 - Women given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
- World War II and the Cold War. 1941 - Japanese warplanes attack US fleet at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, leading to US joining World War II against the Axis powers.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack; Events January January 20: Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. president. January 20: Kamala Harris becomes the 49th U.S. vice president. January 1 COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: The United States surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19.
Sep 13, 2021 · Updated September 13, 2021 | Infoplease Staff. Timeline: The New Millennium - 2000 - Find major events in U.S. History from 2000 through the present, including the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, the historical election of Barack Obama, the death of Michael Jackson, and more. 2000. April 1.
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, June 15, 1804. Battle of Sitka, October 1804. The Territory of Orleans is organized and the District of Louisiana is created, October 1, 1804. The Territory of Michigan is organized, June 30, 1805.
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Oct 14, 2009 · Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement.
