On March 18.1850 ; American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. source
On March 18.1850 ; American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
On March 25. 1947 ; An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. source
On March 25. 1947 ; An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
On April 2.1900 ; The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule. source
On April 2.1900 ; The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
On April 8.1832 ; Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans. source
On April 8.1832 ; Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
On April 12.1934 ; The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers. source
On April 12.1934 ; The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
On April 25.1864 ; American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills. source
On April 25.1864 ; American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
On April 26.1805 ; First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon. source
On April 26.1805 ; First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
On May 1.1900 ; The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. source
On May 1.1900 ; The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
On May 6.1863 ; American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops. source
On May 6.1863 ; American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops.
On May 6.1996 ; The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. source
On May 6.1996 ; The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
On May 7.1840 ; The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. source
On May 7.1840 ; The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. source
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
On May 10.1865 ; American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6. source
On May 10.1865 ; American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
On May 11.1858 ; Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. State. source
On May 11.1858 ; Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. State.
On May 11.1889 ; An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor. source
On May 11.1889 ; An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
Abraham Lincoln appeared for the first time on a U.S. postage stamp with the issue of 1866, released on April 14, 1866, the first anniversary of his death. source
Abraham Lincoln appeared for the first time on a U.S. postage stamp with the issue of 1866, released on April 14, 1866, the first anniversary of his death.
On May 25.1936 ; The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins. source
On May 25.1936 ; The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins.
The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United source
The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United
Among the significant results of the revolution was the creation of a new Constitution of the United States. source
Among the significant results of the revolution was the creation of a new Constitution of the United States.
American Revolution :The colonists wanted to be independent because they were tired of the British authorities raising taxes on the colonies source
American Revolution :The colonists wanted to be independent because they were tired of the British authorities raising taxes on the colonies
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also referred to as the American War of Independence source
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also referred to as the American War of Independence
The Revolutionary War in the United States, was an armed conflict between the British Empire and thirteen of its North American colonies, source
The Revolutionary War in the United States, was an armed conflict between the British Empire and thirteen of its North American colonies,
The Continental Congress appointed George Washington to take command of the militia. Later, he was appointed as commander-in-chief of the newly formed Continental Army, as well as coordinating state militia units. source
The Continental Congress appointed George Washington to take command of the militia. Later, he was appointed as commander-in-chief of the newly formed Continental Army, as well as coordinating state militia units.
On May 29.1848 ; Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. source
On May 29.1848 ; Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
On June 2.1919 ; Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. source
On June 2.1919 ; Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. source
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
On June 2.1967 ; Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States. source
On June 2.1967 ; Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
On June 3.1916 ; The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men. source
On June 3.1916 ; The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
On June 4.1855 ; Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps. source
On June 4.1855 ; Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
The Seven Years' War was a war fought between 1754 and 1763, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. source
The Seven Years' War was a war fought between 1754 and 1763, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763.