On July 28. 1854 ; USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy, is commissioned. source
On July 28. 1854 ; USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy, is commissioned.
On July 28. 1896 ; The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated. source
On July 28. 1896 ; The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
On July 28. 1915 ; The United States begins a 20-year occupation of Haiti. source
On July 28. 1915 ; The United States begins a 20-year occupation of Haiti.
On July 30.1864 ; American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches. source
On July 30.1864 ; American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
On July 31.1790 ; The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. source
On July 31.1790 ; The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
On August 1.1842 ; The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. source
On August 1.1842 ; The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
On August 5.1861 ; American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872). source
On August 5.1861 ; American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872).
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. source
On August 5.1974 ; Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
On August 6.1819 ; Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. source
On August 6.1819 ; Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
On August 6.1942 ; Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. source
On August 6.1942 ; Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
On August 8.1945 ; The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials. source
On August 8.1945 ; The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.
On August 9.1610 ; The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia. source
On August 9.1610 ; The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
On August 10.1901 ; The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. source
On August 10.1901 ; The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
On August 11.1982 ; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. source
On August 11.1982 ; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
On August 12.1898 ; The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States. source
On August 12.1898 ; The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
On August 16.1916 ; The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States signed. source
On August 16.1916 ; The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States signed.
On August 18. 1920 ; The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. source
On August 18. 1920 ; The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
On August 24.1857 ; The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. source
On August 24.1857 ; The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
On August 24.1950 ; Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. source
On August 24.1950 ; Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
On August 25.1916 ; The United States National Park Service is created. source
On August 25.1916 ; The United States National Park Service is created.
On August 25.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 30 and 31 relating to Indonesian National Revolution are adopted. source
On August 25.1947 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 30 and 31 relating to Indonesian National Revolution are adopted.
On August 25.1967 ; George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated. source
On August 25.1967 ; George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated.
On August 26.2011 ; The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA. source
On August 26.2011 ; The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
On August 27.1832 . Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War. source
On August 27.1832 . Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
On August 27.1893 ; The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000-2,000 people. source
On August 27.1893 ; The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000-2,000 people.
On August 28.1867 ; The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll. source
On August 28.1867 ; The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
On August 29.1915 ; US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. source
On August 29.1915 ; US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
On August 29.2005 ; Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage. source
On August 29.2005 ; Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage.
On September 2.1958 ; United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. source
On September 2.1958 ; United States Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan in Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed.
On September 4.1923 ; Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. source
On September 4.1923 ; Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.