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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
A People's History of the United States; Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States; Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States; The History of the United States of America 1801–1817; Oxford History of the United States; The Penguin History of the United States of America ...
1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.; 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.
August – A deadly second wave of the Spanish flu starts in France, Sierra Leone and the United States. [1] August 13 – Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. August 27 – Border War; Battle of Ambos Nogales – U.S. Army forces skirmish with Mexican Carrancistas at Nogales, Arizona, in the ...
August 3 – The nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water. August 12 – The Federal Switchblade Act is enacted in the United States. August 17 – The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due ...
January 21, 2020 – The first patient in the United States is diagnosed with coronavirus. January 26, 2020 – Kobe Bryant, along with his daughter, Gianna, and 7 others, perish in a helicopter crash. February 5, 2020 – The majority of the United States Senate votes to acquit President Trump of charges related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal.
August 2. National Coloring Book Day. National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. August 3. Clean Your Floors Day. National Watermelon Day. August 4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. National White Wine ...
1965 – Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins – United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. 1969 – Jimi Hendrix plays the unofficial last day of Woodstock. 1971 – Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.