1941
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the US joining World War II
First American lunar landing
1914
Cherokees begin to travel the "Trail of Tears"
1781
1870
1820
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution grants women the right to vote
British General Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington at Yorktown
US passes the Indian Removal Act
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution grants all males the right to vote
1838
1969
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establishes that "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites are legal
1920
1896
World War I breaks out; US declares war on Germany three years later
1831
Civil War ends; Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
1865
Missouri Compromise outlaws slavery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes
