| The "Declaration of Independence" was adopted by the Continental Congress. |
1607 |
| Gold was found at Sutter's Mill which spurred a rush to California. |
1620 |
| The Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter SC. |
1776 |
| Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7 and the U.S. entered World War II. |
1848 |
| Captain John Smith established Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. |
1861 |
| Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the U.S. with hijacked jets on September 11. |
1929 |
| The Mayflower Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony on Cape Cod. |
1941 |
| The stock market crashed on October 29 and the Great Depression began. |
2001 |
