July 4th 1776.... An American History

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July 4th 1776

It’s our countries birthday today and I thought it would be nice to reflect back on the history of our great nation that I have come to accept more and more as I get older.

● 1776 Deceleration of Independence
● 1776 Words “United Colonies” replaced with “United States”
● 1776 “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Nathan Hales famous statement before execution by British.
● 1776 First U.S. war submarine, “The Turtle”, carried a crew of one.
● 1776 First cocktail said to have been made by Betsy Flanagan, Elmsford, New York- A mixed drink with a feather in it.
● 1776 First demand for complete independence for American colonies appeared in pamphlet, “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine
● 1776 Vermont- first state to abolish slavery and adopt universal male suffrage without regard to property.
● 1783 First daily newspaper, “Penn. Eve. Post”
● 1786 First recorded strike by printers of Philadelphia; obtained $6.00 per week.
● 1788 Ratification of present U.S. Constitution
● 1789 George Washington elected first U.S. president
● 1790 Portland (Maine) ordered built by president Washington oldest lighthouse still in operation.
● 1790 Samuel Slater elected first cotton mill. Slater was first American industrialist to break down production process into simple component parts.
● 1790 First U.S. Census: 3,929,625– this included 697,624 slaves and 59,557 free Negroes.
● 1792 Bill of Rights; first ten amendments to the Constitution, Virginia provided necessary ratification.
● 1792 New York Stock Exchange organized, New York City.
● 1794 Whiskey Rebellion: riots in Pennsylvania were a result of tax placed on whiskey in 1791. Whiskey tax was first test of U.S. Constitution. Approximate cost of a barrel of whiskey was 25 cents.
● 1800 Washington, D.C., became new capitol of U.S., first nation in the world to design a city exclusively for its capitol.
● 1800 Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) distributed religious tracts and scattered apple seeds up and down Ohio valley.
● 1803 Louisiana Purchase first territorial expansion purchased from France. Following states comprised original territory: Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, North and South Dakota, most of Louisiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma.
● 1806 Zebulon Pike, during Southwest Territory exploration, first saw Pikes Peak, Colorado.
● 1808 Robert Fultons steamboat, “Clermont”, crossed Hudson River.
● 1812 Congress Declared War on Great Britain (War of 1812)
● 1814 National anthem written by Francis Scott Key while detained on British warship.
● 1815 Battle of New Orleans: U.S. troops under command of General Andrew Jackson inflicted about 2,000 casualties on British.
● 1821 Santa Fe Trail pioneered for commerce with Northern Mexico.
● 1823 Monroe Doctrine: President Monroe’s policy of isolation for U.S.
● 1826 First railway steam Locomotive.
● 1826 First Patent for internal combustion engine (two–cylinder)
● 1826 Noah Webster’s dictionary published.
● 1829 Boston– first city with a modern hotel. The “Tremont House” pioneered a room key per guest, gas lights, and a free cake of soap.
● 1831 First use of term “Old Glory” to designate U.S. flag made by New England seaman.
● 1833 First Steele plow made in America by John Deere. Began first manufacturing in Moline, Illinois.
● 1835 Telegraph invented by Samuel Morse.
● 1835 Liberty Bell cracked while it tolled for the death of Chief Justice John Marshall.
● 1836 The Alamo: A fortified mission at San Antonio captured by Santa Anna.
● 1840 First use of the expression “O.K.” It referred to “Old Kinderhook,” birthplace of Martin Van Buren.
● 1841 First wagon trail arrived in California via Oregon trail.
● 1847 First recorded baseball game: New York Nine– 23; Knickerboxers–1; New York Nine pitcher was fined six cents for swearing at umpire.
● 1847 Brigham Young with first Mormon emigrants arrived in Utah.
● 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill.
● 1853 Gadsen Purchase: Acquired southern Arizona and New Mexico; last addition to present U.S. boundaries.
● 1859 Arsenal seized by John Brown at Harper’s fairy.
● 1859 First cross– country mail delivered— San Francisco to St Louis in 23 days.
● 1860 Edwin Drake sunk first successful oil well in U.S.
● 1860 First intercollegiate baseball game; Amherst defeated Williams, 66 to 32.
● 1860 First repeating rifle in U.S. produced by Oliver F. Winchester
● 1861 Confederate States of America formed at Montgomery, Alabama.
● 1863 Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
● 1865 President Lincoln assassinated
● 1865 First railroad train holdups at North Bend, Ohio; Ohio and Mississippi train was derailed by gang.
● 1867 Alaska purchased from Russia. Approximate cost: 2 cents an acre.
● 1869 First Woman suffrage in U.S. granted by Wyoming territory.
● 1870 First intercollegiate football game: Rutgers, 6, Princeton, 4
● 1871 Great Chicago Fire
● 1875 Civil Rights Act guaranteed the Negroes equal rights in Public places.
● 1880 Electric Light perfected by Edison
● 1880 First major gold strike in Alaska (Juneau)
● 1882 Clara Barton organized American National Red Cross
● 1886 Statue of Liberty presented to the U.S. by France in commemoration of 100 years of American Independence
● 1890 First Army–Navy football game played at West Point; Navy 24, Army 0.
● 1891 Basketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts by Y.M.C.A. instructor, Dr. Naismith.
● 1892 First Gasoline automobile made in U.S. by Duryea brothers.
● 1893 First 18-hole golf course opened for play in Wheaton, Illinois
● 1895 First professional football game played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. John Brailer was hired for $10 expenses as a substitute quarterback, making him the games first professional player.
● 1896 First moving picture on a public screen
● 1897 John and William Kellogg served the first bowl of cornflakes in Battle Creek, Michigan.
● 1898 Spanish American war\
● 1904 First successful flight of air machine by Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.
● 1904 First speed law passed by New York state 10 mph in town and 20 mph in open country.
● 1905 President Roosevelt became the first American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize
● 1906 First time a U.S. president left the country (Roosevelt)
● 1909 Henry Ford produced 19,051 Model T fords. “Customers could have any color they wanted as long as it was black”
● 1912 Steamship, “Titanic” struck iceberg and sunk.
● 1915 “Lusitania” sunk by German submarines. This action made war with Germany inevitable.
● 1917 U.S. declared war on Germany (World War I)
● 1918 President Wislons famous “Fourteen points”
● 1920 Prohibition went into effect.
● 1927 Babe Ruth set home run record (60)
● 1929 Stock Market crashes.
● 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Six members of Chicago’s notorious Moran gang were shot down by Rival gang.
● 1930 Great Depression
● 1940 Forty-hour week went into effect.
● 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl harbor.
● 1943 Large Scale production of penicillin in United States.
● 1945 U.S. Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
● 1958 First U.S. earth satellite launched from Cape Canaveral.
● 1959 Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood.
● 1962 Cuban missel crisis.
● 1963 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas.
● 1968 Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, assassinated in Memphis.
● 1969 Astronauts walk on the moon
● 1974 President Nixon’s resignation.
● 1976 U.S. bicentennial
● 1985 CTCF is born (LOL couldn’t resist)
● 1990 Gulf War
● 2000 U.S. elects it’s first Dictator George W. Bush
● 2001 World Trade centers collapse
● 2005 Present day!

[Shwoot]

Ahaha first dictator

[WidespreadDead]

meh fuck the fourth of july. its got me in a shitty mood today

[Weedguru Higher]

Happy Birthday neighbours

[mac dre]

...usa sucks

[clashcityrocker]

I thought it was kind of wierd all those dates had nothing to do with the 4th of July, but its not as bad as those FREELOADING CANADIANS

[weedguru tom]

-eats popcorn, uk would beat both y0 ass'es anyraod

[Big Daddy]

Seing as how it was our country's birthday yesterday, i had a great excuse to get drunk and smoke down on a monday. Weed and firework shows go great together.

[blizzunt]

Yea they do. Its crazy how they can make such specific designs with stuff that explodes. This company was doing a promotional thing as we were on the highway one day and they spelled out their name in fireworks. Was quite impressive

[mac dre]

FREELOADING CANADIANS

you try and survive a 10 month winter... its not as easy as it seems.

[Cheeba]

-eats popcorn, uk would beat both y0 ass'es anyraod

Our country should declare independance or something...

[Big Daddy]

1985 CTCF is born (LOL couldn’t resist)

haha '85 was a good year indeed. It gave us CTCF and BD.

So Tonight Im Gonna Part Likes Its 1985!!!!!!!

[Satanus0]

This country was better when we werent alive yet...back when they didnt give a fuck about weed and other stupid shit that is illegal now

[Midnight Toker]

-eats popcorn, uk would beat both y0 ass'es anyraod

Without question. You know why we don't have an independence day? Because before the mighty british empire there was no one to gain indpendence from

[Satanus0]

i think spain was before england...i might be wrong tho.. but what im saying, spain i think fucked up so then England went for the super power position and the U.S.A. was colonized by english and they wanted independence....england wasnt that cool back then i guess cause they obviously didnt like them