I want your full History opinions

[imasoldier]

What do you think is the top 10 events in the History of the United States? Start from 1607. also give a small explaination of why you chose them.

After that who do you think are the top 5 people of the history of the United States? Explain this also.

[tesco]

1. independence - us becomes independant. that's huge obvously.
2. civil war - us was on the road to splitting apart, but civil war stopped south from leaving.
3. world war 2 - the A bomb invented during or after this (can't remember) and that broguht the us into power, oon to become the world super power.

i can't really thing of any reasons why other events are important so i'll just leave them out.

[Skiz]

Don't forget about emacipation, two world wars, Pearl Harbor, transcontinental railroad, war of 1812, reconstruction was just as influential as the civil war, stock market crash, great depression, cold war. There are sooo many important events.

Moon landing maybe too?

I'm too tired for explanations. Too much typing. If you know your history, these won't need explanations.

[Busyman]

1. WWI - first major major involvement in war in a global sense
2. Pearl Harbor - first major attack on US soil; changed our involvement in other countries forever.
3. 9/11 - largest attack on our mainland, further changed our foreign policy
4. Independence - kicked the British to the curb, birth of the USA
5. Civil War - threatened our current unification

[iamtheoneandonlyone]

1. 9/11 - something we never saw coming or did we?
2. Declaration of Independence - US separates of Britain
3. Pilgrims first land at Plymouth - we wouldn't be here if it weren't for them
4. Emancipation Proclamation - abolished slavery
5. WWII - abolished dictator who didn't care about human life

[MCHeshPants420]

Don't forget the Vietnam war, when North Vietnam kicked USA to the curb.



3. Pilgrims first land at Plymouth - we wouldn't be here if it weren't for them

Name stealing bar-stewards. Was down by the Mayflower steps yesterday coincidentally, I watched two seagull fight. It were ace.

[Samurai]

These aren't in any order...

1. The Great Depression - Millions out of work, but changed due to the War
2. World War 2 - Good vs Evil
3. Pearl Harbor - Attacked by Empire Of Japan. Brought them into the War.
4. Civil War - Many lives lost, but united the people eventually.
5. Slavery Abolished - See "iamtheoneandonlyone"'s post. Also KKK is something to research.
6. Cuban Missile Crisis - Cold War at it's peak.
7. Moon Landing - Tremendous achievment
8. Independance - We got beaten up :lol: - Good friends now though
9. 9/11 - Worst terrorist attack in history.
10. Vietnam - I think you all know about this one... Also look into how people treated the GI's when they returned :(

Can't think of any more right now... Gulf War perhaps, Bill Clinton's "I did not have sexual relations" speech is an event itself lol - good luck ;)

[MCHeshPants420]

6. Cuban Missile Crisis - Cold War at it's peak.


Bay of Pigs as well, not a happy time for the Kennedy administration. :(

[ziggyjuarez]

10.Iraqi War - Freedom for iraq would not be possable for the iraqi people if it wasent for us

[Gemby!]

1) 'Friends' last episode - i think we all shed a tear at that :ermm:

[99%]

1.Dollar
Bubble Gum
Baseball
kkk
Blues
Silicon
Hollywood
High School Shootings

[Gemby!]

bubblegum runs out of flavour too fast :(

[{I}{K}{E}]

1. The Dutch selling New Amsterdam to the British (later named New York) :dry:

Dunno when that happend :P but if they havent done that Dutch was the worlds nr.1 Language :sadwalk:

[GepperRankins]

full history = US history?

i thought it was just a joke :(

[GepperRankins]

1) 'Friends' last episode - i think we all shed a tear at that :ermm:
nope. unfortunately everyone stopped caring 5 years before that episode :mellow:

[bigboab]

I take it you mean modern history? It would have to be, would it not? Silly me. :cry:

[Tikibonbon]

I take it you mean modern history? It would have to be, would it not? Silly me. :cry:

I'm still confused about the 1607 starting date, I mean it's not like there wasn't anyone here for thousands of years beforehand....

[GepperRankins]

I'm still confused about the 1607 starting date, I mean it's not like there wasn't anyone here for thousands of years beforehand....
shhhh

[fkdup74]

Moon landing maybe too?

according to the conspiracy theorists in here....
that never happened :blink:

:lol:

[MCHeshPants420]

I'm still confused about the 1607 starting date, I mean it's not like there wasn't anyone here for thousands of years beforehand....


Aye, the Vikings found America and didn't tell anyone about it. God bless 'em.

[Samurai]

Aye, the Vikings found America and didn't tell anyone about it. God bless 'em.


Ok I'm confused. I was told it was the Smurfs :cry:

[Tikibonbon]

Aye, the Vikings found America and didn't tell anyone about it. God bless 'em.

I don't think the Vikings were very well organized 20,000 years ago. :)

[GepperRankins]

according to the conspiracy theorists in here....
that never happened :blink:

:lol:
what are you laughing at? the evidence that suggests they could never make it to the moon, or. the lack of evidence to say they did? :handbag:

[bigboab]

Aye, the Vikings found America and didn't tell anyone about it. God bless 'em.

So that is where Snny has been lately. :lol:

[ziggyjuarez]

Aye, the Vikings found America and didn't tell anyone about it. God bless 'em.
and later established a great football team :schnauz:
http://www.photofile.com/Photos/Albums/Football_Helmets_Album/images/vikings_jpg_jpg.jpg

[GepperRankins]

who wears a helmet to play football?

[ziggyjuarez]

so you can know whos on whos teamhttp://sportsgifts.indeh.com/images/nfl/new_england_patriots/453314298.jpg :unsure:

[GepperRankins]

whatever happened to shirts and skins?

[Tikibonbon]

whatever happened to shirts and skins?

The fat dude kept wanting to take his shirt off, so......

[Biggles]

I think you should mix some social history in with the more obvious things.

Role of Slavery in kick starting the US economy
Wounded Knee
Rise of industrialisation in the North due to Civil War
Prohibition/birth of The Mob
Dust bowl
Repeal of the Jim Crow laws
Elvis Presley 1950s boom years - first teen disposable income era
Romanticisation of the "Wild West"
Hollywood
Wall Street Crash
Moon Landing

People

Edison
WC Fields
Jefferson (warts and all)
Geronimo
Jane Fonda (controversy always makes a history paper a little more readable :) )

[Rat Faced]

I don't think the Vikings were very well organized 20,000 years ago. :)

I dont think the vikings were around 20,000 years go :rolleyes:

Freedom for Iraq... oh yeah, like the TV program that shows terrorists being interrogated and shown on TV "with their permission" before disappearing off the face of the earth without trial..

I thought thats what Saddam was about? :wacko:

[manker]

I dont think the vikings were around 20,000 years go :rolleyes: :I think that's kinda what he was getting at :unsure:

[Tikibonbon]

I dont think the vikings were around 20,000 years go :rolleyes::

I see you have finally completed your courses in identifing sarcasm. Very good young padawan. Next we shall study the effects of the Force on one's dating techniques.....

[manker]

:lol:

[Rat Faced]

I see you have finally completed your courses in identifing sarcasm. Very good young padawan. Next we shall study the effects of the Force on one's dating techniques.....

I could do with that course on the Dating Technique :cry:

[(>Zero Cool<)]

all i can say is where were you lot when I couldn't be arsed doing my own homework? :cry:

[Tikibonbon]

all i can say is where were you lot when I couldn't be arsed doing my own homework? :cry:

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