My 10 Days that Changed America

My 10 Days that Changed America

April 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord – opening shots of the War for Independence

May 25, 1787 Constitutional convention convened in Philadelphia

January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovers a �bright speck’ that starts the California Gold Rush – begins the US perception of �Divine Right’ and beginning of the move West

April 12, 1861 Confederate soldiers fired upon the Federal troops stationed at Fort Sumter – opening shots of the Civil War began the fight to determine power of federal vs. state / slavery abolished

April 14, 1865 Lincoln’s assassination – weathered the test of orderly succession and loyal opposition

December 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor begins US involvement in WWII – world power reorganization and the industrialization of the US

September 9, 1971: Watergate break in – began orderly (almost) impeachment of a sitting president / the �rule of law’ applies to all

October 17, 1973 OPEC oil embargo begins – turning point in US perception of oil as a vital interest

November 9, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall – world power reorganization / US dominance

September 11, 2001 World Trade Center destroyed – begins the �war on terror’ and the erosion (demise?) of �government by law’