Dates
Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas on October 12
1492
Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress; colonies declare independence
1776, 4 of July
Women given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
1920
American Civil War. Eleven pro-slavery southern states secede from Union and form Confederate States of America, triggering the Civil War with abolitionist northern state
1861 – 1865
Haitian Revolution; enslaved Africans and their descendants overthrow French enslavers in Haiti.
1791 – 1804