16th century

First African slaves in North America (c. 1526)

17th century

The ‘Mayflower’ arrives in America (November 1620)

18th century

19th century

20th century

The Wright Brothers’ Flight (1903)Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ (August 28th, 1963)
Prohibition (January 16th 1920 to March 22 1933)Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon (July 20th 1969)
Jonas Salk’s Polio Vaccine (April 12th, 1955)Watergate Scandal (June 17th 1972 – August 9th 1974)

21st century

Virginia Tech Shootings(April 16th 2007)