8th Grade History Final Assignment

This is it! Not gonna lie it looks really boring to read but this was what I was assigned!

  1. May 28 1754 – Battle of Jumonville Glen
  2. Nov 1 1755 – Great Lisbon Earthquake
  3. May 6 1757 – Battle of Prague
  4. Nov 5 1757 – Battle of Rossbach
  5. Aug 12 1759 – Battle of Kunersdorf
  6. Sep 13 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  7. Feb 10 1763 – Treaty of Paris
  8. March 22 1765 – Stamp Act signed
  9. Mar 5 1770 – Boston Massacre
  10. 1773 – Tea Act
  11. Dec 16 1773 – Boston Tea Party
  12. Apr 19 1775 – Battle of Lexington and Concord
  13. Jan 10 1776 – Common Sense published
  14. Jul 04 1776 – Declaration of Independence signed
  15. Dec 25 1776 – Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware
  16. Nov 16 1777 – Articles of Confederation signed
  17. Aug 16 1780 – Battle of Camden
  18. Sep 28 1781 – Siege of Yorktown
  19. Sep 17 1787 – Constitution signed
  20. 1789 – George Washington becomes the 1st president of the US
  21. Jul 14 1789 – Storming of the Bastille
  22. Sep 25 1789 – Bill of Rights signed
  23. Jul 16 1790 – Washington D.C. founded
  24. Sep 20 1792 – Battle of Valmy
  25. 1793 – Cotton Gin invented
  26. 1797 – John Adams becomes the 2nd president
  27. 1801 – Thomas Jefferson becomes the 3rd president
  28. Apr 30 1803 – Louisiana Purchase signed
  29. 1804 – New Jersey becomes 1st state to abolish slavery
  30. 1804 – Steam Locomotive invented
  31. 1804 – Lewis and Clark expedition
  32. 1807 – Embargo Act
  33. 1807 – First commercial steamboat
  34. 1807 – Slave Trade Act
  35. 1809 – James Madison becomes the 4th president
  36. Sep 10 1813 – Battle of Lake Erie
  37. May 03 1814 – Napoleon 1st exile
  38. Dec 24 1814 – Treaty of Ghent
  39. Jan 08 1815 – Battle of New Orleans
  40. Oct 15 1815 – Napoleon 2nd exile
  41. 1817 – James Monroe becomes the 5th president
  42. Mar 06 1820 – Missouri Compromise
  43. 1825 – Erie Canal completed
  44. 1825 – John Quincy Adams becomes the 6th president
  45. 1829 – Andrew Jackson becomes the 7th president
  46. 1830 – Indian Removal Act
  47. 1831 – Trail of Tears begins
  48. Oct 1835 – Texas Revolution
  49. Feb 23 1836 – Battle of the Alamo
  50. 1837 – Martin Van Buren becomes the 8th president
  51. 1838 – Morse code invented
  52. 1841 – John Tyler becomes the 10th president
  53. 1841 – William Henry Harrison becomes the 9th president
  54. 1845 – James K. Polk becomes the 11th president
  55. Apr 25 1846 – Mexican War
  56. Jan 24 1848 – Gold is discovered in California
  57. 1849 – Zachary Taylor becomes the 12th president
  58. 1850 – Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th president
  59. 1853 – Franklin Pierce becomes the 14th president
  60. 1853 – Gadsden purchase
  61. 1854 – Kansas-Nebraska Act
  62. 1854 – Bleeding Kansas
  63. 1857 – James Buchanan becomes the 15th president
  64. 1861 – Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president
  65. Sep 17 1872 – Battle of Antietam
  66. January 1, 1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
  67. July 1 – 3 1863 – Battle of Gettysburg
  68. July 1863 – Siege of Vicksburg
  69. 1865 – 13th Amendment signed
  70. 1865 – Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president
  71. 1866 – 14th Amendment signed
  72. 1867 – Alaska is purchased and becomes a territory
  73. 1869 – 15th Amendment signed
  74. May 10, 1869 – Transcontinental Railroad opened
  75. 1869 – Ulysses S. Grant becomes the 18th president
  76. 1876 – Telephone invented
  77. June 25, 1876 – Battle of Little Bighorn
  78. 1877 – Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president
  79. March 1881 – James A. Garfield becomes the 20th president
  80. May 21 1881 – American Red Cross founded
  81. July 4 1881 – Tuskegee Institute founded
  82. September 1881 – Chester A. Arthur becomes the 21st president
  83. 1885 – Grover Cleveland becomes the 22nd president
  84. 1889 – Benjamin Harrison becomes the 23rd president
  85. January 3, 1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien born
  86. 1892 – Ellis Island opens
  87. 1893 – Grover Cleveland is elected again and becomes the 24th president
  88. 1896 – First international Olympic games
  89. 1897 – William McKinley becomes the 25th president
  90. May 1, 1898 – Battle of Manila Bay
  91. July 3, 1898 – Battle of Santiago de Cuba
  92. November 29, 1898 – C.S. Lewis born
  93. December 10, 1898 – Treaty of Paris
  94. 1900 – Gold Standard act
  95. 1901 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th president
  96. December 17, 1903 – First airplane flight
  97. 1908 – Model T introduced by Ford
  98. 1909 – William Taft becomes the 27th president
  99. July 2, 1909 – 16th Amendment signed
  100. 1911 – Roald Amundsen makes it to the South Pole
  101. April 8, 1913 – 17th Amendment signed
  102. 1913 – Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th president
  103. September 6-10, 1914 – First Battle of the Marne
  104. April 25, 1915-January 9 1916 – Battle of Gallipoli
  105. 1915 – First fighter planes used
  106. May 1916 – Battle of Jutland
  107. July 1-November 18 1916 – Battle of the Somme
  108. February 21-December 18 1916 – Battle of Verdun
  109. 1918 – Great Flu of 1918
  110. January 16, 1919 – 18th Amendment signed, prohibition begins
  111. June 28, 1919 – Treaty of Versailles
  112. August 26, 1920 – 19th Amendment signed
  113. 1920 – League of Nations established
  114. 1922 – U.S.S.R. established
  115. 1921 – Warren Harding becomes the 29th president
  116. 1923 – Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th president
  117. June 1924 – Teapot Dome scandal
  118. July 1925 – Scopes Monkey Trial
  119. March 6, 1926 – First liquid-fueled rocket flight
  120. 1928 – Steamboat Willie produced
  121. 1929 – Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president
  122. 1929 – Wall Street Crash
  123. 1932 – Roosevelt becomes the 32nd president
  124. 1937 – Hindenburg disaster
  125. 1940 – Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
  126. July-October 1940 – Battle of Britain
  127. December 7, 1941
  128. June 1942 – Battle of Midway
  129. 1942-1943 – Battle of Stalingrad
  130. July-August 1943 – Battle of Kursk
  131. June 6, 1944 – Battle of Normandy
  132. 1945 – Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd president
  133. August 6, 1945 – The U.S. bombs Hiroshima
  134. 1946 – ENIAC created
  135. April 19, 1946 – The League of Nations fails
  136. June 25, 1950 – First Battle of Seoul
  137. September 15, 1950 – Battle of Inchon
  138. November 1950 – Battle of Chosin Reservoir
  139. February 27, 1951 – 22nd Amendment passed
  140. 1953 – Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th president
  141. October 4, 1957 – Sputnik 1 launched
  142. 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states
  143. September 26, 1960 – First televised presidential debate
  144. March 29, 1961 – 23rd amendment passed
  145. April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
  146. 1961 – John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president
  147. 1962 – Walmart founded
  148. November 22, 1963 – JFK is assassinated
  149. 1963 – Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th president
  150. August 28, 1963 – MLK Jr. delivers the “I have a dream” speech
  151. February 4, 1964 – 24th Amendment passed
  152. February 23, 1967 – 25th Amendment signed
  153. 1969 – Richard Nixon becomes the 37th president
  154. July 20, 1969 – Man lands on the moon
  155. July 1, 1971 – 26th amendment passed
  156. 1972 – The video game Pong is created
  157. June 17, 1972 – Watergate Scandal
  158. 1973-1975 – 70’s recession
  159. 1973 – Oil Crisis of 1973
  160. 1974 – Gerald Ford becomes the 38th president
  161. April 4, 1975 – Microsoft is founded
  162. April 1, 1976 – Apple is founded
  163. 1977 – Jimmy Carter becomes the 39th president
  164. 1978 – BBS (Bulletin Board System) developed
  165. May 4, 1979 – Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister
  166. November 4, 1979 – Iran Hostage Crisis
  167. 1981 – Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th president
  168.  January 1, 1983 – The Internet is created.
  169. January 24, 1984 – Apple releases the MacIntosh
  170. April 26, 1986 – Chernobyl explodes
  171. 1989 – George H. W. Bush becomes the 41st president
  172. November 9, 1989 – The Berlin Wall falls
  173. April 24, 1990 – Hubble Space Telescope launched
  174. August 2, 1990 – The Gulf War begins
  175. February 27, 1991 – The Gulf War ends
  176. March 3, 1991 – Rodney King case
  177. December 26, 1991 – The Soviet Union falls
  178. 1993 – Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd president
  179. 2001 – George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president
  180. September 11, 2001 – 9/11 attacks
  181. October 7, 2001 – Afghanistan war begins
  182. February 4, 2004 – Facebook created
  183. 2005 – Hurricane Katrina
  184. March 2006 – Twitter is created
  185. 2007 – Netflix released
  186. June 29, 2007 – Apple unveils the iphone
  187. May 17, 2009 – Markus “Notch” Persson creates Minecraft
  188. 2009 – Barack Obama becomes the 44th president
  189. 2010 – Affordable Care (Obamacare) Act signed
  190. January 12, 2010 – Haitian major earthquake
  191. December 12, 2012 – Nasa confirms that Voyager 1 has left the solar system
  192. 2013 – Edward Snowden scandal
  193. 2015 – Syrian hostage crisis
  194. 2017 – Donald Trump becomes the 45th president
  195. December 18, 2019 – Trump is impeached for the first time, but later acquitted
  196. March 2020 – COVID-19 pandemic begins
  197. 2021 – Joe Biden becomes the 46th president
  198. 2025 – Donald Trump is elected again and becomes the 47th president
  199. June 22, 2025 – The OKC Thunder win the NBA Finals
  200. July 12, 2025 – This timeline is finished!

Yes! Finally finished!🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉

Social Media

8G History Lesson 160 Assignment

In this assignment, I will be writing about the history of social media.

Early Years

The first platform that could be called social media was probably BBS. BBS stands for Bulletin Board System. It was a public message board that allowed people to post code, files, or games. It ran on telephone lines and was connected using a modem. Remember, this was before the Internet was invented, so this was a huge thing for people. CompuServe was another similar service, but this one allowed more personal interactions. It was similar to modern-day Reddit. But these services started to fall behind once the Internet was invented.

Internet Boom

During the 90’s and the early 2000s, social media experienced a major popularity surge. Many people started using sites such as Classmates.com, which allowed people to connect with former classmates. Other sites like SixDegrees.com were not as successful. SixDegrees.com eventually shut down in 2001.

LinkedIn and Facebook were 3 major social media companies that emerged during the early 2000’s. LinkedIn was different from the start. It was geared towards business professionals looking to connect with others. LinkedIn is still around today, and it has more than 1 billion members!

Facebook is probably the most popular social media website in the world, currently with around 3 billion members! It was created in 2004 as a way for Harvard students to communicate, but in 2006 it was made public. Facebook’s success comes from its easy to use interface, and its popularity and advertising.

The Mobile Era

Following the rise of smartphones and tablets, social media quickly hopped onto these new devices. Snapchat and Instagram are two major social media apps that revolve around users taking photos and sharing them. Apps like TikTok that allow people to share short videos are also popular.

Who knows how social media will change during the next few years? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Culture of the 1990’s

8G History Lesson 155 Assignment

In this assignment, I will be covering the culture of the 1990’s. I will be writing about the music, tv shows, clothing styles, and Y2K.

Music during the 90’s

Popular styles during the 90’s included grunge rock, hip-hop, rap, pop, and heavy metal. Popular bands included Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Wu-Tang Clan, Mariah Carey, The Spice Girls, Green Day, and the Backstreet Boys.

TV, Movies, and Sports during the 90’s

There were many popular TV shows during the 90s, but here are some of the most popular: “ER” was a drama show watched by millions about a hospital emergency room. “Law and Order” was another famous drama, but it focused on the interactions of police, judges, and criminals. In comedy, many people enjoyed watching “Friends” and “Seinfield”. “The Simpsons was and still is a very popular animated comedy show, but its humor is generally more for adults.

In the movie theatres, films like “Titanic” and “Jurassic Park” were smash hits. “Titanic” is about the Titanic that sunk because of an iceberg. “Jurassic Park” is about the world after dinosaurs have been brought back.

Basketball fans cheered on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, who won 6 championships in the decade. Many MLB players went on strike in 1994, resulting in the World Series being cancelled.

Clothing Styles during the 90’s

Clothing styles were similar to the 80’s, most people dressed casually. Jeans and a t-shirt was not an uncommon outfit. Some people opted for a more bold look, with styles like punk or grunge being trendy.

The Y2K Scare

The Y2K scare was a series of computer bugs that were feared to occur during the turn of the century. Since many computers at that time stored the year as 2 digits (for example the year 1999 would be 99), people thought that computers all over the world would crash because they couldn’t process the new date, 2000. In reality, nothing major happened, because so many businesses and people installed new software features that protected against the bugs.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post about the culture of the 1990’s.

Top 5 Financial Mistakes of Newly Married Couples

Personal Finance Lesson 170 Assignment

There are many common mistakes that newly married couples make, but these are (in my opinion) the top 5 financial mistakes:

  1. Spending too much on the wedding: This is perhaps the biggest financially related mistake that couples can make. Having an extravagant wedding may seem like a good decision in the moment, but it will really make a dent in the bank account later! The things that cost the most when hosting a wedding are the venue, the catering/food, the wedding dress, and decorations.
  2. Dating too often: Dating is a good thing, but too much of a good thing is still too much! Taking your partner out for a date once in a while is a good idea, but doing it too often will result in a large expense. To cut costs, sometimes you could have a stay at home date instead! Watching a movie at home with homemade popcorn or playing board games are two ideas.
  3. Buying an expensive car/house: This is another big one that can potentially cause major problems. Don’t buy an expensive car or house just to impress your spouse, and don’t buy anything without talking to them first!
  4. Not creating a budget: Creating a budget is an important step towards managing money more efficiently. Not creating a budget will lead to problems and disagreements with your spouse.
  5. Not having an emergency fund: Having an emergency fun is very important, because you want to be prepared for any emergencies that may come up. If you do not have an emergency fund, you will be totally unprepared for emergencies.

In my opinion, these are the top 5 financial mistakes newly married couples can make. I hope that this article will help you avoid making these mistakes.

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Ronald Reagan

8G History Lesson 150 Assignment

Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Illinois. His dad was an alcoholic, and it was hard for him to stay in a job. Reagan went to Eureka College, where he played football and was in the drama society. His grades were passing, but not amazing. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics, but later decided to pursue sportscasting. Reagan became the sportscaster for the radio stations WCO and later WHO.

Reagan soon became interested in acting, and landed a job with Warner Bros. Interestingly, the characters that Reagan played in the movies were often like Reagan himself. Reagan served in the war by making army training films. Although he wasn’t involved in any combat, he was portrayed as being a real soldier.

Between 1947 and 1952 Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild. His job was to Around this time, Reagan’s political beliefs were shifting. He had previously been more of a Democrat, but was slowly becoming more conservative. Eventually he declared himself to be a Republican.

Reagan supported Barry Goldwater, a Republican who ran for president during the 1964 presidential election. Reagan gained a lot of popularity even though Goldwater didn’t win.

Due to the popularity Reagan received by endorsing Goldwater, Reagan was asked to run for governor of California in the 1966 election. He won, taking over 57 percent of the vote. As governor, Reagan approved tax increases and helped reform the welfare system.

In 1976 Reagan ran for president, and although he lost the nomination for Republican on the ballot, he received many write in votes. Reagan ran again for president in 1980, and this time he won!

As president, Reagan implemented a type of economics commonly called supply-side economics, which is a type of free market economics that focuses on lowering taxes and and government spending and deregulating the economy. Some people criticized Reagan’s use of this, calling it Reaganomics or Voodoo economics. During Reagan’s presidency, inflation dropped from 13.5% to 4.1%. He also lowered income taxes by 25% for everyone.

Reagan pushed to allow organized prayer in schools. He tried to overturn the ruling that the Supreme Court issued that didn’t allow a moment of silence for prayer in schools. Reagan was not ultimately successful in this matter.

Reagan prioritized rebuilding the military, and the defense budget went up while he was in office. He sent the U.S. military to invade Grenada, ultimately resulting in a U.S. victory.

Reagan campaigned for a second term in 1984, and won in a landside victory, taking electoral votes from 49 out of the 50 states. In his second term, Reagan passed the Tax Reform act, which made the tax filing system much easier and lowered taxes overall. The economy continued to grow, and Reagan continued to invest more money into the national defense.

After Reagan left office, his health declined, and in 1994 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Reagan was not in public much as his health declined. Weakened by Alzheimer’s he passed away in 2004 from pneumonia. He was given a state funeral and many former presidents attended.

I hope you enjoyed learning about Ronald Reagan, his life and his career.