1794 — Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces
1806 — Batavian Republic becomes the Kingdom of Holland
1872 — Republican National Convention meets
1875 — Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens
1912 — U.S. marines invade Cuba
1917 — 10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I
1933 — U.S. goes off gold standard
1940 — Battle of France begins in WW II
1942 — Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54
1945 — U.S., UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany
1946 — Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago Ill)
1947 — GeorgeMarshall outlines Marshall Plan
1950 — U.S. Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation
1806 — Batavian Republic becomes the Kingdom of Holland
1872 — Republican National Convention meets
1875 — Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens
1912 — U.S. marines invade Cuba
1917 — 10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I
1933 — U.S. goes off gold standard
1940 — Battle of France begins in WW II
1942 — Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54
1945 — U.S., UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany
1946 — Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago Ill)
1947 — GeorgeMarshall outlines Marshall Plan
1950 — U.S. Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation
