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                                             TIMELINE UNITED STATES                                                                         13
                                                                                                                         JULY 10, 2026

                   250 Years of America: Milestones

                                       That Shaped a Nation

                               Declaration of American independence                                      US victory in World War II

                 rom a bold declaration of free-  ment marked a historic step toward
                 dom to the age of artificial in-  justice.
            Ftelligence,  the  United  States    1920 – Women’s Suffrage
            has spent 250 years reinventing itself.   The  19th  Amendment  granted
            Here is a journey through the defining   women the constitutional right to vote
            moments  that  transformed  America   after decades of determined activism.
            into one of the world’s most influential   It dramatically expanded American
            democracies  and economic  powers.  democracy and reshaped political
                 1776 – Declaration of        participation.
                     Independence             1945 – Victory in World War II
                On  July  4,  1776,  the  13  Ameri-
                                                  The Allied victory established the
            can colonies adopted the Declaration   United States as a global superpower.
            of  Independence,  proclaiming  their   In the decades that followed, Amer-
            freedom from British rule. The docu-  ica  played  a  leading  role  in  rebuild-
            ment established the ideals of liberty,   ing  Europe,  founding  international
            equality  and  self-government,  laying   institutions and shaping the post-war
            the foundation for the world’s oldest   world order.                United States emerged as the world’s   The first Moon landing in 1969
            continuing constitutional democracy.                                sole  superpower,  ushering  in  a  new
                1787 – The Constitution          1964–1965 – Civil Rights       era of globalization.
                                                         Revolution
                The U.S. Constitution created a                                  2001 – September 11 Attacks
                                                  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
            federal system with checks and bal-  the Voting Rights Act of 1965 disman-  The terrorist attacks of Septem-
            ances among the executive, legislative   tled  legal  segregation  and  protected   ber 11 profoundly changed America.
            and judicial branches. More than two   voting  rights  for  African  Americans.   They reshaped national security, for-
            centuries later, it remains one of the   These landmark laws fulfilled many of   eign policy and public life while rein-
            most enduring governing documents   the promises envisioned nearly a cen-  forcing  the  country’s  resolve  against
            in modern history.                tury earlier.                     global terrorism.
              1861–1865 – The Civil War            1969 – Moon Landing           2008 – First African-American
                America’s bloodiest conflict test-                                         President
                                                  When astronauts landed on the
            ed the nation’s unity. Fought primarily   Moon during the Apollo 11 mission,   The election of Barack Obama
            over slavery and states’ rights, the Civ-  America demonstrated the power of   as  the  nation’s  first  African-Ameri-
            il War preserved the Union while fun-  scientific  ambition  and  innovation.   can president represented a landmark
            damentally  reshaping  the  country’s   The  achievement  inspired  genera-  moment in American history, reflect-
            political and social landscape.   tions and symbolized human potential   ing both the progress achieved and the
               1865 – Abolition of Slavery    during the Space Age.             continuing  journey  toward  equality.
                The adoption of the 13th Amend-                                  2020s – AI and Technological            9/11 attack on New York
            ment formally abolished slavery, end-  1989 – The End of the Cold War       Transformation
            ing  one  of  the  darkest  chapters  in   The fall of the Berlin Wall and   As America celebrates 250 years   era—one  that  promises  to  redefine
            American  history.  Though  equality   the collapse of the Soviet bloc marked   of independence, it stands at the   work, education, healthcare and glob-
            remained a long struggle, the amend-  the conclusion of the Cold War. The   forefront of another transformative   al leadership for generations to come.

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