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| 1616 | Argall, Samuel |  |
| Virginia Appointed Deputy Governor of Virginia |
| 1732 | Washington, George | |
| 22nd Feb Birth of George Washington |
| 1735 | Adams, John | |
| 30th Oct Washington Birth of John Adams |
| 1743 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 13th April Washington Birth of Thomas Jefferson |
| 1754 | Franklin, Benjamin | |
| Albany Proposes a "plan for union" of British colonies, Britain reject the idea |
| 1765 | Otis, James | |
| Massachusetts The Massachusetts Governor's house is burned because of his support for the Stamp Act |
| 1766 | Otis, John Fitzgerald | |
| Washington Opposes Navigation Act writs on natural law to defend privacy & property |
| 1773 | Pitts, Lendall | |
| 16th Dec Boston Causes the British Parliament to place Boston under military rule |
| 16th Dec Boston Holds a tea party & throws tea overboard, followed by other American ports |
| 1776 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington Legislates for the elective principle for officers of State |
| Washington Legislates for the separation of Church & State |
| Washington Virginia Bill of Rights , embodies sovereignty by means of the separation of powers |
| 4th July Declares government by consent of the people |
| 1781 | Lincoln, Benjamin | |
| Appointed Secretary of War by Congress |
| 1781 | Washington, George | |
| Washington Attempts are made to avoid over centralization after independence |
| Washington The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states |
| 1785 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington Public lands are surveyed & divided into townships |
| Washington Townships divided into sections & sold to developers for not less than $1 per acre |
| 1787 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington A population of 60,000 can form a State of the Union |
| Washington For every 5,000 free males there will a non-voting delegate in Congress |
| Washington For every 5,000 free males there will be a legislature & Governor |
| 1787 | Washington, George | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 1st President, 1st term |
| 1789 | Jay, John | |
| Washington Appointed First Chief justice of the USA |
| 1794 | Jay, John | |
| 19th Nov Washington Settles disputes between the United States & Britain |
| 1794 | Monroe, James | |
| 2nd Aug Paris Appointed Ambassador to France |
| 1800 | Fillmore, Millard | |
| 7th Jan Birth of Millard Fillmore |
| 1809 | Smith, Samuel | |
| Appointed Secretary of State of the |
| 1814 | Adams, John Quincy | |
| Washington Negotiates the end of the War |
| 1816 | Thompson, David | |
| The USA-Canada border is established by a 10 yr survey by David Thompson |
| 1817 | Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Appointed Secretary of War |
| 1820 | Crawford, William | |
| Washington Constitutional changs are put through Congress by William Crawford |
| Washington Put through Congress by William Crawford |
| Washington The President & the Senate will appoint government offices every 4 yrs |
| 1820 | Monroe, James | |
| Washington The President & the Senate are to appoint government offices every 4 yrs |
| 1821 | Barbour, Philip Pendleton | |
| Washington Appointed Speaker of Congress |
| 1821 | Crawford, William | |
| 17th July Florida Spain cedes Folrida to the USA |
| 1823 | McLean, John | |
| Appointed Postmaster General |
| 1824 | Monroe, James | |
| Liberia Supports the creation of Liberia for slave labour in Africa |
| Liberia The capital of Liberia is named after James Monroe |
| 1825 | Barbour, James | |
| Appointed Secretary of War |
| 1825 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| 9th Feb Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1825 | Poinsett, Joel Roberts | |
| Appointed Minister of Mexico, 1st such appointment |
| 1828 | Barbour, James | |
| Appointed Minister to Britain |
| 1828 | Harrison, William Henry | |
| Appointed Minister to Colombia |
| 1829 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 7th President |
| Washington Builds the basis of the modern Democratic Party & initiates the spoils system |
| 1830 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| 29th April Washington The Preemption Act offers settlers $1.25 an acre |
| 29th April Washington The Preemption Act offers settlers cultivating land $1.25 an acre |
| 7th May Washington The treaty of Commerce & Navigation is signed with the Ottoman Empire |
| 28th May Washington The Indian Removal Act removes Indians to lands west of the Mississippi |
| 15th July Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede most of Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 15th July Iowa Under the treaty of Praire du Chien Indian tribes cede Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota |
| 1831 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| 1832 | Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Washington Champions the rights of South Carolina to "nullify" legislation passed by Congress |
| Resigns after President Jackson threatens to send 50,000 into Sth Carolina |
| 1832 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| South Carolina Sth Carolina claims the Union is a pact of independent states & can nullify Congress |
| South Carolina Threatens to send a force of 50,000 into South Carolina if it resists the Union |
| 9th May Washington Seminole Chiefs cede land in Florida & agree to move west of the Mississippi River |
| 16th May Washington A Treaty of trade & peace is signed with Chile |
| 22nd May Wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination |
| 17th June Washington A Tariff Act is passed favouring northern manafacturers over southern cotton growers |
| 17th June Washington A Tariff Act is passed favouring Northern manafacturers over Southern cotton growers |
| 1836 | Austin, Stephen Fuller | |
| Appointed Secretary of State of the independent Republic of Texas |
| 1837 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| 3rd Mar Texas Recognizes the "lone star" Republic of Texas |
| 1837 | Poinsett, Joel Roberts | |
| Appointed Secretary of War |
| 1839 | Polk, James Knox | |
| Washington Appointed Senator of Tenessee |
| 1844 | Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1845 | Davis, Jefferson | |
| 8th Dec Davis takes his seat in Congress |
| 1846 | Davis, Jefferson | |
| Davis resigns his seat in Congress |
| 1847 | Davis, Jefferson | |
| 5th Dec Davis takes hist seat in the Senate |
| 1849 | Fillmore, Millard | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| 1851 | Davis, Jefferson | |
| 4th Mar Davis enters his new term as senator from Mississippi |
| 1853 | Dobbin, James Cochran | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Navy |
| 1857 | Davis, Jefferson | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs |
| 1881 | Lincoln, Robert Todd | |
| Appointed Secretary of War |
| 1889 | Lincoln, Robert Todd | |
| Appointed Minister to Britain |
| 1898 | McKinley, William | |
| The Supreme Court rules that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a USAcitizen, and therefore could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act |
| 1903 | Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Ohio Appointed Governor of Ohio |
| 1911 | Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Appointed Secretary of War, 1st term |
| 1925 | Taylor Ross, Nellie | |
| 5th Jan Wyoming Appointed Governor of Wyoming, 1st female Governor in the USA |
| 1926 | Coolidge, Calvin | |
| 7th May USAtroops arrive in Nicaragua after a coup |
| 1929 | Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1931 | Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Manchuria A response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria, opposes Japanese entry into Manchuria |
| 1933 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| $400 million is made available for road building & improvement |
| $500 million is made available for "public works" |
| Appointed President of the USA, 32nd President, 1st term |
| Founds the National Recovery Administration |
| Introduces the "New Deal" |
| Prepared to accept a national debt of $31,000 million to reduce unemployment |
| The Civilian Conservation Corps finds work for 2 million |
| The Civil Works Administration employs 4 million on public works |
| The Navy Dept is allocated $238 million to build 32 new warships |
| 4th Mar Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 6th Mar USAbanks close for 4 days due to a finacial crisis |
| 9th Mar Banks are closed, only "sound" institutions associated with the Federal Reserve remain |
| 30th April The USAcomes off the gold standard |
| May Creates the civilian conservation corps to reduce unemployment |
| 7th May Goes on TV & describes plans to give work to 1/4 million unemployed |
| June Introduces to Congress the National Indus trial Recovery Bill to increase employment |
| 16th June The National Recovery Act is passed by Congress |
| July Introduces the National Indus trial Recovery Bill to Congress |
| 3rd Sep 9 March-16 June, 1st phase of the "Hundred Days" to reform the economy |
| Nov The USSR is recognized by the USA, to counteract Japan's rise in the Far East |
| 1936 | Hull, Cordell | |
| 7th Sep Issues a public warning that a general war would "shatter our civilization" |
| 1936 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Opens the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River |
| Passes the Soil Conservation Act which controls farm surpluses |
| 3rd Nov Wins 60% of the vote during the Presidential elections, 27 million of the poll |
| 3rd Nov Wins every state except for 2 |
| 31st Dec The Neutrality Laws are strengthened |
| 1937 | Dewey, Thomas Edmund | |
| New York Appointed District Attorney of New York |
| 1938 | Hopkins, Harry Llloyd | |
| Appointed Secretary of Commerce |
| 1939 | Stettinius, Edward Reilly | |
| Washington Appointed Chairman of the War Resources Board |
| 1940 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 5th Nov Elected for a 3rd term, 27 million votes to Wilkie's 22 million votes |
| 1940 | Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Appointed Secretary of War, second term |
| 1941 | Stettinius, Edward Reilly | |
| Washington Appointed Administrator of Lend-Lease |
| 1943 | Stettinius, Edward Reilly | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of State |
| 1944 | Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 32nd President, 3rd term |
| 1944 | Stettinius, Edward Reilly | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1945 | Clark, Tom Campbell | |
| Washington Appointed Associate Justice in the USASupreme Court |
| 1945 | Hurley, Patrick | |
| Appointed USAAmbassador to China |
| 1945 | Marshall, George Catlett | |
| 21st Nov Truman appoints General Marshall special representitive to China |
| 1945 | Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 19th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 12th April Death of Theodore Roosevelt |
| 1945 | Truman, Harry S | |
| By the end of the yr 50,000 marines are in Korea |
| The USAestablishes a naval base at Tsingtao |
| 12th April Appointed President of the USA, 33rd President, 1st term |
| 26th June Calls the UN "a great instrument for peace & security & human progress in the world" |
| 26th June Witnesses the signing of the charter of the United Nations |
| July Attlee & Truman meet & decide to establish the Nurnberg Tribunal for war crimes |
| 15th Aug Announces the unconditional surrender of Japan |
| 21st Nov Truman appoints General Marshall special representitive to China |
| 1945 | Wallace, Henry | |
| Appointed Secretary of Commerce |
| 1946 | Truman, Harry S | |
| 7th Jan Russia, Britain, the USA & France recognize Austria with its 1937 boundaries |
| 20th Jan Says that "needed intelligence information was not coordinated at any one place" |
| 20th Jan Sets up a Central Intelligence Group under National Intelligence Authority |
| 15th July Signs the Bill of Credit for $3.75 billion to Great Britain |
| 4th Nov Chinese-USATreaty of friendship & commerce |
| 4th Nov The Republicans win 246 seats & win the Congress ional elections |
| 3rd Dec The American & British zones are economically joined together |
| 6th Dec Unser the Washington Loan Agreementr $3.75 billion is paid to Britain |
| 1946 | Wallace, Henry | |
| Resigns over Truman's tougher policy with Russia |
| 1947 | Forrestal, James Vincent | |
| Appointed Secretary of Defense |
| 1947 | Marshall, George Catlett | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Uses the Truman Doctrine to defend USAinterests in Germany against Russian expansion |
| 5th June The USAis prepared to finance European reconstruction |
| July The Marshall Plan Conference is held in Paris , Russia refuses to attend |
| 1947 | Truman, Harry S | |
| 12th Mar Support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure |
| 15th May Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency |
| 19th Dec 1st institution of national security in the US |
| 19th Dec Uses the CIA to run covert ops in Europe |
| 1948 | Dewey, Thomas Edmund | |
| Defeated by Harry S Truman |
| 1948 | Hoffman, Paul Gray | |
| Washington Appointed Head the USAEconomic Cooperation Administration |
| Directs the Marshall Plan in Europe |
| 1948 | |
