150 Great American Events

Important Moments in History that Forged a Nation

William J. Bennett, John T.E. Cribb

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781400326341
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: History Reference
• Index: History

Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this new two-volume series compiled from The American Patriot’s Almanac, Bennett and Cribb’s masterful grasp of our history offers 150 examples of fascinating details of great American events.

A two-volume series compiled from William J. Bennett's bestselling book, revised and updated.

150 Great American Events includes:

• American drama and interesting facts about American figures
• Obscure details about American history
• Patriotic facts to broaden one’s sense of the past
• Bold personalities and internal conflicts

Discoveries, ideas, and more

In these easy-to-read entries, historical American events reemerge not as cold facts or boring details in a textbook, but as authentic events experienced by full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged our nation. Great for history buffs, homeschoolers, teachers, and people who are interested in American history.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Contents
• How America Got Its Name
• Old American Congregations
• The Lost Colony of Roanoke
• Jamestown, Virginia
• Committed to the Will of God
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Ark, the Dove, and a Milestone in Religious Freedom
• A Certain Place of Universal Study
• The Great Awakening
• The Kite That Helped Freedom Fly
• Invented in America
• Join or Die
• Among the People
• The Liberty Tree
• Parliament Repeals the Stamp Act
• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Edenton Tea Party
• Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death
• Paul Revere’s Ride
• The Shot Heard Around the World
• The Whites of Their Eyes
• The First Ship in the Navy
• Don’t Tread on Me
• The Liberty Bell
• The Battle of Long Island
• Washington Crosses the Delaware
• The Long Winter
• Kings Mountain
• The World Turned Upside Down
• Saying No to a Crown
• E Pluribus Unum
• The Bald Eagle
• The Great Seal of the United States—Front Side
• The Great Seal of the United States—Back Side
• The Purple Heart
• Washington’s Glasses
• Ben Franklin’s Reminder
• The Northwest Ordinance
• The Signing of the Constitution
• The Federalist Papers
• President Washington’s First Official Act
• To Bigotry No Sanction
• The Bill of Rights
• Washington’s Farewell Address
• American Ships Abroad
• The Library of Congress
• The White House
• How the DC Got in Washington, DC
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Most Bold and Daring Act
• Of Courage Undaunted
• The Burr-Hamilton Duel
• Zebulon Pike Spots Pikes Peak
• Old Ironsides
• We Have Met the Enemy
• “The Star Spangled Banner”
• The Battle of New Orleans
• Liberty and Union
• The Opening of the Erie Canal
• Calamities of Ancient Date
• The Tom Thumb Races a Horse
• The Image of Democracy
• Remember the Alamo
• Lincoln on Reverence for the Laws
• The Oregon Trail
• The Origins of Baseball
• Gold! Gold! GOLD!
• The Seneca Falls Convention
• The Book That Helped End Slavery
• No Struggle, No Progress
• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
• The Pony Express
• The Transcontinental Telegraph
• Why the Flag Is Called Old Glory
• The Battle of the Ironclads
• The Great Locomotive Chase
• Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation
• The Statue of Freedom
• Never Touched the Ground
• The Gettysburg Address
• The National Motto
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
• Americans All
• The Transatlantic Cable
• Seward’s Savvy Deal
• The Transcontinental Railroad
• The Origins of Football
• Three Great American Trees
• The National Park System
• The Washington Monument
• The Statue of Liberty
• From Punch Cards to Microchips
• Ellis Island
• Our Constitution Is Color-Blind
• The First Flight
• Peary and Henson Reach the Pole
• How They Dug the Canal
• Some Things the Flag Stands For
• Lafayette, We Are Here
• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• The Lincoln Memorial
• The Things of the Spirit
• Mount Rushmore
• US Extreme Points
• The Golden Gate Bridge
• The Great Arsenal of Democracy
• Pearl Harbor
• The USS Arizona
• The North Platte Canteen
• Japanese-American Internment
• The Doolittle Raid
• The Pentagon
• Rationing in WWII
• The Rescue of the Lost Battalion
• Nuts
• Iwo Jima
• Hiroshima
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Marshall Plan
• The Berlin Airlift
• McCarthyism
• The Inchon Landing
• The National Day of Prayer
• America Beats a Deadly Disease
• The Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Sit-Ins for Civil Rights
• The Trumpet Summons Us Again
• Duty, Honor, Country
• The Greatest Danger
• I Am a Berliner
• I Have a Dream
• Bloody Sunday
• Faith Maintained Hope
• A Tragic Loss
• The Gateway Arch
• Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve Broadcast
• The Eagle Has Landed
• From the ARPANet to the Internet
• Houston, We’ve Had a Problem
• A Revolution Begins
• Purple Mountain Majesties
• A City Upon a Hill
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• They Led the Way
• Reagan at Reykjavik
• Tear Down This Wall
• September 11, 2001
• An Act of Supreme Valor