United States history, facts and events.
Starbucks closed over 8,000 US stores.
The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.
The Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
The people of Los Angeles elected Tom Bradley as their first Black mayor.
Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Black women's rights activist Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech 'Ain't I A Woman?' at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Wisconsin became the 30th state to join the United States of America.
Rhode Island became the thirteenth colony to enter the Union after the United States Constitution's ratification.
