Landmarks in American History

• Magna Carta [1215]

• The Mayflower Compact [1620]

• Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death Patrick Henry, [1775]

• The Declaration of Independence [1776]

• Articles of Confederation [1777]

• Constitution of the United States ratified [1788]

• Bill of Rights and the Later Amendments ratified [1789]

• Petition from the Pa. Society for the Abolition of Slavery [1790]

• To those who keep slaves, and approve the practice Richard Allen [1794]

• Washington's Farewell Address [1796]

• The Monroe Doctrine [1823]

• Choctaw Chief George W. Harkins to the American People [1832]

• Daniel Webster's "Seventh of March" Speech [1850]

• Lincoln's House Divided Speech [1858]

• Lincoln's First Inaugural Address [1861]

• The Emancipation Proclamation [1863]

• The Gettysburg Address [1863]

• Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address [1865]

• FDR's Infamy Speech [1941]

• "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You" John F. Kennedy [1961]

• "I Have a Dream" Martin Luther King, Jr. [1963]

• "Tear Down This Wall" Ronald Reagan [1987]