timescale.infoThe United States, 1775–2008
From the first shots of the Revolution to the twenty-first century: wars, amendments, discoveries and the movements that changed who the rights in the founding documents applied to. **How to read it.** Chapter headings mark the eras. Wars and movements are durations; everything else is a moment, linked to the Wikipedia article it draws on. Related events (an amendment and the one it led to) are linked. Dates are in UTC.
48 moments · 1775-01-01T00:00:00Z CE – 2008-11-04T00:00:00Z CE · by @athan · @athan
Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration, written chiefly by **Thomas Jefferson**: "all men are created equal", with unalienable rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".