President's (Washington to Biden)

1789- George Washington, no party

Ratification of the Bill of Rights

1792- George Washington, no party

Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

1796- John Adams, Federalist

XYZ Affair

1800- Thomas Jefferson, DR

Louisiana Purchase

1804- Thomas Jefferson, DR

Embargo Act of 1807

1808- James Madison, DR

War of 1812

1812- James Madison, DR

Burning of D.C

1828- Andrew Jackson, Democrat

Indian Removal Act of 1930

1832- Andrew Jackson, Democrat

Bank War

1844- James K. Polk, Democrat

Mexican and American War

1860- Abraham Lincoln, Republican

Emancipation Proclamation

1864- Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson, Rep/Dem

Ratification of 13th Amendment

1868- Ulysses S. Grant, Republican

Passage of 15th Amendment

1872- Ulysses S. Grant, Republican

Panic of 1873

1876- Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican

Compromise of 1877 (End of Reconstruction)

1880- James Garfield/Chester A. Arthur, Republican

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883

1900- William McKinley/ Theodore Roosevelt

Square Deal Domestic Policy

1904- Theodore Roosevelt, Republican

Panama Canal Construction

1908- William Howard Taft, Republican

Suit against U.S Steal 1911

1912- Woodrow Wilson, Democrat

Federal Reserve Act of 1913

1916- Woodrow Wilson, Democrat

entry to WW1

1920- Warren G. Harding/ Calvin Coolige- Republican

Revenue Acts of 1924 and 1926

1924- Calvin Coolidge, Republican

Roaring 20s

1928- Herbert Hoover, Republican

Great Depression

1932- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat

Creation of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

1936- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat

Establishment of Social Security

1940- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat

Pearl Harbor

1944: FDR/ Harry Truman, Democrat

Bombing of Hiroshima

1948: Harry Truman, Democrat

Start of Korean War 1950

1952: Dwight Eisenhower, Republican

Brown V Board of Education (1954)

1956: Dwight Eisenhower, Republican

start of Space Race

1960: Kennedy/LBJ, Democrat

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

1964: Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat

The Civil Rights Act 1964 was passed.

1968: Richard Nixon, Republican

Kent State Shooting (protest against Cambodia)

1972: Richard Nixon/Gerald Ford, Republican

Watergate Scandal

1976: Jimmy Carter, Democrat

Camp David Accords: 1978

1980: Ronald Regan, Republican

Invasion of Grenada

1984: Ronald Regan, Republican

Iran-Contra Affair of 1986

1988: George H. W. Bush, Republican

Operation Desert Storm

1992: Bill Clinton, Democrat

NAFTA (1993)

1996: Bill Clinton, Democrat

Lewinsky Affair

2000: George W. Bush, Republican

9/11 attack

2004: George W. Bush, Republican

Iraq War

2008: Barack Obama, Democrat

Death of Osama bin Laden

2012: Barack Obama, Democrat

Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015

2016: Donald Trump, Republican

US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2017

2020: Joe Biden, Democrat

American Rescue Plan 2021