Portal:United States/Anniversaries
United States anniversaries
- 1780 – The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.
- 1846 – The United States declares war on Mexico.
- 1880 – In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison (pictured) performs the first test of his electric railway.
- 1939 – The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
- 1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
- 1985 – Police storm MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., May 13) subpages are displayed using {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}.
- The layout design for these subpages is at Portal:United States/Anniversaries/Layout.
- Add a new anniversary to the applicable day of the month shown below.
United States anniversaries by month
Single page version (long)
Nominations
Feel free to add undisplayed United States-related anniversaries from these resources.
- Daily U.S. portal "Anniversaries" pages, such as Portal:United States/Anniversaries/May/May 13.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/May 13.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as May 13.
- Month of the year articles, such as May 2024.
- Year articles, such as 2024.
United States-related anniversaries should be included in at least one of the calendar-based articles listed above before they are included here. Possible sources for developing additional calendar-based anniversary items are listed below.