Key+Dates

= The United Kingdom =



=10 Key Dates= W. Churchill became Prime Minister of a coalition government and Minister of Defence.
 * 1066** : William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) became King of England.
 * 1558-1603** : Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland.
 * 1564-1616** : William Shakespeare was a popular playwright and poet.
 * 1801** : the Act of Union created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
 * 1837-1901** : Queen Victoria reigned over the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
 * 1979-1990 :** Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative politician, was Britain's Prime Minister.
 * 1940** : the Battle of Britain opposed British and German aircraft over London and the south of England.
 * 1952** : Elizabeth II started reigning over the United Kingdom.
 * 1973** : the UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC) later known as the European Union (EU).
 * 2010** : David Cameron, a conservative, became Prime Minister of a coalition government.

= The USA = = 10 Key Dates = ** 1492 : **​ Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, was the 1st European to discover the New World.
 * 1620** : the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America on the Mayflower.
 * 1776, July 4th** : the Declaration of Independence was signed.
 * 1861-65** : the American Civil War was fought between the northern and the southern states.
 * 1917** : the USA declared war on Germany.
 * 1929, October 29th** : the New York Stock Exchange fell on Black Thursday and this led to the Great Depression.
 * 1941** : the Japanese attacked Pearl Habour on December 7th - the USA joined WWII.
 * 1968** : Martin Luther King, the black leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis.
 * 2001, September 11th** : Al-Quaeda terrorists crashed 2 airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack is referred to as 9/11.
 * 2008** : Barak Obama was elected. He is the 1st black American president.