Portal:United States/Anniversaries
United States anniversaries
- 1775 – The Continental Congress bans trade with British colony of Canada.
- 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
- 1873 – El Paso, Texas is established by charter from the Texas Legislature.
- 1943 – The United States Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School to develop ENIAC (pictured), the first general-purpose electronic computer.
- 1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
- 2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first United States state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., May 17) 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 17.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/May 17.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as May 17.
- 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.