Portal:United States/Anniversaries
United States anniversaries
- 1539 – Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
- 1808 – Jefferson Davis (pictured), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, was born.
- 1889 – The first long distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- 1916 – The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
- 1943 – In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
- 1968 – Valerie Solanas, author of SCUM Manifesto, attempts to assassinate artist Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., June 3) 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/June/June 3.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/June 3.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as June 3.
- Month of the year articles, such as June 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.