Portal:United States/Anniversaries
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United States anniversaries
- 1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1847 – In Philadelphia, the American Medical Association (AMA) is founded.
- 1915 – A German submarine, SM U-20, sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. The German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare contributed to the United States' entry into World War I.
- 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers (pictured).
- 1992 – Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its maiden voyage (STS-49).
- 1998 – Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., May 7) 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 7.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/May 7.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as May 7.
- 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.