The U.S. Civil War began
1861 to 1865
Confederate Troops fired on Fort Sumter
Friday, 12 April 1861 to Sunday, 9 April 1865
Francesco Lorenzo Luigi Oddenino was born
Friday, 4 October 1861
The Battle of Shiloh was won by the Union
Monday, 7 April 1862
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Monday, 22 September 1862
Confederate forces win the Battle of Chancellorsville
Monday, 4 May 1863
West Virginia became the 35th state
Saturday, 20 June 1863
The Battle of Gettysburg was won by the Union
Friday, 3 July 1863
Nevada became the 36th state
Monday, 31 October 1864
Atlanta was set afire and burned
Tuesday, 15 November 1864
The Union army finished the famous "March to the Sea," and took Savanah
Wednesday, 21 December 1864
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the U.S
1865
The U.S. Civil War ended
1865
The Confederate States of America surrender
Sunday, 9 April 1865
Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States
Saturday, 15 April 1865
Tennessee was the 1st state to be readmitted to the United States
Tuesday, 24 July 1866
Nebraska became the 37th state
Friday, 1 March 1867
The United States bought the Alaska Territory from Russia
Saturday, 30 March 1867
President Andrew Johnson was impeached
Monday, 24 February 1868
President Andrew Johnson was acquitted of all charges in his impeachment
Saturday, 16 May 1868
The U.S. Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson of all 11 Articles of Impeachment
Saturday, 16 May 1868
Arkansas was the 2nd state to be readmitted to the United States
Monday, 22 June 1868
Florida was the 3rd state to be readmitted to the United States
Thursday, 25 June 1868
Louisiana was the 5th state to be readmitted to the United States
Thursday, 25 June 1868
North Carolina was the 6th state to be readmitted to the United States
Thursday, 25 June 1868
South Carolina was the 7th state to be readmitted to the United States
Thursday, 25 June 1868
Alabama was the 4th state to be readmitted to the United States
Tuesday, 14 July 1868
The first transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S
1869
The Suez Canal was completed
1869
Ulysses Grant became the 18th President of the United States
Thursday, 4 March 1869
The ring armature, the first practical electric dynamo was invented
1870
The Franco-Prussian War began
1870 to 1871
Virginia was the 8th state to be readmitted to the United States
Wednesday, 26 January 1870
Mississippi was the 9th state to be readmitted to the United States
Wednesday, 23 February 1870
Texas was the 10th state to be readmitted to the United States
Wednesday, 30 March 1870
Georgia was the 11th state to be readmitted to the United States
Friday, 15 July 1870
The Franco-Prussian War ended
1871
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in the U.S
1876
Nicholas August Otto invented a gas engine that became the prototype for the modern internal combustion engine
1876
Colorado became the 38th state
Tuesday, 1 August 1876
Rutherford Hayes became the 19th President of the United States
Monday, 5 March 1877
Thomas Edison patented the phonograph which used wax-coated cylinders
1878
William Booth founded the Salvation Army
1878
Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in the U.S
1880
James Garfield became the 20th President of the United States
Friday, 4 March 1881
Chester A. Arthur became the 21st President of the United States
Tuesday, 20 September 1881
Thomas Edison installed power-producing dynamos at Holborn Viaduct Station in London
1882
Charles Parsons patented the steam turbine
1884
Karl Benz built the first petrol-powered motor car
1885
Grover Cleveland became the 22nd President of the United States
Wednesday, 4 March 1885
George Eastman designed the hand-held Kodak camera in the U.S
1888
John B. Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire
1888
Nikola Tessla invented the alternating-current electric motor in Italy
1888
Francesco Lorenzo Luigi Oddenino and Mary Elizabeth Delph (Wife) were married
Wednesday, 19 September 1888
North Dakota became the 39th state
Saturday, 2 March 1889
South Dakota became the 40th state
Saturday, 2 March 1889
Benjamin Harrison became the 23rd President of the United States
Monday, 4 March 1889
Montana became the 41st state
Friday, 8 November 1889
Washington became the 42nd state
Monday, 11 November 1889
Idaho became the 43rd state
Thursday, 3 July 1890
Wyoming became the 44th state
Thursday, 10 July 1890
Rudolf Diesel patented his heavy-oil engine
1892
Grover Cleveland became the 24th President of the United States
Saturday, 4 March 1893
John Francis Oddenino (Son) was born
Saturday, 26 January 1895
Alia Kile Bazzle (Daughter-in-law) was born
Monday, 28 October 1895
Henry Ford manufactured his first motor car
1896
Utah is the 45th state
Saturday, 4 January 1896
Marconi built the first wireless telegraph station on the Isle of Wight
1897
The Creed teleprinter for newspapers was invented by Frederick Creed
1897
William McKinley became the 25th President of the United States
Thursday, 4 March 1897
Spain declared war on the United States
Sunday, 24 April 1898
The United States declared war on Spain
Monday, 25 April 1898
The United States annexed Guam
Monday, 20 June 1898
The United States annexed Hawaii
Thursday, 7 July 1898
The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty was signed
Monday, 6 February 1899
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin built the first rigid airship
1900
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States
Monday, 4 March 1901
Celina Carlotta Paracca (Mother) died
Thursday, 23 April 1903
Oklahoma became the 46th state
Saturday, 16 November 1907
William Taft became the 27th President of the United States
Thursday, 4 March 1909
New Mexico became the 47th state
Saturday, 6 January 1912
Arizona became the 48th state
Wednesday, 14 February 1912
Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States
Tuesday, 4 March 1913
Giuseppe Domenico Felipe Oddenino (Father) died
Tuesday, 23 September 1913
The Archduke Ferdinand of the Ottoman Empire was assassinated in Sarajevo
Sunday, 28 June 1914
World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Tuesday, 28 July 1914 to Saturday, 28 June 1919
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that the United States was neutral in the war
Tuesday, 18 August 1914
The British passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by German U-Boats. 128 Americans were killed
Friday, 7 May 1915
Germany issues an apology for the Americans killed in the Lusitania sinking
Tuesday, 5 October 1915
President Woodrow Wilson refuses the compromise on Lusitania reparations
Monday, 31 January 1916
Germany admits full liability for Lusitania incident and recognizes the United State's right to claim indemnity
Sunday, 6 February 1916
John Francis Oddenino (Son) and Alia Kile Bazzle (Daughter-in-law) were married
Saturday, 2 December 1916
The Germans sank three United States ships without warning
Sunday, 18 March 1917
The United States declared war against Germany
Monday, 2 April 1917
The United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I
Friday, 6 April 1917
Thomas Anthony Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Tuesday, 16 October 1917
Alicia Teresa Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Thursday, 31 October 1918
World War I ended when the The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France
Saturday, 28 June 1919
Louis Lee Oddenino (Grandson) was born
Tuesday, 12 October 1920
Warren Harding became the 29th President of the United States
Friday, 4 March 1921
John Francis Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Monday, 29 May 1922
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States
Friday, 3 August 1923
David Franklin Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Wednesday, 23 April 1924
Evelyn Elizabeth Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Wednesday, 6 January 1926
The United States Army Air Corp was established
Friday, 2 July 1926
Charles Lawrence Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Thursday, 25 August 1927
Mary Elizabeth Delph (Wife) died
Monday, 26 March 1928
Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States
Monday, 4 March 1929
The "Great Depression" began on Black Tuesday when the New York Stock Exchange crashed to an all-time low
Tuesday, 29 October 1929
Lula Jane Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Thursday, 6 March 1930
Alfred Emanuel Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Friday, 19 June 1931
Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States
Saturday, 4 March 1933
Sarah Anne Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Friday, 6 October 1933
Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles when he ordered troops to march into the Rhineland
Saturday, 7 March 1936
Mary Alice Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Monday, 8 March 1937
Germany invaded Poland which began World War II in Europe
Friday, 1 September 1939 to Sunday, 2 September 1945
Both Britain and France declared war on Germany
Sunday, 3 September 1939
The British completed the evacuation of over 300,000 soldiers from Dunkirk, France
Tuesday, 4 June 1940
Nancy June Oddenino (Grandchild) was born
Sunday, 16 June 1940
France and Germany signed an armistice, dictated by Germany, which took France out of the war
Saturday, 22 June 1940
Germany invaded the Soviet Union
Sunday, 22 June 1941
Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor
Sunday, 7 December 1941
The United States declared war on Japan
Monday, 8 December 1941
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States
Thursday, 11 December 1941
The Bataan Death March began in Mariveles in the Philippines
Friday, 10 April 1942
The Battle of Midway turned the tide of the war in the Pacific
Thursday, 4 June 1942
200,000 German soldiers surrendered at Stalingrad
Tuesday, 2 February 1943
Japan abandons the Aleutian Islands
Saturday, 21 August 1943
D-Day when Allied forces invaded Normandy
Tuesday, 6 June 1944
Louis Lee Oddenino (Grandson) and Louise Ellen Cash (Relative) were married
Wednesday, 7 June 1944
The Battle of the Bulge began and would last until 25 Jan 1945
Saturday, 16 December 1944
Marines landed on Iwo Jima. After long battle, the traditional Japanese island fell the U.S
Monday, 19 February 1945
Harry Truman became the 33rd President of the United States
Thursday, 12 April 1945
Germany surrendered unconditionally (VE-Day)
Tuesday, 8 May 1945
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
Monday, 6 August 1945
The Soviet Union declared war on Japan
Wednesday, 8 August 1945
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
Thursday, 9 August 1945
World War II ended when Japan laid down her arms and surrendered to the United States
Tuesday, 14 August 1945
The official Japanese surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay
Sunday, 2 September 1945
The United Nations was established
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
The "Cold War" began when Winston Churchill proclaimed that "an iron curtain has swept across the continent."
Tuesday, 5 March 1946
Jane Carolyn Oddenino (Great-granddaughter) was born
Thursday, 7 August 1947
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created
Monday, 4 April 1949
The Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea
Sunday, 25 June 1950 to Thursday, 4 June 1953
Michael Louis Oddenino (Great-grandson) was born
Sunday
Dwight Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States
Tuesday, 20 January 1953
Janet Sue Oddenino (Great-granddaughter) was born
Saturday
The Korean War ended when North Korea accepted the United Nations proposals
Thursday, 4 June 1953
Judy Ann Oddenino (Great-granddaughter) was born
Wednesday
The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam
Thursday, 8 March 1956
Francesco Lorenzo Luigi Oddenino died
Saturday, 10 March 1956