Events

  1. Act of Union Is Passed by Parliament
  2. Act of Union Unites England and Scotland
  3. Activism
  4. Activists Oppose Deployment of the MX Missile
  5. Acupuncture Develops in China
  6. Adam Smith Publishes The Wealth of Nations
  7. Adams Lobbies Congress to Preserve Kings Canyon
  8. Adams-Onís Treaty
  9. Adams’ Nixon in China Premieres
  10. Adena
  11. Adena Mound Builders Live in North America
  12. Adobe
  13. Adoption
  14. Adoption of the Nicene Creed
  15. Advances Are Made in Chinese Agricultural Technology
  16. Advertisers Adopt a Truth in Advertising Code
  17. Aerosol Containers Are Introduced
  18. Afghan Peace Pact Fails to End Bloodshed
  19. Afghanistan Has Ancient Buddhist Monuments Destroyed
  20. AFL and CIO Merge
  21. The AFL and CIO Merge
  22. The AFL-CIO Expels the Teamsters Union
  23. African American Baptist Church Is Founded
  24. African American-American Indian relations
  25. African Americans Riot in Watts
  26. African Convention Expands the Definition of Refugees, An
  27. African Lake Emits Toxic Gas
  28. African National Congress (ANC) Wins South African Elections
  29. Africans Arrive in Virginia
  30. The Agency for International Development Is Established
  31. Agnes de Mille Choreographs Rodeo
  32. Agriculture
  33. Ahtna
  34. AIDS Scientists and Activists Meet in Amsterdam
  35. Ailey Founds His Dance Company
  36. The Air Commerce Act Creates a Federal Airways System
  37. Air Traffic Controllers Declare a Strike
  38. Aircraft Carriers
  39. Ais
  40. Akalaitis’ Green Card Confronts Audiences with Harsh Realities
  41. Akron Woman’s Rights Convention
  42. Alabama
  43. Alamo
  44. Alani Gain Power
  45. Alaska and Hawaii Gain Statehood
  46. The Alaska Highway Is Completed
  47. The Alaska Lands Act Is Passed
  48. Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood
  49. Alaskan Oil Discovery Sparks Controversy
  50. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline Opens