In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 1776 In what year was the U.S. Constitution signed? 1787 Which came first? Louisiana Purchase In what year did the Civil War begin? 1861 Which came first? Emancipation Proclamation Which came first? Lincoln's first inauguration In what year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated? 1886 In what year did the Wright brothers make the first powered flight? 1903 In what year was the 19th Amendment (women vote) ratified? 1920 The stock market crash that began the Great Depression was in: 1929 In what year was Pearl Harbor attacked? 1941 Which came first? World War II ends In what year was Brown v. Board of Education decided? 1954 In what year did humans first walk on the Moon? 1969 In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989