1917

U.S. troops entered World War I as the first American troops landed in Saint-Nazaire, France.

1993

President Bill Clinton announced the U.S. had launched missiles against Iraqi targets because of “compelling evidence” Iraq had plotted to assassinate President George H.W. Bush.

2008

In District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, that an individual’s right to gun ownership is protected by the Second Amendment.

2015

In its 5-4 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country., ruling that state-level bans on same-sex marriage violated the equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.