While Jamestown was founded in 1607, the Virginia Colony was not created until 1624 when the British crown declared it a royal colony. The new Virginia Colony included Jamestown. Therefore, even though the Virginia Colony is often cited as the first British colony, it technically was not. While Jamestown holds the honor of being the first, both the Massachusetts Colony and the New Hampshire Colony were created before the official Virginia Colony.

Learn more about the 13 Colonies and Colonial America.

The Industrial Revolution had a major impact on our world in the past and today. Learn about the inventors and inventions during the Industrial Revolution using this industrial revolution chart.

World War I, or as it was called at the time, the Great War, was the culmination of activity and competition between European nations. Many of the leaders of the various nations involved were personally related which made it somewhat of a 'family tiff' but a very costly one at that. Here is a list of the most commonly cited reasons for the causes of World War 1. America was decidedly isolationist throughout most of the war. However, Germany's stance of unrestricted submarine warfare that began in 1917 led to America getting involved in the war. The war began in 1914 and effectively ended with the armistice on November 11, 1918.

On this day, July 20, in 1969, the dream of many men and women throughout history came true: someone reached and walked on the moon. And no, it wasn't made of green cheese and did not have any forms of life or water on it. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first two human beings to walk on the moon. What was even more amazing was that this was viewed on television by millions of people around the globe. Our view of the world would never be the same.