This is a very brief, very European perspective. Because the Native American people used oral traditions to pass down their history. I will research further into this, I just wanted to get something down at least for now. There will be amendments made…

Referred to in Norse texts it is believed to have been discovered by Europeans around 1075

Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492 led to European exploration of the Americas, with subsequent Spanish claims in the Caribbean and south-eastern North America.
The English established their first permanent colony in North America in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia, marking the start of British settlement.
The first African slaves were brought to Virginia in 1619
The Thirteen Colonies grew, along the Atlantic coast

Revolts against the English started and the states became independent on July 2, 1776. This was recognised by the British in 1782

The expansion of democracy, territorial growth, and increasing tensions over issues like states’ rights and slavery.

Northern (Union) vs Southern (Confederate) states war over state rights and slavery. Union won and slavery was abolished

America joined WWI in 1917 which ended in 1918. It fell into an economic depression in 1929

A war of espionage between the US and USSR that lasted until the end of the Soviet Union. The moon landings took place during this time in 1969