Arcfield

Moments can echo across generations. What we remember can shape what we do and how we move forward.

In this seventh collection of our 250 Years, 250 Moments series, we highlight turning points—from changes in leadership and national history to breakthroughs in science, technology and culture.

This collection features:

1. The creation of federal income tax and the Federal Reserve
2. Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech
3. Barack Obama becomes the first Black U.S. President
4. Billy Graham’s crusades
5. The founding of the Smithsonian Institution
6. Yellowstone designated as the first U.S. national park in 1872
7. Jesse Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games
8. The Gilded Age
9. The development of the atomic bomb
10. The introduction of at-home internet access