Delaware Timeline

Currently, the Du Pont Company is the world's third largest chemical company.

AUMP is the first denomination in the nation controlled entirely by African-Americans.

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, and its failure in Delaware was representative of the divide slavery created in Delaware. Delaware is the only slave state from which no Confederate regiments or militia groups were assembled

Removing property qualifications was essential to expanding universal suffrage

The regiment's federal duty was to defend vital utility and communications points against possible German sabotage. The regiment won high praise at camp Dix for its excellent training, and Company E was commended for its part in field testing the new model Army gas mask.

Nylon is the first industrially-produced synthetic fabric, and it is toughest, strongest and most elastic substances we have today.

Riots broke out after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. These race riots prompted the 10-month occupation of city by National Guard, the longest occupation in the country. This is representative of the tumultuous state of race relations in the urban North and white flight.

The Delaware Coastal Zone Act prohibits construction of industrial plants on coastal areas. It was one of the first acts of environmental legislation and paved the way for many others.

Delaware passes the Civil Unions Bill, which recognizes marriages between same-sex Delaware couples as legal relationships. Civil unions established in other states have the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities as married persons under Delaware law. This was a watershed for the gay rights movement in Delaware.