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First permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown
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Pilgrims establish Plymouth
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American Revolution begins
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U.S. Declaration of Independence signed
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French Revolution begins
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U.S. Bill of Rights ratified
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Louisiana Territory purchased by U.S. from France
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U.S. declares war on Mexico
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Civil War begins in the United States
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President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
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Martin Luther King shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.
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Terrorists strike the United States; World Trade Center destroyed
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