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Englsih Settlement
The English made their first permanent settlement in Jamestown,Virginia. -
Europeans displaced Native Americans.
Europeans displaced Native Americans to " make room for the coming of the white people " -
Columbian Exchange
The Europeans brought Africans to America to work as slave labors on cotton and tabacco plantations. -
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American Revolution
The fight between Americans and the French. -
Lousiana Purchase
The United States nearly doubled in size when the government purchased the vast plains region between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, from France. -
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Civil War
The bloody fight over political and economic tensions between an agricultural South dependent on slave labor and the more industrialized North. -
President Lincoln Assassinated
This is the day when John Wilkes Booth decided to kill president Lincoln at a comedy performance. -
Wall Street Crash
This was the most devastating stock market crash in American History. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Happened pretty early in the morning. It was a surprise attack that killed roughly 2,400 people. -
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Korean war.
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Vietnam War
This was the beginning of a decade worth of war. Many Americans died in the battle of this War. -
Assassination of JFK
This was a sad day for many Americans. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot a couple times at Dealey Plaza. The shooter of this crime was Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
This death was a tragity to many. Mr. King inspired so many. He was shot by James Earl Ray. -
Apollo 11
This was the first landing of a space craft landing on the moon. This is considered a major accomplishment to the U.S. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
This was a bombing that took 168 lives , including 19 children under the age of 6. The detonation was said to be set of by Timothy James McVeigh. -
The world has 6 billion people
On October 12th of 1999 it's said that the 6th billionth person was born. -
9/11 World Trade Centers
This was the terrorist attack in New York which killed a lot of people and made two buildings colapse. -
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Iraq War
This War is still going on to this day. It started by an invasion to Iraq from the multinational force led by troops. Many soldiers have lost their lives at this war. -
Hurricane Katrina
This was the 6th strongest hurricane in history. It killed an average of 1,800 people in the raging waters , and a lot of people got injured. Waters took weeks to go down. -
Haiti EarthQuake
This was known as the " most shocking " earthquake. As many as 230,000 people died and 300,000 got injured.
