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On this day, Antartica was discovered, adding a new continet to the map.
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On this day, the shot heard round the world was fired, finally breaking the tensions between America and Britain, starting the American Revolution
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On this day, Thomas Jefferson and many other of the founding fathers signed this important document, declaring our independence from Great Britain.
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On this day, the three estates of the Old Regime of France came together to try and come to a final idea on how reforms should take place.
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On this day, Olympe de Gouge, an important female philosipher, publishes her works on the rights of women, and how they should be treated in society.
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On this day, Ireland and Britain come together tp form Great Britain.
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On this day, Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the U.S.
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On this day, America bought the Louisiana Purchase, doubling Americas size
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On this day, Napoleon took his crown from the pope an became the emporer of Russia
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On this day, Napoleon Bonaparte began his invasion into Russia to try and fight back against one of is bitterest enemies. It was met with great hardship tough, as Napoleon's army was not totally prepared for the bitter winter.
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On this day, the first telegraph line was connected, giving the world it's first taste of telecomunication
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On this day, Karl Marx published his idea on a reform on the economy of nations, and brought forth a new system of economy that many nations took hold of, Communism.
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On this day, the first battle of what would lead to the bloodiest turf war America has had for a long time, the Civil War
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On this day, Anbraham Lincoln read his Emancipation Proclimation, stateing in it that african americans were not slaves, and were meant to be equal with all people
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On this day, the 13th Amendment was signed into law, abolishing slavery from the U.S.A.
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On this day, the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia, adding even more teritory to our country,
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On this day, the first president to ever be impeached was impeached on this day
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On this day, Thomas Edison began his work on what would become the most revolutionary invention that the world woulds recieve for a very long time, the lightbulb.
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On this day, a congregation of the world's cultures begam right in our own backyard, the 1904 World's Fair.
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On this day, the American stock market crashed, leading the nation into one of the worst financial situations the U.S.A. has had, The Great Depression.
