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First English settlers in Jamestown, Virginia.
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The Pilgrim Fathers - Englishmen hoping to find religious freedom - arrived at Playmouth, Massachusetts.
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Declaration of Independence. The english colonies became the thirtheen original states of the Unites States of America.
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George Washington: the first President of the United States.
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Eleven Southern states refused to abolish slavery. They declared their independence. But in 1865, the North defeated the South and abolished slavery all over the country.
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President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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The stock market crashed and 10 million Americains lost their job.
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President Franklin D. Roosvelt created the slogan " A new deal for the Americain People".
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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the US entered WWII.
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The US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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Vast demostrartion against the war in Vietnam and against racial segregation.
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President J.F. Kennedy's assassination.
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On September 11th, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
These skyscrapers were destroyed in a fes minutes.
