Timeline: American and Canadian History

Oct 12, 1492

Columbus discovers America

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain. He discovered America

Apr 12, 1861

The Civil War

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Jul 14, 1914

World War 1

http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/images/ww1main.jpg World War I was calledthe world war or the great war from the start to 1939.This war started in Europe in July on the 28th of 1914.This is when the powers,which were assembled into two groups; The Allies and The Central Powers.

Sep 22, 1939

World War II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II was a global conflict between most of the world's nations including all of the great powers. It eventually formed 2 opposing military alliances.

Oct 21, 1945

The Cold War

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Jul 20, 1969

First Landing on The man

http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Science/Images/Apollo-11-moon-landing-3.jpg The successful moon landing of the Apollo 11 on July 20th of 1969.The first people were Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin,Jr.