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Roanoke
The first colony establised was actually Roanoke in 1587 when colonists, "led by Sir Walter Raliegh" settled on the island. But, by 1590 the Roanoke colony had disappeared and historians to this day don't understand what happened to the colonists living there.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas, known for rescuing the English Captian John Smith from excution by her father, Chief Powhatan, helped the "early survival of Jamestown" by providing food for the colonists.
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Jamestown
On May 14, 1607 about 100 members of the Virgina Company founded the first town in North America: Jamestown, Virginia. Disease and conflict with the Native Americans brought a low point to the new colonists but the marriage of John Wolfe and Pocahontas brought peace between the Native Americans and the English men. Also, with John establishing their first profitable export, tobacco, Jamestown started to rise again. Jamestown "remained the capital of the Virgnia colony unitl 1699."history.com -
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John Rolfe
John Rolfe, Pocahontas' husband, experiments with growing tobacco in Virgina, which leads to the "colony's first profitable export."
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The Pilgrims
In December 1620 the Pilgrims landed at Plymoth Rock and formed "the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England." History.com -
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Benjamin Franklinn
Born in Boston"He went on to start a successful printing business in Philadelphia and grew wealthy.During the American Revolution, he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolution" http://www.history.com/topics/benjamin-franklin -
Boston Massacre
As British soliders got caught in a snow ball fight with colonists several gun shots were fired where 3 colonists died and 2 later from their wounds. "The British officer in charge, Capt. Thomas Preston, was arrested for manslaughter, along with eight of his men."
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Tea Act
The Tea Act was uesd to tax English colonists on tea to help the British repay debt to the East India Company. The colonists did not like the taxation and revolted in...The Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea Party
Because of the taxation on tea, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and raded the East India Company ships in the harbor and dumped the tea into the ocean. http://www.history.com/topics/boston-tea-party -
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American Revolution
Britain surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia in 1779 but fighting didn't officially stop until 1783. America won the war and was free from England.
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Washington assumes command
George Washington assumes control"On Cambridge common in Massachusetts, George Washington rides out in front of the American troops gathered there, draws his sword, and formally takes command of the Continental Army. Washington, a prominent Virginia planter and veteran of the French and Indian War, was appointed commander in chief by the Continental Congress two weeks before. In serving the American colonies in their war for independence, he declined to accept payment for his services beyond reimbursement of future expenses" -
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Colonists can't leave Boston because of Proclamation from Britain
"The British did not leave Boston until March 27, 1776, after Washington's successful occupation of Dorchester Heights 13 days earlier, during which he had turned the cannon captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775 upon the British-held city. More afraid of their own cannon than Patriot soldiers, the British departed, thus allowing Bostonians to move freely in and out of their own city for the first time in six months."
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Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"
Originally published anonymously, "Common Sense" advocated independence for the American colonies from "Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. Credited with uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence, "Common Sense" played a remarkable role in transforming a colonial squabble into the American Revolution." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense -
Independence Day
In Philidelphia, Pennsylvania on this day the Declaration of Independence was signed, making The United States of America, free from England. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-declares-independence -
World's first submarine attack
"On this day in 1776, during the Revolutionary War, the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe's flagship Eagle in New York Harbor. It was the first use of a submarine in warfare."
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Continental Congress formally declares the name of the nation: "United STATES of America"
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Battle of Harlem Heights restores American confidence
"Despite the American failure to stop the British invasion of New York City the previous day at Kip's Bay, the successful Battle of Harlem Heights restored public confidence in the American troops and lifted the spirits of the Continental Army."
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Treaty of Paris
"The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence." The final treaty was signed on this day but it wasn't ratified by the Continental Congress unitl early in 1784. http://www.history.com/topics/treaty-of-paris-1783 -
First U.S. Presidential Election
"On this day in 1789, America's first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who owned property were allowed to vote. As expected, George Washington won the election and was SWORN INTO OFFICE ON APRIL 30, 1789"
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Library of Congress
"President John Adams approves the legislation for the Library of Congress to appropriate 5,000" to buy books to build the Library. The first home for the books ,that didn't arrive until 1801, was in the Capitol. The first catalog was dated April 1802 but 12 years later the British army burnt down the Capitol, taking the 3,000 volume library with it. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/library-of-congress-established -
Louisiana Purchase
"With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic". ...
"Part or all of 15 states were eventually created from the land deal, which is considered one of the most important achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency."
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition"Jefferson officially asked for $2,500 in funding from Congress, though some sources indicate the expedition ultimately cost closer to $50,000. Lewis was joined by his friend William Clark and 50 others on the journey, including an African-American slave and a female Indian guide named Sacagawea. The team, which Jefferson called the Corps of Discovery, first surveyed the territory that comprised the Louisiana Purchase.." -
Lewis and Clark celebrate July 4
"Staging the first-ever Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi River, Lewis and Clark fire the expedition cannon and order an extra ration of whiskey for the men."
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The War of 1812
"In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country's future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and America's desire to expand its territory."
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U.S, is nicknamed Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam"On this day in 1813, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson (1766-1854) stamped the barrels with "U.S." for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as "Uncle Sam's." The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal government." -
The Battle of New Orleans
I think the date may be actually 1812 or the quote instead of saying two weeks should say two years...
"Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the war at the Battle of New Orleans."
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James Monroe serves as 5th President
http://www.history.com/topics/james-monroe
"James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth U.S. president, oversaw major westward expansion of the U.S. and strengthened American foreign policy in 1823 with the Monroe Doctrine, a warning to European countries against further colonization and intervention in the Western Hemisphere. Monroe, a Virginia native, fought with the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) then embarked on a long political career..." -
Congress passes Missouri Compromise
"After months of bitter debate, Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests in U.S. history."
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Andrew Jackson
"Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)...he would become America's most influential–and polarizing–political figure during the 1820s and 1830s....[became]the nation's seventh president (1829-1837)."
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Chicago, Illinois was founded
"The largest city of the American Midwest, Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1830..."
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General Lee is born
"Lee served in the Engineering Corps until 1860, primarily in California. When Fort Sumter, South Carolina, fell in April 1861, he was stationed in Washington, D.C. Lee resigned his commission on May 2, 1861, about two weeks after his father resigned from the U.S. Army, and became a captain in the Confederate Army, assisting in the construction of fortifications for Richmond, Virginia."
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Andrew Carnegie
http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-carnegie
"Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist." -
Fredrick Douglass abolitionist activities in 1840s
"Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist...Douglass' work as a reformer ranged from his abolitionist activities in the early 1840s to his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s."
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Mexican-American War
"The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil...When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico."
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Harriett Tubman
"In 1849 she fled slavery, leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. Despite a bounty on her head, she returned to the South at least 19 times to lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy and nurse during the Civil War." -
President Zachary Taylor dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-taylor-dies-of-cholera
"Zacary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, dies suddenly from an attack of cholera morbus. He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore." -
Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case
"The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision on Sanford v. Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery."
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Black women in art and literature
"The first examples of literature written by African-American women appeared around 1859, as part of a general renaissance of black literature in the 1850s. "
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Lincoln elected President
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president
"Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois." -
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Civil War
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
"In the spring of 1861, decades of simmering tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including states' rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War (1861-65)." -
Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.history.com/topics/emancipation-proclamation
" On September 22, soon after the Union victory at Antietam, he [Abe Lincoln] issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." " -
John D. Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Company
http://www.history.com/topics/john-d-rockefeller
"John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist...In 1870, he established Standard Oil, which by the early 1880s controlled some 90 percent of U.S. refineries and pipelines." -
Poll Taxes
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15th Amendment Adopted
"Following its ratification by the requisite three-fourths of the states, the 15th Amendment, granting African-American men the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution."
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Election of 1880 James A. Garfield vs. Winfield Scott Hancock
"The election of 1880 was as rich in partisan wrangling as it was lacking in major issues."
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President James A. Garfield is assassinated
"When James A. Garfield was attacked on July 2, 1881, the nation was shocked, enraged, and captivated. President for just four months, Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau as he was about to board a train at the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. Severely wounded, Garfield lingered until September 19."
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Chinese Exclusion Act
"In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. For the first time, Federal law proscribed entry of an ethnic working group on the premise that it endangered the good order of certain localities."
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Election of 1884 Grover Cleveland vs. James G. Blaine
Election of 1884"The Republicans nominated James G. Blaine of Maine, a charismatic former congressman and secretary of state popular for his protectionism, but of doubtful honesty because of his role in the scandal of the "Mulligan letters" in the 1870s. ..This gave Democrats a chance to name a ticket popular in New York, where Stalwart senator Roscoe Conkling had a long-running feud with Blaine, and they took advantage of it. They chose New York governor Grover Cleveland..." -
Election of 1888 Benjamin Harrison vs. Grover Cleveland
"In 1888 the Democratic party nominated President Grover Cleveland and chose Allen G. Thurman of Ohio as his running mate, replacing Vice President Thomas Hendricks who had died in office."
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American planters ovethrew Queen Liliuokalaw
American planters overthrew Queen Liliuokalaw in Hawaii in 1893
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Supreme Court rules in Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson"The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, which indicated that the federal government would officially tolerate the "separate but equal" doctrine, was eventually used to justify segregating all public facilities, including railroad cars, restaurants, hospitals, and schools. However, "colored" facilities were never equal to their white counterparts in actuality, and African Americans suffered through decades of debilitating discrimination in the South and elsewhere because of the ruling..." -
Hawaii is annexed as a U.S. territory
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Treaty of Paris
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Boxer Rebellion
"In 1900, in what became known as the Boxer Rebellion (or the Boxer Uprising), a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there. The rebels, referred to by Westerners as Boxers ... killed foreigners and Chinese Christians and destroyed foreign property. ..." http://www.history.com/topics/boxer-rebellion -
Carry Nation attacks a Kansas saloon
"Convinced that her righteous campaign against alcohol justified her aggressive tactics, Carry Nation attacks a saloon in Wichita, Kansas, shattering a large mirror behind the bar and throwing rocks at a titillating painting of Cleopatra bathing."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carry-nation-attacks-a-kansas-saloon -
First Flight, Wright Brothers
http://history1900s.about.com/od/firstflight/a/Wright-Brothers.htm
"At 10:35 a.m. on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew the Flyer for 12 seconds over 120 feet of ground. This flight, conducted on Kill Devil Hill just outside of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the very first flight by a manned, controlled, heavier-than-air aircraft that flew under it's own power. In other words, it was the first flight of an airplane." -
New York's first subway line
"New York City gets it first subway line."
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Teddy Roosevelt discusses America's race problem
"On this day in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a stirring speech to the New York City Republican Club." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-discusses-americas-race-problem -
Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T
"On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972." -
World Population surpasses 1.5 billion people
"World population surpasses 1.5 billion people, 850 million of whom live in Asia."
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Titanic Picutre
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Titanic
"The Titanic, strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage and sinks within hours; 1,517 of 2,100 passengers drown"
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World War I
"In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I, which pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers)."
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Shortwave Radio
"Shortwave radio is invented"
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19th Amendment
"Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting the right to vote to women; the Amendment is passed on to the states for ratification"
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Excavation begins on King Tut's tomb
"Excavation begins on the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt"
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invention of automatic traffic signal
"African American inventor Garrett A. Morgan patents the first automatic traffic signal"
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1st Winter Olympics
"First winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, France"
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public wireless communication
"Wireless communication between London and New York City is established for public use"
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"Black Tuesday"
'"Black Tuesday," the American stock market crashes plunging the country into the Great Depression'
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1932 Presidential Election
Franklin D. Rooselvetlt's first term as President of the U.S.
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FDR escapes assassination in Miami
"On this day in 1933, a deranged, unemployed brick layer named Giuseppe Zangara shouts Too many people are starving! and fires a gun at America's president-elect, Franklin D. Roosevelt."
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Jessie Owens in the Berlin Olympics
Jessie Owens, an African American, wins four gold medals in the Berlin Olympics in 1936.
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World War II
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Election of 1940
"In 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term by a margin of nearly 5 million: 27,244,160 popular votes to Republican Wendell L. Willkie's 22,305,198. The president carried the electoral college, 449 to 82." Roosevelt gets elected for a third term as President.
http://www.history.com/topics/presidential-elections/page3
