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On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, separating the US from Great Britain.
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On February 4th, 1789, General George Washington became the first president of the US.
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On June 18th, 1812, the USA and Britain declared war, commencing the wr of 1812.
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On March 23rd, 1815, the War of 1812 was finally over, the United States having won.
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On April 12th, 1861, the USA and the CSA began a civil war, the primary cause being slavery.
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After being shot at a theater, Abe Lincoln died on April 15th, 1865.
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On May 9th, 1865, the civil war was finally over, the Union having won.
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On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat on the bus to a male person.
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On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his world famous speech, I Have A Dream, about civil injustice and unequal rights.
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On September 11th, 2001, Terrorist organization Al-Queda attacked the US on US soil, in NYC.
