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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus makes landfall in the Bahamas
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
Beginning
From when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492 to present day. -
Apr 2, 1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León lands on the coast of Florida
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Sep 8, 1565
The first European colony was settles in St. Augustine, Florida
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Jamestown was established
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Boston Massacre
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Period: to
American Revolution
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George Washington is elected President
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The Missouri Compromise
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Abraham Lincoln is elected President
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South Caroline secedes from the UNion
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Lincoln was assassinated
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Start of WWI
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WWI is ended by armistice
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Stock market crash
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Star Spangled Banner is adopted as National Anthem
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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US declares war on Japan
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US declares war on Germany and Italy
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D-Day Invasion of Normandy
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Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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US troops are ordered to Korean War
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US troops sent to Vietnam War
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Korean War ends
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Alaska becomes 49th state
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Hawaii becomes 50th state
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First men land of the moon
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South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam, US is removed from the country
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9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers in NYC
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Donald Trump is elected President over Hillary Clinton