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Jamestown is the first permanent English settlement in America. It was established by the London Company in southeast Virginia.
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This is a timeline of the United States of America
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A war for independence from Great Britain is waged in America. This war is between the 13 British colonies on the eastern sea board of America and Great Britain. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution
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The continental congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
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Great Britain formally acknowledges American independence in the Treaty of Paris officially bringing the war to an end.
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George Washington is unanimously elected President of the United States of America in a vote by USA state electors. http://www.constitution.org/hist/first8pres.htm
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Lt. Custer's regiment is completely defeated to the last man by the native American tribe Sioux, which was lead by the Sitting Bull. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm
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The USA declares war against Japan, Germany, and Italy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
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The war comes to an end only after the United States dropping 2 atomic bombs on Japan in Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. Japan Signs surrender terms in aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo harbor.
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President Kennedy is assassinated by a rifleman while in a parade wave to the crowd with a wife by his side.
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Barack Obama is elected President of the United States being the first Black President to be elected to office in history. http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369
