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Oct 9, 1000
leif ericson
in the year 1000 , ericson left his home in greenland and crossed the atlantic ocean. he founded north america. -
Sep 20, 1519
around the world
on september 20 1519 ferdinand magellan a sea captain left from the country of spain. three years later one of his ships returned to spain , it was the first timr a ship had sailed around the world. -
walter raleigh
he searched for a land call eldorado land of gold. -
john adams
he was a signer of the declaration of independence -
capitol building
on september 18 1793 the first president of the united states george washington laid the cornerstone of the capitol building -
the battle of lake erie
on september 10, 1813 during the war of 1812 captain oliver perry did something that that no other person had done before . he defeated the british navy -
the star spangled banner
on september 14 1614 the star spangled banner the national anthem of the united states was written by francis scott key -
john brown harpers ferry
john brown was an abolitionists. he captured a federal arsenal at harpers ferry virginia . brown said the purpose of his raid was to free all negroes in this state . -
hidden treasure
three con federate soldiers hid some treasure and til this day it has not been found. -
james garfield
on september 19 1881 the 29th president of the united states died .. -
jesse james
jesse james became a bank robber. He stole from the rich and gave to the needy. ON APRIL 3,1882 JESSE JAMES WAS SHOT BY A MAN NAMED BOB FORD. -
eleanor roosevelt
elenor married her cousin , franklin roosevelt . he became the president of the united states . eleanor was one of the most active first ladies . -
gearge eastman
on september 4,1888 gearge eastman received a patent for the first roll film camera -
jane addams
in 1889 jane addams opened hull house . it was the first settlement house in america . -
championship fight
on september7,1892 , in new orleans louisianna the first heavyweight title fight under the queensbury rules was fought . -
first gasoline automobile
on september 21 1893 the first american made gasoline powered automobile was taken on a test drive . it went down spruce street in springfield massachusetts. -
first plane tragedy
o0n september 17 1908 the first death caused by an airplane crash at fort myer virginia . the victim of the crash was thomas selfridge a lieutenant in the us signal corps -
william sydney porter
william sydney porter went on to become a famous short story writer . he died in the year 1910 -
panama canal
the panama canal is very important because it lets ships travel between the atlantic ocean and pacific ocean . -
walter reed and john pershing
in 1917 the united states entered world war 1 . The army was not ready for war besides having only 200,00 men , the army had old weapons and equipment .petrshing was put in charge of the american army . -
alvin york
an american soldier named alvin york captured an entire batallion of german soldiers . -
black sox scandal
eight of the members of the chicago white sox baseball team admitted that they had "thrown" the 1919 world series. -
jesse owens
jesse owens is known as the fastest man in the world . it was at the 1936 olympics that jesse became known as the fastest man in the world . -
jim henson
jim henson was the creator of the muppets . they were puppets that can make facial expressions. He died i the 1900"s -
nixon - kennedy debate
the first presidential election debate was on all major televisin networks and it was betwwen nixon and kennedy. -
warren commission
the warren commission was set up by president lyndon .b. johnson to look into the asssasssination of president john.f.kennedy. -
jefferson davis
davis lost his citizenship when he gave up his seat as a united states senator to become the president of confederacy -
SANDRA DAY O' connor
she became the first woman to serve as an assaciate justice on the supreme court of the united states. -
columbus day
christopher columbus diccovered america .
