canada By robert.971 Oct 24, 1497 italian born jhon cabot claims north america for england Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 united states Oct 24, 1534 jacques cartier of france exploresthe grate lakes and the st.lawrance river Oct 24, 1607 captin jhon smith founds the english colony of jamestown Oct 24, 1609 henry hudson explores northeastern north america including the hudson river Oct 24, 1763 treaty of paris ends french indian war Oct 24, 1776 colonists decler their independence from england whit the declaration of independence Oct 24, 1803 lousiana purches trety signd whith france Oct 24, 1812 war of 1812 between united states and great britain Oct 24, 1846 oregon trety signed and the boundary between canada and the united states is establish at the 49th parallel (line of latitude) Oct 24, 1861 civil war begans Oct 24, 1865 civil war ends Oct 24, 1867 alaska is purchesd from russia Oct 24, 1896 gold is discover in the yukons klondike Oct 24, 1917 united states enters wwi fighting whith the british and french Oct 25, 1929 great depresion begins in the us Oct 25, 1941 japan attaks us at pearl harbor,usenters ww2 whit the allies Oct 25, 1945 us drops atomic bambs on hiroshima and nagasaki Oct 25, 1969 neil armstrong is first person to walk on the moon Oct 25, 1989 united states sign a free trade agreement whit canada Oct 25, 1991 persian gulf war Oct 25, 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Oct 25, 2003 occupation ofiraq bt thr united states