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The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington Concord in Massachusetts.
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The United States first constitution which created a single-house Congress with limited authority. Provided a weak Federal Government.
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Official end of the Revolutionary War. -
Delegates met in Philadelphia to try to revise the Articles of Confederation into a more effective government. Delegates decided to discard the Articles of Confederation and start over to create a stronger Federal Government.
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Signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 by 55 delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after weeks of planning, negotiations and compromise.
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19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. The coordinated attacks killed 2,977 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.
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There was a meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts pharmacy
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Wow, I made it! Good Job, Brody, for all the hard work you put into school.