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This was the first shot of the Revolutionary War. The first shots fired were at Lexington and Concord, 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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The official need of the Revolutionary War.
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The 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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Operation Pillar of Defense escalated as Israel launched more airstrikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire, killing several civilians and leading to an exchange of rocket attacks and counterstrikes. The Syrian civil war killed at least 95 people that day. President Obama addressed the unfolding Petraeus affair. Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers was honored for winning the American League Most Valuable Player award after achieving the Triple Crown. A solar eclipse in Queensland and Australia.
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She is my sister, and my life changed when she was born. I was no longer an only child when she was born on this date.
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She is my littlest sister and is amazing.
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We made it, yayyy.