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The Declaration of Independence!!!!
The statement was created by the founding fathers who held a meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. This announced that the 13 colonies were newly independent sovereign states and no longer under British rule. -
The invention of the first steamboat!
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The invention of the first automobile!
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an area of land in the middle of what is now known as the U.S.. President Thomas Jefferson made the historical purchase from France, causing America to double the size of it's nation and have complete control of the Mississippi River (ultimate trade). -
The invention of the fist train!
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Lewis & Clark Journey
Lewis and Clark were 2 men hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore and document their findings in the Louisiana territory to help the nation expand and grow. -
The invention of the first telegraph!
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The Texas Revolution!
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos. They put up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico due to a decade of political and cultural clashes. -
The Donner Party
The Donner Party, or Donner-Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. Reed who set out for California in a wagon train. When reaching tough terrain, they had many delays which ultimately lead them to be trapped in the snowy mountains. With little resources, the Donnor Party had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive! -
The California Gold Rush!!!
This event sparked migration of thousands of settlers in search of gold. The news that gold had been found in the area brought around 300,000 people to California from the United States as well as other countries. -
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The California Gold Rush
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The Civil War
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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Reconstruction
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Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Court House
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Abraham Lincoln's Assasination
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The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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The invention of the first telephone!
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The invention of the first television!
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The invention of the first electric light bulb!
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The invention of the first radio!
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The invention of the first airplane!
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Women get the right to VOTE!
The United States added the 19th Amendment to the US constitution, giving woman the right to vote in all elections! -
The Yankees first World Series! :)
This is the date that the Yankees won their fist world series! This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships. -
The Attack at Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. This catastrophic event killed 2,403 people! -
The invention of the first VCR!
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March on Washington
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The invention of the first Atari 2600!
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The invention of the fist Apple 2 computer!
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Founding of the U.S. National Woman's Soccer Team!!!!
This is the year when the United States women's national soccer team played its first match. -
The TV show Friends was created!!!! :)))
Three young men and three young women - of the BFF kind - live in the same apartment complex and face life and love in New York. The show revolves around their life, friendships, and future. It is my favorite show of all time! (Plus, the last episode that was filmed happened to be the day I was born!) -
911, a tragic day!
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group on the United States. They hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight. The terrorists flew two of the planes into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. ... In all, nearly 3,000 people were killed. -
My Birthday! :)
The day when I took a breath for the first time.
