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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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 United States added the 19th Amendment to the US constitution, giving woman the right to vote in all elections!
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This is the date that the Yankees won their fist world series! This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships.
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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!
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This is the year when the United States women's national soccer team played its first match.
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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!)
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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.
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The day when I took a breath for the first time.
