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History Class Timeline 2019-2020

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was made. It was made so that the 13 colonies were separate from Britain and so that people have rights (freedom). Now today it is celebrated worldwide on July 4 and people celebrate in different ways.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana purchase was bought from France by Tomas Jefferson. It was important because the US got complete control of Mississippi river and it double the size of the US.
  • The Lewis and Clark journey

    The Lewis and Clark journey was when Lewis and Clark were hired to explore the west. The benefit of this journey was that we now had a new updated map and there were over 200 species of animals and plants found.
  • The California gold rush

    The California gold rush was an event that happened in California. A man had found a gold nugget in sutter mill. His discovery became news and had spread all over the world. People from all around the world found out and went to California to find gold.
  • Titanic sunk

    Titanic sunk
    The titanic was a huge ship, that had sung on April, 14. This ship was thought to be unsinkable. But on April 14, it crashed an iceberg and caused a gash causing it to start to sink. Many, many people died and it had finished sinking by the next day.
  • Hindenburg disaster

    Hindenburg disaster
    The Hindenburg was an dirigible, the largest ever made. Their were 96 people on board when it had caught on fire. It started to fall killing 36 people.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    On 9/11, a terrorist group took two planes to the twin towers in New York causing them to fall down. Many people lost family and friends that day and the world was devastated.
  • My Birthday

    My Birthday
    Day I was born.
  • Cameron Boyce death

    Cameron Boyce death
    Cameron Boyce was a well-known actor. He was most known for playing in Jessie, a Disney show. He had died from a seizure on June 6, 2019. He had been suffering from epilepsy.