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Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a gold rush that started when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
The news of gold brought 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. -
First Volleyball
The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. -
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are a candy consisting of a chocolate outside filled with peanut cream, marketed by The Hershey Company. They were made on November 15, 1928 by H. B. Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey. -
September 11 2001
September 11, 2001 was when Muslim Terrorists came into New York City on planes. The went straight into the 2 towers. -
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