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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg (local Listeni/ˈɡɛtɨsbɜrɡ/, with an /s/ sound)[6] was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's attempt to -
Fords theater
President Lincoln was at fords theater with his wife and freinds and John Wiles Booth showed up and shot Lincoln in the back of the head. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depresstion was a hard a rough time. Lots of people were depressed.They were taking money from poeple and when one guy went to the bank they wouldnt give him his money he ended up hanging himself. So it was a terrible time in our past. -
he Wall Street Crash of 1929,
he Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday[1] or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout.The crash signalled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression it affected all Western industrialized countries. -
world war 11
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, -
Atomic Bombing on Hiroshima, Japan
August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A- -
civil rights
11 June 1963 speech broadcast live on national television and radio, President John F. Kennedy unveiled plans to pursue a comprehensive civil rights bill in Congress, stating, ‘‘this nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free’’ (‘‘President Kennedy’s Radio-TV Address,’’ 970). -
. Eruption of Mt. St. Helens
May 18, 1980. An eruption of Mt. St. Helens happend a major volcanic eruption happend at Mount St. Helens, a volcano located in state of Washington, United States. at around 8:35 a Sunday mornin. The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) was recorded to be 5, out of a potential 8, its devastation bringing death to around 57 people directly, along with a plane crash and a traffic accident killing a total of 7 more. The cost of the event itself reached to a height of 1.1 billion dollars. -
My Birthday!
I was born in Ephrata Lancaster PA,
I live with my Mom, Sister,Brother. and of coarse my cat
My interests in 8th is getting better grades than last year. And making more friends. -
September 11 attacks
In 2001 the terist attact the twin towers the tallest buildings. They attact the left firsh when it hit many people dies then they went after the right tower they both were ruined cause of one stupid idea. Many people died and never returned home to their family.
