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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Jamestown Settlement
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Mayflower Compact
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Puritans - 1630s
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End of the French-Indian War
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American Revolution
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Constitution ratified and Washington inaugurated
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Louisiana Purchase
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Growth of Manufacturing
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War of 1812
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Erie Canal
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Andrew Jackson's Presidency
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Mexican-American War
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Industrial Revolution
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Civil War
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Reconstruction
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Progressive Era
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Spanish-American War
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U.S. in WWI
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19th Amendment
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Roaring 20s
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Great Depression
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U.S. in WWII
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Cold War
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Korean War
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JFK Inaugurated
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JFK Assassinated
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Tet Offensive
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Armistice of Vietnam
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Fall of Vietnam
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Reagan Era
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Berlin Wall Falls
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9/11
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Hurricane Katrina
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Global financial crisis
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Barack Obama elected 44th President
