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The House of Burgesses meets for the first time in Virginia.
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first contential congress meets in Philadelphia with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia. Took place September 5th to October 26th.
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President Lincoln declares slavery is illegal in all states. It freed the slaves in Confederate States.
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15th amendment to the constitution is ratified giving blacks the right to vote
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prohibited the manufature, sell, and transportation of liquor
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United Nations is established
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization is created. Alliance between the countries in North America.
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president truman without the approval of Congress sends US troops into Korea.
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Supreme Court decision further defines due process clause of Fourteenth Amendment and establishes Miranda right
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Bush signs legislation creating a new cabinet department of Homeland Security.