Salem Witch Trials

The Mayflower brings the first Puritans to New England

1620

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Harvard University is founded.

1638

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Salem Witch Trials

1692

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Birth of Ben Franklin

1706

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Birth of George Washington

1732

Here comes the General!

The American Revolution Begins

1775

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Declaration of Independence

1776

Best Break-up Letter EVER

Revolutionary War ENDS

1783

Civil War Begins

1861

Civil War Ends

1865

The Children's Blizzard of 1888

1888

First Car Was Invented

1908

Pooler Elementary School Founded

1948

Alaska & Hawaii were the last states admitted to the U.S.

1959

You were born!

2011

Approximately half of you were born in 2010 and half in 2011.

You are a 5th Grader!

2021