U.S By madyson.822 Oct 24, 1497 Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 U.S Oct 24, 1534 Jacques Cartier of France explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawerence River Oct 24, 1607 Captain John Smith founds the English colomy of Jamestown Oct 24, 1609 Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North America including the Hudson River Oct 24, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War Oct 24, 1776 Colonists declare their independence from England with the Declaration of Independence Oct 24, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed with France. Oct 24, 1812 War of 1812 between United States and Great Britian Oct 24, 1846 Oregon Treaty signed and the boundary between Canada and the U.S is established at the 49th parellel Oct 24, 1861 Civil War begins Oct 24, 1865 Civil War ends Oct 24, 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia Oct 25, 1896 Gold is discovered in Yukon's Klondike Oct 25, 1917 United States enters WW1 fighting with the British and French Oct 25, 1929 Great Depression begins in the U.S Oct 25, 1941 Japan atttacks U.S at the Pearl Harbor, U.S enters WW2 with the Allies Oct 25, 1945 U.S drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Oct 25, 1969 Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon Oct 25, 1989 U.S sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada Oct 25, 1991 Persian Gulf War Oct 25, 1994 North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed between Canada, the U.S, and Mexico Oct 25, 2003 Occupation of Iraq by the U.S