U.S By Arianna.234 Oct 24, 1497 Italian born John cabot claims north america for england Oct 24, 1534 Jaques cartier of france explores the great lakes and the st. lawrence river Oct 24, 1607 captain john smith founds the english colony 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 from france Oct 24, 1812 war of 1812 between u.s and great britain Oct 24, 1846 oregon treaty is signed and the boundary between canada and the u.s is established at the 49th parellel (line of latitude) Oct 24, 1861 civil war begins Oct 24, 1865 civil war ends Oct 24, 1867 alaska is purchased from russia Oct 24, 1896 gold is discovered in the yukons klonlike Oct 24, 1917 u.s enters wwi fighting with the british and french Oct 24, 1929 great epression begins in the u.s Oct 24, 1941 japan attaks u.s at pearl harbor u.s Oct 25, 1945 u.s drops atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagaski Oct 25, 1969 niel armstrong is first man to wak on the moon Oct 25, 1989 United states sign a Free Trade Agreement Oct 25, 1991 Perisian Gulf War Oct 25, 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed between Canada, U.S., and Mexico Oct 25, 2003 Occupation of Iraq by the U.S.