United states historic events By danielles.577 Oct 24, 1497 italian born john cabot claims north america for ingland Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 united states Oct 24, 1534 jacques cartier of france explores the great lakes and the st.lawrence river Oct 24, 1607 captin 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 decloration of of independence Oct 24, 1803 louisiana purchased tready signed with france Oct 24, 1812 war of 1812 between united states and great brittan Oct 24, 1846 orgen treaty signed and the boundary between canada and the unided states is established at the 49th parallel (line of latitude) Oct 25, 1861 civil war begins Oct 25, 1865 civil war ends Oct 25, 1865 civil war ends Oct 25, 1867 alaska is purchesed from russia Oct 25, 1896 gold is descovered in yukons klondike Oct 25, 1917 united states enters wwi fighting with the british and french Oct 25, 1929 great depretion begins Oct 25, 1939 united states is established at the 49th parallel(line of latitude) Oct 25, 1941 japan attacks u.s at pearl harbor, u.s. enters wwii with the allies Oct 25, 1945 u.s drops atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki Oct 28, 1969 neil armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon Oct 28, 1989 united states sign a free trade agreement with canada Oct 28, 1991 persian gulf war Oct 28, 1994 north america free trade agreement (NAFTA) is signed between canada, the united states, and mexico Oct 29, 2003 occupation of iraq by the united states