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United States History

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    The New World

    The New World
    Christopher Columbus lands on an island in what is now the Bahamas, "discovering" the New World.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Massachusetts colonists costumed as Indians dump tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes on it.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln is shot while attending a play in Washington, DC. He died the next day.

  • Barack Obama

    Barack Obama
    Barack Obama is elected the 44th and first African American president.