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The Decleration of Independence was signed on this day. This was the birthday of our great country.
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This was the day that the Articles of Confederation became America's new government.
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This was when General Charles Conrwallis surrendered his British troops in Yorktown, Virginia. He had brought 8,000 troops to Yorktown expecting help from British ships. However, they did not arrive to help. This was the end of the fighting and the start of America's Independence.
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An attack on the Springfield Armory from Shays Rebllion. Shays' Rebellion was a bunch of farmers that did not agree with the Articles of Confederation.
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A convention that delegates from the states had addressing the problems with the Articles of Confederation. This was the summer that they wrote the Constitution and ratified it as the new government.
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This was the day that the United States Constitution was adopted. It was ratified by conventions in eleven states. The Constitution was put into effect on March 4, 1789
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This was the day that the Bill of Rights was ratified or approved. It is the first ten amendments to the constitution stating some of the citizens rights.
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It was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. This is the battle that started the American Civil War.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle fought by the Union and the Confederates in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the greatest number of casualties in the war and is often called the turning point of the war.
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The Battle of Little Bighorn was a battle between the U.S. Army and the Sioux/Cheyenne people. This is commonly known as Custers Last Stand. It was the most prominent battle in the Great Sioux War of 1876
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This was a worldwide economic depression in the 1930s. It was the longest and deepest worldwide depression.
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This was th spaceflight that landed Neil Armstrong on the moon. He was the first man to ever walk on the moon.
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Two planes that were high jacked by terrorists were flown into the World Trade Centers in New York City. There was a third plane that was high jacked and flown into the Pentagon.
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I was born on this day. I am the youngest out of 3.
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The inaugaration of Barack Obama was when he took the role of being the United States president. The president takes the oath of office that day which makes them the official new president.