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500 BC pizza invented
The common belief is that Italians invented pizza, but its origin goes back to ancient times in the Middle East. Babylonians, Israelites, Egyptians, Armenians, Greeks and Romans, and other ancient cultures ate flat, unleavened bread cooked in mud ovens. Circa 500 B.C.), Persian soldiers baked a flatbread on their shields which they then covered with cheese and dates. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 2, 1776, congress considered the resolution again, The measure passed and the colonies were considered independent from Great Britain. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was made by America from France.Jefferson was excited about the purchase but the Constitution didn't say anything about his right to buy land. But it was bought for $15 million dollars. -
The Lewis and Meriwether Journey
Their job was to travel to the western ocean to make maps to guide new settlers, and discover new plant and animal species. Their journey was full of obstacles and dificulties. They met a young indian woman and took her along and she helped imennsley with their trip. -
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner slave rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the American South. -
The Trail of Tears
The whites forced the native americans to move west. They wanted their land to use for themselves for land and farming. Some tribes fought but some went along witrh it. -
California Gold Rush
The california gold rush started in 1848 when they were stories told of a man who became rich off of the gold found there. After the whole world heard, people from every country came to find their riches and build a better life. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Hariet Beecher Stowe was angered by the Fugitive Slave Act. Her drive and passion drove her to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin" a novel about the cruelty or slavery. It describes the escape of a slave named Eliza and her baby across the Ohio River. -
Bleeding Kansas
In 1855 there were more proslavery than antislavery settlers in Kansas.Antislavery rejected the elected government. In May, a proslavery mob looted the town of Lawrence, john brown then led men in a massaacre. As the violence spread , civil war broke out in Kansas. The territory came to be known Bledding Kansas. -
Harper's Ferry
John Briwn wanted to provoke a slave uprising. To do so, he planned to capture the weapons from the U.S arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Brown and his followers captured the arsenal and tried to rally the troops, but no slaves joined the fight. Brown was tried for murder and betrayal, he was hanged, -
The Attack on Fort Sumter
In 1861 in south Carolina a federal outpost was attacked by confederate troops starting the civil war. April 12th, confederates opened fire on fort sumter. After 34 hours of cannon blasts fort Sumter surrendered, -
When Money was Invented
The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency in 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the Civil War.There was a shortage of coins because people had started hoarding them; the uncertainty caused by the war had made the value of items fluctuate drastically -
When Softball was Invented
Softball was first introduced on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 at a Harvard-Yale football game.
By 1913, the game was officially adopted by the Minneapolis Park Board and was played in parks and on playgrounds all over the city -
Supreme Court Case Brown vs Board of Education
In Linda brown had to travel across town to get to school. Her dad sued to allow her to go to a closer school. May 17, 1954,the Supreme Court ordered public schools to integrate with white schools. -
The Death of Elvis
In November 1973 he was hospitalized for pneumonia. He died August 16th, 1977, his death was covered up by his family but it is alleged to be caused by an overdose of prescription pills. -
9/11
America was attacked by terrorists who took over 4 planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing 3000 people. In October 2001 America struck back, attacking Afghanistan and taking their power. -
My Birthday
I was born on November 5th 2001, around 8am. It was a short labor and I was completely healthy, this was a historic day. -
Ernie's Birthday
This day ernie was born!
