US By skyler.g.080 Oct 24, 1497 Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 U.s. Oct 24, 1534 JAQUES cariteir of France explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River Oct 24, 1607 Captain Jhon Smith founds the English Coloney of James town 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 Clonists declare their independence from England with the Declaration Of Independence Oct 24, 1803 Louisina purchase Treaty signed with France Oct 24, 1812 War of 1812 between United States and Great Britain Oct 24, 1846 Orgean Treaty signed and the boundry between Canada And the United States is established at the 49th parallel (line of lattitude) Oct 24, 1861 Cival war begins Oct 24, 1865 Civil War ends Oct 24, 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia Oct 24, 1896 Gold is discovered in the Yukon's Klondike Oct 24, 1917 United States enters WWI fighting with the British and the French Oct 24, 1929 Great Depression begins in the U.S. Oct 24, 1941 Japan attacks U.S. at Pearl Habor , U.S. enters WWII with the Allies Oct 24, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Oct 24, 1994 United States sign a Free Trade Agreement NAFTA is signed between Canada, the UNited States, and Mexico Oct 24, 1994 Persian Gulf war Oct 24, 2003 Occupation of Iraq by the United SAtes Oct 24, 2196 Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon