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Many people believe that Leif Ericson was the person who discovered America, and some Americans have decided to celebrate in his honor.
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Ferdinand Magellan, is known as the first man to have sailed around the world.
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He was a soldier, an explorer and a writer.After Queen Elizabeth's death, King James I sentenced Raleigh to death by having his head chopped off.
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The second president of the United States was born. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
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George Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building.
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He was the Emperor of France, he invaded Russia he began to burn their crops and their villages.
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- Captain Oliver Perry defeated the British army.
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Tecumseh a great Shawnee Indian leader died in a battle.
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Francis Scott Key wrote the United States' national anthem.
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Was the first president of the Republic of Texas.The city of Houston is named after him, who did so much for the state,
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The famous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri.
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Walter Reed was looking for an enemy that was a carrier disease mainly known as yellow fever.
Pershing was in charge of the American army, and was given the highest rank of any American army officer. -
John Brown captured a federal arsenal that contained weapons and ammunitions. He said that the purpose of that raid was to fee all the Negroes in Virginia.
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Jane Addams was born in September 6, 1860 but opened the first settlement house in America in 1889.
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He went on to become a famous short-story writer, and became famous for his surprise endings.
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Southern soldiers rode to Vermont, and went to the banks and robbed. They headed to Canada but 14 out of 22 soldiers were arrested. And they were missing $114,000.
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The 20th President of the US died after being shot 90 days earlier.
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The great painter and sculpttor was born in the country of Spain.
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The famous gunfight only lasted 30 seconds, and took place at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was born. She married her cousin, Franklin Roosevelt who became the 32nd president.
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George Eastman received a patent for the first roll-film camera.
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James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Suvillan after a fight for the heavywight title.
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The fist automolibe powered with gasoline was made by Americans.
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In Fort Myer, Virginia Thomas Selfridge was the victim of the first death due to an airplane crash.
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President Woodrow Wilson caused an explosion 4,000 miles away from the White House, which is now the Panama Canal.
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An American soldier captures a battalion of German Soldiers in World War I.
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Known as the "Black Sox" after several players admitted that they took money to let the "Reds" win the World Series.
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The 39th president of the United States was born.
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Harry Houdini was one of the best escape artist, died on October 31, 1926. Today many people celebrate National Magic Day in his honor.
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Jesse and 327 other American athletes were sent to Berlin, Germany, to be in the Olympic games. Jesse was also considered the world's fastest human.
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The creator of the muppets was born.
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Cartoonist Charles Schulz created Charles Brown, who is the main characteer in the comic strip "Peanuts".
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An organization of 185 countries around the world. They work for world peace. Each country has one representative.
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Sputnik I was the first made man satellite sent to space.
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After an Earthquake, 24 miners died, but 69 were trapped 4,000 feet below the ground.
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The first presidential election debate was on television.
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A report released based on Kennedy's assasination.
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The well known folk singer and song writer lost his life.
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Jefferson Davis became a US citizen 90 years after his death. He was born in Kentucky but, gave up his citizenship after giving up his seat at the US Senate.
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She became the first woman to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
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500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America.
