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Christopher Columbus wikipedia Christopher Columbus set out on a voyage because King Ferdinande needed him to get gold, spices, and silk for his countries economy. He set out to find a new and improved way to China, but he ended up in India.
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British Army soldiers killed 5 civilian men and injures six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston.
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Boston Tea party
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The Founding Fathers are John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Maddison, John Marshall, George Mason, and George Washington.
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List of Presidents George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. He took the office on April 30, 1789.
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination Abhraham Lincoln's assassination was around the time when the American Civil War was dying down. He was the first American president to be assassinated.
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Women rightsUntil that time, women had no right to vote for anything. Finally in 1920 that got the right to vote.
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Wiki on The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War followed the first Indochina War. The Vietnam War lasted 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day.
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Rosa Parks had two names that the Congress called her, they were "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of freedom movement". She got arrested because she refused to sit in the back of a bus. The back of the bus was "reserved" for black people. And the front of the bus was "reserved" for white people ONLY. Wiki - Rosa Parks arrested
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the USA. Lee Harvy Osweld assassinated him. Wiki - John F. Kennedy
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Wiki - Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr. was assassated. He is best known for his role in advancement of civil rights. In honor if his greatness his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday.
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Neil Armstrong, first man on the moonNeil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon. Thousands of years before this, people dreamed to the heavens that they would walk on the moon, and finally someone accomplished that.
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9/11 Memorial website September 11, 2001 will be remembered for ever. Terrorists attacked the twin towers in New York City on a plane killing thoutands.
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Steve Jobs created "a new touch screen smart phone" called the iPhone. Apple products took personal technology to a new level. Most of Apples products begin with the letter "i" for example, iMac, iPad, iTouch, iPhone.... iPhone - Steve Jobs
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Wikipedia on Barak Obama Barak Obama was the first ever African American president of the United States of America to be elceted.
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Osama bin Laden's deathThe United States military killed Laden without any help.
