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Oct 8, 1492
Columbus Discovers the Americas
Cristopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas on October 8, 1492. He was sailing for the King of Spain trying to find a new route to China to collect god and spices. -
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Salem Witch Trails
Salem Witch Trails
In Salem Massachusetts, citizens were accused of being witches and warlocks. 19 innocent people died because they were accused of practicing witchcraft. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
The colonists are upset about having to pay taxes and being controlled by the British. -
The British Are Coming
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The Decleration of Independence Signed
Signing of the United States Declaration
Although people belive that we declared our independence on July 4, 1776, the document was acctually signed on August 2, 1776. -
First President of the United States
List of Presidents of the United States
George Washington was the first president of the United States. His vice president was John Adams. Washington had no party and he was only in office for 1 term. -
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The Civil War
American Civil War
The Civil War was also called "the war between states". It was because of two differnet perspectives on slavery. ALso because of economic reasons. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assasination
The Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
Every town in America held a mock funeral for him. -
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World War I
World War l
World War l took place in Eroupe and was centered around Eouropean tentions. -
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The Great Depression
The Grat Depression in the United States
The economy hit bottom at about 1932-33. -
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World War ll
World War ll
Hitler, a German, belived that the Jews were less then people. he bagan to kill them off and left no choice for the other countries not to step in. -
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The Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement was about how the African- Americans truly tried to gain the privliges that the white people had. -
JFK's Assasination
Assasination of John F. Kenedy
To this day we still to not know the group of people involved in this act of killing besides John Booth. -
Man on Moon
Neil Armstrong
Before he was an astronot, Neil Armstrong was an officer in the US Navy. Then he bacame the first even man on the moon, and gained a great victory for the States. -
Nine Eleven
September 11 Attacks
The Twin Towers in new York City were taken down by two planes higacked by the Muslums. -
First African - American President of the United States
List of Presidents of the United States
Barack Obama was and still is the first African - American president of the United States. He is still in office and is the 44th president of the united States.
