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Christopher Columbus was an explorer from England who lead an exploration to America to find gold and riches which was the start of a huge population to come to America.
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John Cabot was an explorer and navigator from Italy. He came to America on accidnet because he was trying to bring goods from Europe to Asia and thought it would be easier and quicker to go straight across the sea.
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Cartier was a French man who came to America on a search to look trough the Americas. He explored the great lakes and the St. Lawrence river.
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The British explorer created the Virignia colony in 1585 which consisted of 104 people in Jamestown.
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John Smith came to the "new world" and established a new colony in Jamestown, Viriginia which ended up failing later.
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Twenty slaves in Virgin Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into britain's North American Colies.
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A document the colonists put together for their rights.
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The first public school was called the Boston Latin School and was founded by the Town of Boston.
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Harvard University was the first college to come abouts in the United States. It came to be in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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The slave trade was in a shape of a triangle.
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A piece of official paper that had the English peoples rights on it.
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Ben Franklin was a philosopher who discovered electircity by running with an electric rod on a horse following lightnening.
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The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763.
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King George the lll established a law stating that the frontier was closed off to colonial expansion. It was a wet blanket on the celebration of the end of the French and Indian War.
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The stamp act was established to force colonists to offer their homes to British soldiers, feed them, and keep them happy.
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Santa clause isn't real.
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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or the American War of Independence,[7] or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.
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This was a document signed by many colonists stating that the colonies are free from English rule
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Vermont was the 1st colony to free all slaves.
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A document stating that all 13 states agreed that it was their first constitution and that they were the sovereign states of THe United States of America.
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The official real constitution was established as a document that stated the laws of our country.
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Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution.
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"I'm From New Jersey" is the only state song that is adaptable to any municipality with a two or three syllable name.
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Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville.
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Capital: Concord
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The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
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Capital: New York City
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Greorge washington became a president in 1789
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Capital City: Raleigh
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Population: 4 million
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Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the United States. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles.
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The bill of rights stated granted rights of the people of the United
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Capital City: Montpelier
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The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University.
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Eli WHitney invneted hte cotten gin which seperated cotten fiber from cottenseed which helped in the mass making production of cotten
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The 11th ammendment is The Eleventh Amendment: "judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State"
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John Adams became a president in 1797
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5.3 million
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Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
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The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
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The 12th amendment states that the president and the vice president have to have different voting ballots.
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James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist.
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Population: 7.2 million
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The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons.
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William was only president for thirty two days before he died
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Capital: Indianapolis
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Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States.
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Capital: Jackson
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Capital: Jackson
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Capital: Chicago
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Capital: Montgomery
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Maine is one of the only peninsula states.
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Capital: Jefferson City
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John served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative.
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Sylvester Graham invented the graham cracker for his vegetarian diet.
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Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
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Population: 12.8 million
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This was passed by President Andrew Jackson. It stated that all the Indians west of the Mississippi River would be relocated to a new area.
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This was the first college to accept women in the U.S. it was founded by John Frederick Oberlin.
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This was not only the first college to accept women but also the first to accept africans and african americans. Established by John Frederick Oberlin. .
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The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836.
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Captial: Little Rock
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The university of Michigan was first establised in Detroit (1817) and then moved to Ann Arbor later.
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Captial: Lansing
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Matin was the 8th vice president and 8th president.
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Charles Goodyear was making improvments to Indian rubber facrics and invented vulcanized rubber.
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Population: 17 million
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John Tyler was the10th president elected.
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine pleople. Baseball ws created by Alexander Cartwright.
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ANtoher one of the peninsula states, FLorida is known to be a great vacation spot.
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James was the 11th President
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Texas is known for having the biggest waterpark in the world.
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The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention.
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Capital: Des Moines
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The doughnut was invented as a sweet astry which still continues on today.
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THis state is known for making lots of cheese.
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American Military leader
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Population: 23 million
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Last whig party member
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Capital: San Franciso
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Know as doughface
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Michigan State University started out as a small school to go to and get a basic education which turned into a huge colllege with tons of programs and branches to go to.
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15th President
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Hyman Lipman was crited with attaching and eraser to apencil so students could write and erase without having to use two seperate devices.
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Capital: St. Paul
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Captial: Salem
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Population: 31.4 million
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Benjamin Tyler Henry invented the repeating rifle was invented during the civil war to make it easier to go into battle.
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William Schraff invente this yummy jelly belly candy in 1861
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Richard Gatling invented the machine gun to help in the civil war.
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Capital: Topeka
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Abraham was shot.
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The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a civil war that took place in United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States.
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James Caleb Jackson invented his popular american food by starting a cereal that had to soak in milk overnight to be edible.
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West Virginia's capital is Charleston
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Abolition of slavery.
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He was the 17th president
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Capital: Lincoln
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The 14th amendment stated that all citizens of the United States have the freedom of speech, religon, and press.
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The first official soccer game was played. Princeton vs. Rutgers in the Eastern Unied States.
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This first agme was played because of Walter Cap the inventor. He loved sports and cmae up with this one on his own which would later become a huge part of the American economy and entertainment.
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He was a military commander.
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Population: 38.6 million
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The 15th amendment stated that race, color, or previous condition of servitude will affect the way a citizen votes or if they can vote in any state.
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African Ameicans can vote.
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Levi Strauss was the maker of jeans. They were only for boys until the 1900's.
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Colorado is known for having lots of ski resorts becuase of its high altitue and al its mountains.
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Seth Wheeler invented this as an easier way to keep clean then having to wash off everytime.
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Born in Ohio, Delaware.
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Thomas Edison tried and tried repeated tiems to make this invention that America would rely on someday.
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Population: 50.1 million
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He was our 20th president.
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He was our 21st president.
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Glover was our 22nd president
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John S. Pemberton came up with this drnk that orgininally had cocaine in it which cam eup with the name coca- cola.
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George Hancock came out with softball as an American pastime.
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William Mckinley was assinated.
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Benjamin was our 23rd president.
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capital: Bismarck
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This is where Mount Rushmore is located with the faces of four important presidents.
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Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation.
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The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president.
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Population: 62.9 million
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William Phleps ENo invented the stop sign to keep from wagon and train disasters hapening.
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The Cataldo mission is the oldest building in the state
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Wyoming's license plates feature a man on a bucking bronco.
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Nicola Tesla invented the radio to keep America updated about local happenings.
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Glover was our 24th president.
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William Kellog started this ceral company in Kellogg, Michgigan and it's still running today.
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Volleyball was orginially a men;s sport. It is still played like that today but hte majority of volleyball players are femlae.
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Population: 76.2 million
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ransom e. Olds invented the first car which was the start of a world wide reliance on transportation.
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Henry Ford came up with the assembly lin ewhich started his mass production in the automobile industry.
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William was our 27th president.
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Theodore was our 26th president.
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The teddy bear was invented for Theodore Rossevelt by Morris Michtom to how the apppreciation he had for the presidnet.
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David Strickler invente this treat which is stilll a popuular ice cream.
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On July 25, 2000, Governor Keating announced plans to construct a dome on the Oklahoma State Capitol Building. Construction is slated to begin April 2001 with an estimated completion date of November 2002.
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Population: 92.2 million
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Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
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The 16th ammendment states that congress can impose federal income tax.
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The 17th amendment states that the citizens of the United States can vote directly for senate and the house rather than voting for the state house.
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Wooddrow was our 28th president.
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More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history.
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The 19th amendment banned the sale, movement, and manufacturing of alcohol. It was taken back later.
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Population: 106 million
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The 19th amendment stated the women's right to vote for all elections. It said that all women who are citizens of the United States can vote.
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Warren was our 29th president.
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Calvin was our 30th president.
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Ewin Perkins invented thsi liquiz soft drink in Hastings, Nebraska in 1927.
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Philo T. Farnsworth invented the television by figuring out hte light prsims reflections and understanding elctricity. It was all in black and white at first.
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Invente by Walter Diemeer who wanted to invent a food that you didn't have to swallow.
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This cartoon was in blakc and white at fist and then slwoly came to color and became the face of Walt Disney.
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Herbert was our 31st president.
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Population: 123 million
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George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar by improving the acoustic guitar.
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Theh 20th Amendment states that on January 20 the presidents term shall end and on January 3rd the Senators and Represenetives term will end.
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Franklin was our 32nd president.
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Prohibiting alcohol was liftedso now we cant have alcohol until you're 21
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SOft serve ice cream was invented by mixing milk and ice and freezing it to make a nice treat.
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World War II, or the Second World War was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations including all of the great powers eventually forming two opposing military alliances.
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Population: 132 million
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Harry was our 33rd pesident.
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Cable TV started out iwth having only about 3 channels and most families didn't have it until the late 70's.
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The first atari video game was invented with huge pixels and was just an arcade game at first then graduated to becom eat an home gaming system.
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Population: 151 million
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The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China with military material aid from the Soviet Union.
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The 22nd amendment stated that the president could have a limit of 2 terms so that he or she was not elected over and over again.
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The bar code was invented so that items could be scanned to figure out hteir price and make checking out much quicker in super markets.
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Dwight was our 34th president.
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This was invented so that the area could see local things hapening much easier and so that we could see real footage.
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Population: 179.3 million
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The Vietnam War was a Cold military war conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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This amendment states that in each state depending on the population it gets a certain number of represenatives.
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John F. Kennedy was shot in the head and no one really found out who shot him for sure.
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THe computer mouse was invented after the computer so that people could move around on the screen easier.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was our 36th president.
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Buffalo wings were invented because of new creations of food by Teresa and Frank Bellisimo. America was getting bored of its old dinners.
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This stoped poll taxes, and became illegal
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The computer was ivnented long beofre this but it now came in a smaller version so people at home could have it to. It cost $18,000 when it first came out.
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These were the new thing, an improvment from the cassette tapes that were bulky. The thin disks were a hit.
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This amendment says that if the president were to die or something were to happen to him or her, the vice president would step up and take over.
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Richard was our 37th president.
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Population: 203 million
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Email was invented as a way for people to communicate through computers, which were much more popular by this time.
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Voting was made for people 18 and over. This gave them the rights to vote.
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The cell phone was improved from the cord phone so now people could communicate anywhere. These first cell phones were bricks.
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Gerald was our 38th president.
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James was our 39th president.
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Population: 226.5 million
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The laptop was invented as a business resource so people could have their computers on the go on business trips.
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He was our 40th president.
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This was an improvment from the arcade games and atari.
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He was our 41st president.
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Population: 248.7 million
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The Persian Gulf war is also know as the Gulf War
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This states that any changes in the salaries of senators have to wait until after Congress has been elected.
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William was our 42nd president.
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Population: 281.4 million
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The iPod was created by Steve Jobs who died recently. This was the start of a new genreation of ipods and iphones along with computers, the ipad, and apple tv.
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He was are last president.
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The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001 as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom.
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This is when we went into Iraq for freedom.
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He is are president right now.
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Population: 308.7 million
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Population: 9.6 million
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Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now known as Golden Spike National Historic Site
