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Christopher Columbus sails 3 ships (Nina, Pinta, and the St. Maria), to find the new world. On August 3rd 1492, Columbus finally arrives in America.
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On June 24, 1497, John Cabot claimed on behalf of England's King Henry VII to what thereafter would be called Newfoundland.
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Jacques Cartier an English explorer, tried to find a passage to Asia, and ended up exploring the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River,
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Sir Walter Raleigh in Elizabethan Times, Established the Virgina Colony known as Ranoke Island
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On May 13th 1607 John Smith arrives at the land they will one day make Jamestown.
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The Mayflower Compact is a written agreement composed by a consensus of the new Settlers arriving at New Plymouth in November 11, 1620.
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Harvard College, the first institute for higher education in a north Americancolony, established at Cambridge in Massachusetts
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the first institute for higher education in a north American
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Passed Laws about the Monarchy.
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The French and The Indians Got in a war against Great Britian over land/the new world
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This Proclamation closed lands north and west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlement, to stop conflict.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London
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Santa Claus, or Santa, is a figure in North American culture who reflects an amalgamation of the Dutch Sinterklaas,[1] the English Father Christmas, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776 to delare the United States freedom from the British.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.
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On January 2nd 1787, Georgia became a state in the U.S.
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The Constitution is the law of the United States of America. It talks about the United States government, the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.
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Delaware became a statein the U.S. on dec. 7 1787
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On the 12th of December in 1787 Pennsylvania became a State in the U.S.
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On Dec. 18 1787 New Jersey became a state in the U.S,
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on january nine connecticut was added as a state in the U.S
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On February 6th 1788, Massachusetts became a state in the U.S.
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on april 28 maryland was added as a state in the U.S
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On May 22 1788, South Carolina became a state in the U.S.
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on june 21 1788 New Hampshire was added as a state in the U.S
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On Janurary 25 1788, Virginia becomes a state in the U.S.
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on july 26 1788 New York was added as a state in the U.S
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On November 21 1789, North Carolina becomes a state in the U.S.
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4 Million People
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on may 29 1790 Rhode Island was added as a state in the U.S
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On March 4 1791, Vermont becomes a state in the U.S.
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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which limit the power of the U.S. federal government. These limitations serve to protect the natural rights of liberty and property including freedoms of religion, speech, a free press, free assembly, and free association, as well as the right to keep and bear arms.
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on june 1 1792 Kentucky was added as a state in the U.S
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invented in north carolina
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The 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, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
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On June 1 1796, Tennessee becomes a state in the U.S.
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5.3 Million People
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on march 1 1803 Ohio was added as a state in the U.S
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The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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7.2 Million People
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On April 30 1812, Louisiana becomes a state in the U.S.
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on december 11 1816 indiana was added as a state in the U.S
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Founded in Detroit, Moved to Ann Arbor in 1837
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On December 10 1817, Mississippi becomes a state in the U.S.
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on december 18 1818 Illionois was added as a state in the U.S
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On December 14 1819 Alabama becomes a state in the U.S.
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9.6 Million People
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on march 15 1820 Mainewas added as a state in the U.S
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On August 10 1821, Missouri becomes a state in the U.S.
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12.8 Million People
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In 1830 Congress, urged on by President Andrew Jackson, passed the Indian Removal Act which gave the federal government the power to relocate any Native Americans in the east to territory that was west of the Mississippi River.
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- First college to accept Women
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- First School to accept Blacks
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on june 15 1836 Arkansaw was added as a state in the U.S
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Vulcanization or vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulfur or other equivalent "curatives." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcanization
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17 Million People
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on march 3 1845 Floridawas added as a state in the U.S
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on Decembet 28 1846 Iowawas added as a state in the U.S
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23 Million People
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on september 9 1850 California was added as a state in the U.S
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on february 14 1859 Oregon was added as a state in the U.S
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31.4 Million People
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over 50 different flavors
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on june 23 1863 West Virginia was added as a state in the U.S
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you had to soak it overnight
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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on march 1 1867 nebraska was added as a state in the U.S
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The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling by the Supreme Court (1857) that held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States
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American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football
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38.6 Million People
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granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery)
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50.1 Million People
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was first created as a headache medicen
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Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball
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62.9 Million People
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home of the chipewas
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Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
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76.2 Million People
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about 19000 built
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The name Teddy Bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt,
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Established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for State legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held.
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The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
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The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, along with the Volstead Act, which defined "intoxicating liquors" to exclude those used for religious purposes, established Prohibition in the United States.
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106 Million People
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prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.
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To reduce shipping costs, in 1927, Perkins discovered a way to remove the liquid from Fruit Smack, leaving only a powder this powder was called kool aid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid
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One recipe was found to be less sticky than regular chewing gum, and stretched more easily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum
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Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse
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123 Milion People
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The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices. It also deals with scenarios in which there is no President-elect. The Twentieth Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933.
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he transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
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Over Memorial Day weekend of 1934, Tom Carvel, the founder of the Carvel brand and franchise, suffered a flat tire in his ice cream truck so he pulled into a parking lot and began selling his melting ice cream to people driving by.
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132 Million People
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a "Cathode ray tube Amusement Device" was filed for a patent on January 25, 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game
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151 Million People
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The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States. The Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951
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a videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_tape
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179.3 Million People
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permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President. It was ratified March 29th, 1961
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The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was proposed by Congress to the states on August 27, 1962, and was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964
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A Buffalo wing, hot wing or wing is a chicken wing section (drumette or flat) that is traditionally fried unbreaded and then coated in sauce. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wings
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the Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD
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Deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
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203 Million People
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The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution limited the minimum voting age to no less than 18. It was adopted in response to student activism against the Vietnam War and to partially overrule the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell. It was adopted on July 1, 1971.
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a mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phone
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226.5 Million People
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The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
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248.7 Million People
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prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992.
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281.4 Million People
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fires african american president
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