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This was when Paul Revere had his famous ride through Lexington. This was also the first battle of the American Revolution.
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On September 17, 1787 the Constituional Convention was held in Philadelfia, Pennsylvania. The Fathers of that convention drafted and ratified the Constitution.
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Eli Whitney invents a machine that seperates cotton fibers from their seeds known as the Cotton Gin.
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This purchase doubled the size of the U.S. The purchase was made by Thomas Jefferson
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During these years many battles were fought between the North and South U.S.
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Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford's Theater while watching "Our American Cousin."
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Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the first national park in the world, Yellowstone National Park.
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On this day, Bell's assistant accidently hits a reed and Bell on the recieving end, heard it and realized that he only needed one reed and off to the patent office it was.
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General Custard thought he was going into a small indian gathering, but the indians in hiding had nubers 3 times the size of his regiment.
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On this day the first powered, piloted flight in history took place. It lasted 12 seconds.
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This was the first war that split the world between the Ally and Axis powers. Many countries were fighting to keep equal power throughout Europe.
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Lindberg is the first to successfully fly over the Atlantic and on May 27, reaches Paris.
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On this date, the first talking movie, "The Jazz Singer" came out.
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The day that the stock market crashed on Wallstreet.
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This war was started when Germany started conquering many other countries nearby. The U.S. became involved after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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Fantasia is the first disney film. It had both color and sound.
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This atack turned Japan into a pile of rubble. The first attack was on Hiroshima and then just a few days later, on Nagasaki.
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Jonas Salk was hailed as a miracle worker when his polio vaccine was a success after eight years of working on it
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This war was fought between North and South Korea over the issue of communism.
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After a long day, Rosa sits in an exceptable seat in the bus as long as white people dont have to stand because of lack of seats. When there is a need for her seat, she refuses until she is forcibly removed and arrested.
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Soviet Russia and Germany secretly built nuclear missile bases in cuba behind the U.S.'s back
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This march was one of many. MLK's main focus was on Birmingham, Alabama though
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J.F.K was assasssinated in Dallas, Texas at 12:30 (central time) on this date. After a 10 month investigation, Lee Harvey Oswald was found guilty of the assassination of the President.
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This act made the act of racism illegal in the U.S.
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The first American shuttle to land on the moon
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Steve Jobs along with others, creates the Apple corporation at this time. Now many Apple products are very high quality and among the best software in the world.
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On this date, Microsoft Corporation announces the release of Microsoft Windows
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The space shuttle Challenger burst apart 73 seconds after taking off. All seven passengers were killed.
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This was the between the U.S. and Iraq over the issue of the annexation of the State of Kuwait
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This day was the first actual terrorist attack on the U.S.
