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Columbus goes off course and ends up discovering America! (He was on a course for China!). If he hadn't went off course it wouldn't have been discovered, or at least not so early!
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John Cabot claimed America for England. At the time the Native Americans were living there.
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Great Lakes Discovered! (by England). This is the largest fresh water source in the us so this was very important!
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John Carter explored this along with the great lakes.
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four of the first five presidents were born here. Also is the sight of the first perminent settlement. The settlement was called Jamestown.
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John Smith was the founder of the first permanent settlement. In 1607, this settlement was called Jamestown.
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This is the ship that 102 pilgrims sailed on. They landed in Massachusets.
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The Boston Latin School
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Harvord was the first College. It was mainly for people higher in ejucation.
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Did you know the English bill of rights is STILL IN AFFECT!!!
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The lighting rod was invented by non other than BENJAMIN FRANKLIN!!!!!
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The Fench and Indian war was not between the French and Indians. The French and Indians were against the Brittish. It was given it's name by the Brittish so that is were the name came from.
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King George ended the French and Indian war. (It was actually French and Indians VS. Britian)
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This is when England told American colonies to contribute money lost from the French and Indian war. England could do this because they won the war.
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When santa clause was first made he wore a green cloak. Now he wears red. He is the chubby jolly guy who brings children presents on Christmas.
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This war happened between America and brittain because Americans wanted to live independently.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson, is stated that the fist 13 colonies were not subject to Brittians rule.
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Vermont was the first colony to free slaves.
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This was a huge survey to find out the size of the state to determine its obligation to fund the govornment (taxes and stuff)
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This document was written as the bases of the laws and rules of the country.
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Deleware is added to the union
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Pennsylvania is added to the union
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New Jersy is added to the union
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Georgia was added to the union
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Conneticute was added to the union
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Massachusetts is added to th union
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Maryland is added to the union
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South Carolina is added to the union
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New Hampshire is added to the union
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Virginia is added to the union
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New York is added to the union
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George washington was the first president. He was born in Vermont.
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North Carolina is added to the union
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4 million
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Rhode Island is added to the union
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Vermont is admitted to the union
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Kentucky is added to the union
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Tennessee is added to the union
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Eli Whitney created the cotten gin so you could seperate the seeds from cotton faster.
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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John Adams was the second president of the U.S. He was born in Massachusetts.
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5.3 million
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Thomas jefferson was the third president. He used to be a peanut farmer befor president.
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ohio is added to the union
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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James Madison was the fourth president of the U.S. He was born in Virginia.
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7.2 million
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Louisisana is added to the union
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This war was when France declaired war on Great Britain. It ended in a peace treaty.
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Indiana is added to the union
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Started off in Detroit. In 1837 it was moved to Ann Arbour. GO BLUE!
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James Monroe was the fith president of the U.S. He was born in Virginia.
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Mississipi is added to the union
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Illinois is added to the union
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Alabama is added to the union
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9.6 million
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Main is added to the union
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Missouri is added to the union
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John Adams was the sixth president. He was born in Massachussets.
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Graham crackers were invented as a quick snack on the go.
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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president. He was born in South Carolina.
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12.8 million
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When Andrew Jackson forced the military into going in and killing off the Indians so he could have the land.
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Oberlin collage was the first college to accept women students because at the time women were not thought of as very important.
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Oberlin college was the first school to accept blacks as well as the first college to accept women.
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Otherwise known as the battle of the Alamo, this war was over Texas which was originally Spanish grounds.
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Arkansas is added to the union
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Michigan is added to the union
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Martin Buren was the eighth president. He was born in New York.
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Vulcanized rubber was invented by Charles Goodyear.
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William Harrison was the ninth president. He was born inVirginia.
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John Tyler was the tenth president. He was born in Virginia.
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Florida is added to the union
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Alewander Catwright invented baseball in 1845 and to this day is one of the most played sports in America.
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James Polk was the eleventh president. He was born in Pennsylvania.
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Texas is added to the union
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A war between Mexico and America.
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Iowa is added to the union
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The doughnut was invented in 1847 and is now a very widely know snack to this day, especially by the police.
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Winsconsin is added to the union
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Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president. He was born in Virginia.
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23 million
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California is added to the union
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Millard Fillmore was the thirteenth president. He was born in New York.
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Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth president. He was born in New Hampshire.
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Michigan State College was founded.
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James Buchanan was the fifteenth president. He was born in Pennsylvania.
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Minnesota is added to the union
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Hymen Lipman invented the pencil earaser so you wouldnt have to worry about making mistakes!
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Oregon is added to the union
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31.4 million
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Benjamin Tyler Henry invented the repeating rifle to give a major advantage in things from winning wars to better hunting.
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Kansas is added to the union
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William Schraft invented the jelly bean.
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A war betweeen the southern states who wanted to keep owning slaves and the northern states who wanted to end slavery. Abe Lincoln, the president during the war, ended the war, and slavery.
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Abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president. He was born in Kentucky.
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West Virginia is added to the union
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James Caleb Jackson invented the breakfast cereal. It started off as granola in milk.
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Nevada is added to the union
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Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president. He was born in North Carolina.
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Nebraska is added to the union
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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Footbal was invented by Walter Camp in 1869. Now football is THE most played sport in America.
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Soccer was invented in 1869. In other countries like Spain, it is called football (and football is called soccer)
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Ulysses Grant was the eighteenth president. He was born in Ohio.
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38.6 million
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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Levi Strauss invented the jeans in 1873. Wonder what they wore before?!?!
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Colorado is added to the union
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Seth Wheeler invented toilet paper in 1877. Thank goodness he did.
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Rutherford Hayes was the ninteenth president. He was born in Ohio.
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Thomas Edison invented the ight bulb in 1879. There is actually a holiday were you don't use your lights through the whole day in memory of Thomas Edison.
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50.1 million
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James Garfield was the twentyth president. He was born in Ohio.
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Chester was the twenty first president. He was born in Vermont.
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Cleveland was the twenty second president. He was born in New Jersey.
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John S Pemberton invented Coca- Cola on accident. It was meant to be a medicine until one of his patients noted how good it tasted.
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George Hancock invented softball in 1887. (The ball in softball isn't actually quite that soft)
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Benjamin was the twenty third president. He was born in Ohio.
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North Dakota is added to the union
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South Dakota is added to the union
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montana is added to the union
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Washington is added to the union
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62.9 million
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Idaho is added to the union
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Wyoming is added to the union
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William Phelps Eno invented the stop sign (and this was before cars, when they were still using horses!)
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Central Michigan University becomes a College.
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Nikola Tesla invented the radio in 1893 (only in that time radios were a lot bigger than today)
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Grover was the twenty fourth president. He was born in New Jersey.
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Will Keith Kellogg invented corn flakes in 1894. He also started the Kellogg's brand.
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Volleyball was invented in 1895. This is where you hit the ball over the net using your hands.
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Utah is added to the union
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William was the twenty fith president. He was born in Ohio.
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76.2 million
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Ransom E. Olds invented the car. His first car was an Oldsmobile. The picture to the right is his first car called the Curved Dash.
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Henry Ford (inventer of the modle T in 1908) invented the assembly line in 1901 to greatly improve the production of products such as cars.
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Roosevelt was the twenty sixth president. He was born in New York.
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Morris Michtom invented the teddy bear (which he named after Teddy Rosevelt after an experience while hunting with him) in 1902.
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David Strickler invented the banana split in 1904.
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Oklahoma is added to the union
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William Howard was the twenty sixth president. He was born in Ohio.
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92.2 million
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New Mexico is added to the union
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Arizona is added to the union
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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Wilson was the twenty seventh president. He was born in Virginia.
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This war had all sorts of countries going against each other. It included Germany, Austria, France, hte US, and Britain, but those are just the main countries. There were many more involved.
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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106 million
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9.6 million
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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Warren was the twenty eighth president. He was born in Ohio.
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Calvin was the twentyninth president. He was born in Vermont.
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Kool Aid was invented in 1927.
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Philo T. Farnsworth invented the television (a.k.a. TV) in 1927
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Walter Diemer invented bubble gum in 1928. He called it "Double Bubble"
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Walt Disney's Walter Elias created mickey mouse in 1928. He is one of Disney's most memorable and famous characters.
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Hoover was the thirtyith president.
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123 million
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George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar in 1931. The guitar in the picture to the left is a "Warlock".
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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Franklin Roosevelt was the thirty first president. He was born in New York.
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Soft served ice creame was invented in 1938. What would we do without it?
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Once again there was a war where all the countries were involved. This war included Germany, Poland, Australia, New Zeland, Canada, South Africa, the U.S.A., and Japan. It also included more countries.
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132 million
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Truman was the thirty second president.
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Cable was invented in 1948. It has a better signal and doesn't need an antenna.
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The video game was invented in 1948. Less people played sports...
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151 million
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This was a war between North Korea (Communist) and South Korea (non-communists). The US took South Korea's side.
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one of the amendments of the constituion
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The barcode was invented in 1952 as a way to help prevent stealing.
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Dwight was the thirty fourth president. He was born in New York.
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Video tapes came out in 1956 as a way to record and watch stuff.
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Alaska is added to the union
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Hawaii is added to the union
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179.3 million
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This was a war of Veitnam to become all communist. The US tried to prevent the spread of communism.
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one of the amendments of the constitution
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John F. Kennedy was the thirty fith president. He was born in Massachussetts.
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The computer mouse was invented so people cpuld move and menouver around the moniter with ease.
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Johnson was the thirty sixth president.
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One of the amendments of the constitution.
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Buffalo wings were invented. And no, they are not real buffalo wings. Buffalos don't even have wings.
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The minicomputer was invented in 1965. (The first one sold was 18,000 bucks!) Also the computer is not so mini compared to computers these days. It was small for it's time though.
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The CD was invented so people could store music easier.
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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Nixon was the thirty seventh president. He was born in California.
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203 million
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Email was invented as a way to communicate with people and exchange information from long distance.
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The cell phone was the first wireless/ portable phone invented.
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Gerald R. Ford was the thirty eighth president. He was born in Nebraska.
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James was born in Mississipi.
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226.5 million
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The laptop was the first portable/ foldable/ compact computer.
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Ronald was born in Illinois.
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The NES was the first at home gaming system / video game
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George Bush was born in Conneticute.
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248.7 million
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This war was between Iraq and Kuwait. Kuwait was accused by Iraq of illegally pumping oil which of course just HAD to end up with a war (that was sarcasm). The US had to get in and defend Kuwait.
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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281.4 million
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The US had to go in and invade Afgahnistan because they had just sent their terrorist to crash into the twin towers.
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The i-pod was the first portable music player that you didn't need a CD, record, tape, etc. The iPOD was invented by Steve Jobs.
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The US invaded Iraq because they possesed weapons of mass destruction.
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Barrack Obama, our current President, was born in Hawaii.
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308.7 million
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One of the amendments of the constitution
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Richard Gatling invented the machine gun in 1861. A machine gun is diffirent than a repeating rifle because it is automatic not semi auto.
