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Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan a sea captain left Spain with 5 ships. 3 years later one of the ships returned making it the first ship that traveled the world. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh stepped onto a wooden platform, placed his head on a wooden block, and later was headless. -
Capitol Building
George Washington President of the United States placed the first cornerstone of the capitol building. -
Napoleon
Emperor of France, started his retreat from Russia. -
The Battle Of Lake Erie
The day American Captain Oliver Perry defeated the british navy at the battle of lake erie. -
Sad Day For Indians
Tecumseh a great leader of the Shawnee Indians died in battle. He wanted the white settlers off of the lands that belonged to the indians. -
The Star Spangled Banner
The national anthem of the U.S. written by Fancis Scott Key. -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston worked hard to have texas admitted to the Union as a state. On Dec. 29, 1845 the Republic of Texas became the 29th state. -
Jesse James
He was a bank robber, sooner became known as "Robin Hood" -
Walter Reed, John Pershing
Walter Reed was looking for a disease called yellow fever, it turned people skin yellow. John Pershing was in charge of the American army to plan an attack against Germany. -
John Brown Harpers Ferry
John Brown captured a federal arsenal at harpers feery, virginia. They had weapons and ammunition. -
Jane Addams
Created a hull house for the poor people to be cared for. -
William Sydney Porter
He was a famous story writer. He became better known as O.Henry. -
Hidden Treasure
A band of southern soldiers rode into a small town in Vermont. Then they stole money from banks. Some money went missing and was never found. -
James Garfield
President James Garfield died of an infection spread. He had been shot and his wound got infected because it was not properly cleaned. -
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born. A famous painter who helped develop a new style of painting called cubism. -
Gunfight At The Ok Corral
Famous gunfight took place in Tombstone, Arizona. This gunfight was known as the gunfight at the OK Corral. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was born to a famous family.Ealeanor married her cousin Franklin Roosevelt. -
George Eastman
Invented the first kodak camera -
Championship Fight
In New Orleans the first heavyweight title fight under the Queensberry rules was fought. -
Gasoline Automobile
Gasoline automobile was taken on a test drive, and only traveled 25 feet. -
The First Plane Tradegy
First death caused by an airplane at Fort Myer by Thomas Selfridge. -
Jesse Owens
Worlds fastest man. -
Panama Canal
President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button causing an explosion 4,000 miles away. The blast was 1,600 pounds of dynamite that cleared a mass of earth and rock so workers in Panama could continue building the Panama Canal. -
Alvin York
American soldier single-handedly captured an entire battalion of german soldiers. Alvin York was a corporal at the time, but became famous as sergaent york. -
Black Sox Scandal
8 members of the white soxs team admitted they had thrown the 1919 world series. Later they became known as the black sox. -
Jim Henson
Jim Henson is born. He is the creator of the muppets. Died in the 1990's. -
Charlie Brown
Charles Schulz creates Charlie Brown. The peaunuts comic strip appears in the newspaper. -
Sputnik I
Russians send into space a man-made satelliate named Sputnik I. -
Trapped Miners
Earth shook under a small town in Canada. Once it stopped 24 miners were found dead. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debate
First presidential election debate was on all major television networks. -
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission report was released. This was set up by president Lyndon B. Johnson to look into the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. -
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie a great song writer dies. He wrote songs that made you take pride in yourself and your work. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis lost his citizenship. 90 years after his death he becomes a citizen once again. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
First woman to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Columbus Day
Celebration of Christopher Columbus' discovery of a strange land later known as America. -
James Earl Carter Jr.
President Jimmy Carter helped the U.S. government bring about a peaceful agreement to remove the military leaders of the Caribbean country of Haiti. -
Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson was believed to be the first person to discover America. He was a viking explorer. -
United Nations Day
United Nations Day is celebrated. The U.N. is an organization of 185 countries from every part of the world who try to work for world peace.
