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The Revolutionary War lasted for eight years (1775 - 1783). This war was against Great Britain. The Revolutionary War is what gave us complete freedom from Great Britain.
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The Declaration of Independence was created on July 4th ,1776. It was created to seperate the 13 original colonies from Great Britain. This is why every July 4th we celebrate our independence.
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The election of George Washington is a very important moment in history. George Washington was our first president to ever be elected.
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The American Civil War lasted four years (1861 - 1865). This war was very important because it freed all slaves and reunited the United States again.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1st, 1863. This document freed all African - American slaves in the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination was a very important day in history. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatere.
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President John F. Kennedy was important to the U.S.A when he was president. He was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th , 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He recieved many awards. Some of these awards are The Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Time's Person of the Year.
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September 11th, 2001 the World Trade Center in New York, New York was attacked. Two planes ran straight into the side of each building. This attack had hurt the nation. 2,996 people were killed that day. More than 6,000 people were injured that day.
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From being an Illinois senator to becoming President, Barack Obama is the first African - American man to be elected President.
