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Election of 1800
Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party defeated incumbent President John Adams of the Federalist Party. The election was a political realignment that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican leadership. -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Cement is Made
The idea of pouring liquid rock that would harden into stone was a dream that had been played with by inventors for years. Joseph Aspdin was successful in creating a formula for cement that would change the way builders built. -
Braille is Made
Louis Braille invented a type of raised lettering for the blind. It was a series of dots which would be called Braille. -
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Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was between the United States and Mexico. The United States won the war and received land from Mexico. Today, that land is California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of other states. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War was the biggest U.S. war in the 1800s. The Civil War was between the North and the South. Many Northern and Southern soldiers died in the war. The Memorial Day holiday started after the Civil War. On Memorial Day, we honor all soldiers who have died during wars. -
Dynamite is Invented
Alfred Nobel would be the first person to invent dynamite. The use of this explosive would pave the way for large mining projects such as the Panama Canal. -
Election of 1876
Disputed American presidential election in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden led Hayes by more than 260,000 popular votes, and preliminary returns showed Tilden with 184 electoral votes (one shy of the majority needed to win the election) to Hayes’s 165, with the 19 electoral votes of three states (Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina) and one elector from Oregon (originally awarded to Tilden) still in doubt.
