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Civil War begins
Confederates bombarded Union soldiers -
Emancipation Proclamation
presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address is given -
The Gettysburg Address
one of the best-known speeches in American history -
Civil War ends
Civil war ends -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth -
Reconstruction amendments ratified
Reconstruction amendments ratified -
Reconstruction Amendments Passed
Reconstruction Amendments passed -
Military Reconstruction Act passed
Military Reconstruction Act passed -
U.S. Grant elected
President Ulysses S. Grant is elected -
Boss Tweed convicted of embezzlement
Boss Tweed convicted of embezzlement -
Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction -
Jane Addams founds Hull House
Hull House for immigrants is founded -
Plessy v. Ferguson
court case -
Carrie Nation begins to smash liquor
Carrie Nation begins to smash liquor -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
Theodore Roosevelt takes office -
Booker T. Washington releases Up From Slavery
Booker T. Washington releases Up From Slavery -
W.E.B. Dubois forms the NAACP
W.E.B. Dubois forms the NAACP -
Ida Tarbell publishes "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
Ida Tarbell publishes "The History of the Standard Oil Company" -
World War I begins
World War I begins -
Margaret Sanger coins the term "Birth Control"
Margaret Sanger coins the term "Birth Control" -
Birth of a Nation released
KKK movie released -
World War I ends
World War I ends -
Jeannette Rankin becomes the first congresswoman
Jeannette Rankin becomes the first congresswoman
