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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers New World
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French and Indian War
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Boston Massacre
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First Continental Congress
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Lexington and Concord
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Revolutionary War
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Declaration of Independence Signed
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Articles of Confederation adopted
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lewis and Clark expedition
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Missouri Compromise
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Mexican War
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Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill In California
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Compromise of 1850
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Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln elected President
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Civil War
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Antietam
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Gettysburg Battle
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Lincoln assassinated
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13th Amendment ratified
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KKK begins
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Andrew Johnson Impeachment
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Panama Canal
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World War 1
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Lusitania sank
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Women get the right to vote
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Gertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
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Charles Lindberg flew plane successfully
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Great Depression Begins
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Hitler made chancellor of Germany
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World War 2
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Battle of Britain
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Pearl Harbor
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Executive Order 9066
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VE Day
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Hiroshima Bombed by U.S.
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Browns vs. Board of Education
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Vietnam War
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
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John Kennedy assassinated
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Beatles first visit to America
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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Malcolm X assassinated
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Tet Offensive during Vietnam War
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Neil Armstrong steps on moon
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Nixon resignation
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Ronald Reagan elected
