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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This event marked the start of the American war of independance -
The Battle of Baltimore
This battle influenced Francis Scott Key to write the words that eventually come to what we know as the National Anthem -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
Congress adopted the Star Spangled Banner as the National anthem as a way for us to remember when America got it's independence. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo is part of the Texas Revolution where the Mexican won causing Texas to gain independence and become it's own self-governing republic. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first battle of the American Civil War. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
After an unknown explosion of the USS Maine shattering relations with Spain causing the declaration of war in April of 1898.