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2001 BCE
My Birthday
The day I was born -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
discovering america -
1519
Hernando Cortez
claimed new colonies for Spain -
1532
Francisco Pizarro
Conquered the Inca empire in Peru -
1539
Hernando de Soto
first to discover and cross the Mississippi river -
Embargo Act
British blockading US ships bound for France -
Erie Canal
the Erie canal opened in 1825 -
The National Railroad
completed in 1841 -
Telegraph
Device that sends messages using electricity through wires
