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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue
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Apr 22, 1500
Portugal clamied Brazil (became part of)
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May 11, 1502
Christopher Columbus begins his fourth and last journey to the Caribbean
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Apr 3, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
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Oct 7, 1571
Christians control eastern Mediterranean following defeat of Turks at Lepanto
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Aug 24, 1572
St. Bartholmew's Day, about 3,000 Protestants in Paris are massacred.
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Jamestown, Virginia, established—first permanent English colony on American mainland.
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The history of Jamestown continues with the marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe
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1618 to 1619 - Smallpox epidemic wipes out 90% of the Native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area.
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Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and recognized in the American colonies.
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English seize New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and rename it New York
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War of Spanish Succession
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French and Indian war
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Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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American Revolution
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Mo., on expedition to explore the West and find a route to the Pacific Ocean
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James Monroe inaugurated as the 5th president of the United States
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President Taylor dies and is succeeded by his vice president, Millard Fillmore.
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Spanish-American War
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Galveston hurricane
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Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration
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World War 1
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World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict (Sept. 5, 1939).
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd president
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George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States
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The attack on the twin towers in New York citty (9/11)
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Barack Obama is 44th President of the United states
