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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovered" America
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Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower
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Declaration of Independence
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First Elected President of the US
George Washington -
The Constitution
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War of 1812
Congress declared war on Britain -
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Civil War
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Slavery Abolished
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln made it clear that he blamed the Civil War on the conflict of slavery -
14th Amendment
In the US Constitution, and states that all people with US citizenship have equal rights -
Trail of Tears
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US Enters WWI
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Great Depression
A worldwide economic depression that took place partially due to the roaring 20s, the dustbowl, the smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, and the Stock market crash -
"Black Thursday"
New York Stock Exchange Collapses -
Winston Churchill's Speech to The House of Commons
Eulogy to the British War effort -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces attack the US at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, pushing the US into WWII -
Japanese internment Camps
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End of WWII
The US drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (in Japan) -
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Cold War
The fight between the USA and USSR through political and economic actions -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" Speech
He called for an end to racism in the United States in this speech -
"In The Strawberry Fields", by Eric Schlosser
This article looks at the US's dependence on immigrant workers in much of American agriculture and the consequences of living in a low wage economy -
9/11
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2008 Market Crash
Worst single day market crash in history. Dropped 7%, or 778 points.
