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columbus arrives on the island of san salvador, thinking he'd arrived in india.
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congress breaks the bonds with great britain.
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thomas jefferson paid a few million dollars to napoleon of france. napoleon was wanting a way out of north america and this sale helped further both his and jefferson's aims.
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while the opening shots of the war were fired in 1861, the struggle's origins went back to the 18th century (1700s)
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the ussr was the first country to launch a satellite. the parts of the world that knew of the event stood both in awe (that something like that could be done) and fear (of being bombed from space). shortwave listener clubs, amateur radio clubs, schools, and the military set up listening and tracking stations.
the space race was on, and america was in second place.
