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Beginning of the California Gold Rush
At first, the gold nuggets could be picked up off the ground. Later, gold was recovered from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. -
President Lincoln took Office
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Pony Express Started
From April 3, 1860, to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established -
Beginning of the Civil War
Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina. -
Ending of the Civil War
Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865 -
Assination of President Lincoln
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Transcontinental Railroad Opened
Opened for through traffic on May 10, 1869. It transported people and goods across the American Continental Railroad -
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
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American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton
Clara Barton and a circle of her acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. -
Spanish American War
It was believed that the Spanish destoryed the USS Maine. Then. Americans decalred war. -
Model T was introduced
The Model T was introduced on October 1, 1908 by the Henry Ford Company -
Beginning of World War I
The started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assinated. -
Caleb's Brithday
