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1492
Columbus discovers America
History lessons chapter 3 -
1492
Leonardo De Vinci first to theorize seriously about flying machines.
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The Puritans moved to Plymouth
History lessons chapter 4. -
Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion.
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French and Indian War
French and Indian War maps. -
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Proclamation Line
Proclamation of 1763 -
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Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre primary documents. -
Louisiana Purchase
History Alive chapter 8 section 3. -
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B. Thimonnier invents a sewing machine.
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Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson's speech to Congress. -
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Dr. Richard Gatling Patents invents the machine gun.
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The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act Document. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln announced the emancipation of slaves in confederate states. (Textbook chapter 10) -
The 13th Amendment is passed
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First box of Chocolates
Richard and George Cadbury created the first Valentines Day box of chocolates. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
This event started the Beginning of the First World War. -
Modern zippers are invented
Zippers were designed in the 1800s but the modern design was created during WWI. -
D-Day
The US invades Normandy and opens a new front in the war, a few days later Paris is liberated. -
First atomic bomb tested
The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico. This invention led to the end of the war when the US bombed Japan. -
Soviets explode first atomic bomb
This increases tensions between the USSR and the US. Both nations continue to try to "outdo" each other. -
Leaf Blower
Created by Dom Quinto. First used in farming to spray fields with chemicals.