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The Declaration of Independance
In mid-June 1776, a commite of five men were asked to make a formal draft to represent the intentions for the colonies'. Once the document was complete a group of 56 men got together. The youngest at 26, the olddest at 70. Once it was shipped to the brits, the colonies became an indepent country. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence) -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
U.S. born Eli Whitney invented the COtton GIn that rvolutionized the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. (history.com) -
Louisiana Purchase
United States purchased approximately bought 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, on this day, and doubled the size of the nation for 3 cents an acre. (history.com) -
Lewis and Clark
1804- 1806 was the Lewis and Clark expedition. The expidtion spand over 8,000 miles, for three years. The expedition went down the Ohio River, up the Missouri River, across the Continental Divide, and to the Pacific Ocean. (history.com) http://www.history.com/topics/lewis-and-clark -
The Steamboat
The Steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton and ffirst arived in New Orleans on 1816. This was just the begining of the industral revolution, (history.com) -
The Texas Revolution
The American Texans did not want to start paying taxes in Mexico so they rebeled. Texas won the was and became an indepentent country. (history.com) -
The Alamo
During Texas War of Independance a group of teaxan voulunteer soilders occupid the Alamo.The Mexicans invated the Alamo and won. The Texians were out numberd Davy Crocket held them off for 13 days before being killed. (hisotry.com) -
Trail of Tears
125,000 Native Americans lived in the southern part of america. By the end of this decated there were few Natives left in this part of the country.The federal government forced the Natives to leave their homeland and walk thousands of miles to get to the "Indian Territory" so white setelers could grown on their land. (history.com) -
The Mexican American War
After Texas became a independent country the US claimed the Lone Star country as there own. Then the Mexican American War began in 1864. The Americans won that war and also got New Mexico and California after their victory. (history.com) -
Donner Party
The Donner Party was headed out for the west. When the party went for a short cut and ended up running into some problems. WIth few supplies the party was traped on some rocky terrian surrounded by feet of snow. (history.com) -
The California Gold Rush
Discovery of Gold nuggets in Sacromento Valley started the Gold Rush. Thousands of gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area (history.com). -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the place where the first shots of the American CIvil War was. Lincon anouncced planes to resupply the fort. Confeterte General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked the fort. After 34 hours in battle, Anderson and 86 soilders surrendered the fort on the 13th. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter) -
Brown vs. Board of Education
A group of ordinary people against segregation made this peice of history. This case ended legal segregation at school.
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Death of Elvis
Elvis Presly died at the age of 42. Elvis was know as "The King" and "The King of Rock n' Roll" Several years of prescripiton drug abuse did deffinaly not help his health at all. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley) -
MY BIRTHDAY
The best day in history other than the beging of THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSTIY. -
9/11
4 airplanes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. 2 of the planes hit the World Trade Center (Twin Towers), one wrecked in Pennsylvaina, the last pane hit the pentagon, which is just outside Washington D.C. (http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attackshttp://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks) -
My First Ohio State Football Game
The first game Urban Meyer started coaching and my first game.
We come home with the win! OH -
Meeting my Hero Aaron Craft
I got to meet my hero, and giVe him a hug!
