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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
On August 2nd, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, a document declaring the independence of the United States of America from Britain, was signed in Philadelphia. -
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a transaction between the United States and France that doubled the size of the United States and gave the nation control of the Mississippi River. Napoleon agreed to sell the land to Thomas Jefferson because France was in a state of financial deficiency. Although Jefferson thought the decision to buy the land might be unconstitutional if left for him to decide, the transaction was still made. -
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Lewis and Clark Journey
The Lewis and Clark Journey was an expedition carried out by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land inside of the Louisiana territory. The pair, along with a crew, faced rugged terrain and a harsh climate along their journey. They discovered many new animals and made accurate maps of the land they traveled through. The Lewis and Clark Journey opened doors to the Western expansion of the United States. -
The Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was an uprising of colonists from the United States that had been granted permission to settle in Texas by the Mexican government. The colonists wanted to gain independence from Mexico due to the heavy influence that they had on the land. Mexico did not want the Americans to gain control of Texas, and therefore war broke out between Mexico and the colonists. By the end of the war, Texas received independence from Mexico. -
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The Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of people travelling west to settle in California. The group tried to take a shortcut along the way, but rather than making their trip shorter, it added to the time it would take for the trip to be completed and put everyone involved in danger. The Donner Party is famous because the group was trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during a heavy snowfall and had to resort to cannibalism just to survive through the winter. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a global event that caused prospectors from across the globe to come to California in hopes to get rich quick because of the gold that supposedly hid there. While few became wealthy from this, it caused many people to settle across the western areas of the United States, and also made the nation more diverse because of the prospectors from across the globe that decided to settle in the west. The Gold Rush is a piece of US history as well as world history. -
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California Gold Rush
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The Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Reconstruction
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Lee's Surrender at Appomattax Courthouse
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Lincoln's Assassination
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railriad
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Telephone
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Lightbulb
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Automobile
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Radio
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Airplane
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First Field Hockey Olympic Appearance
In 1908, at the London Games, men's field hockey was first included in the Olympics. Women did not participate in Olympic field hockey until 1980. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution guaranteed that women in the United States had the right to vote. This amendment was ratified on August 18th, 1920 -
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Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the fourth and final day of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. This historic crash was the most devastating stock market event in U.S. history. -
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March on Washington
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Founding of Arizona Beverage Company
Arizona Beverage Company was founded in Brooklyn, New York City, NY in 1971 by John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio. -
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Apple II
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9/11 Terrorist Attacks
The World Trade Center's Twin Towers and the Pentagon were attacked by the al-Qaeda terrorist group using hijacked planes on September 11th, 2001. The victims of the attack are still remembered today and a memorial has been built where the Twin Towers once were. -
My Birthday
I was born December 14th, 2003.
