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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the document that made Americans independent from Britain. Additionally, it explains the reasons for separating from Britain. Another thing it also did was establish the foundation of the government. -
The First Steamboat
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory for 15 million dollars from the French. This gave the US the control over the Mississippi River, and it doubled the US's size. -
The First Train
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Lewis & Clark Journey
The Lewis and Clark journey took place to explore the West, and the inside of today's USA. By doing this, they found out many things and were able to draw a map to help guide them in the future. -
The First Telegraph
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The First Telephone
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The Electric Light bulb
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The First Automobile
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The First Radio
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The First Airplane
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Company's Fire
This event is when 150 young women and girls were killed. What caused this was when their factory locked them in a room with fabric scraps, oil and hot machines that eventually caught fire. After the deaths of these women, female labor reformers unified causing the perspective of women working to be more positive. -
The Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic was a ship that was crossing the Atlantic Ocean with 2224 people, when it hit an iceberg and sunk. Only 710 people survived out of 2224 people. After the ship sunk, it caused huge changes in the ship-building industry, materials manufacturing, and sailing vessel standards. -
The First Television
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Attack at Pearl Harbor
During this day, the Japanese had sent planes to attack the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The bombs that were dropped from the planes killed 2300+ Americans. Since all of this happened, Germany and Italy declared war on the USA causing World War II. -
Barbara Johns led a Walkout
Barbara Johns is a sixteen-year old who led a walkout with 400 black people to protest against inadequate facilities and segregation. By her protesting, desegregation was even more prompted to be approved by the Supreme Court. -
The VCR
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Apple 2 Computer
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The Atari 2600
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September 11, 2001
On this day terrorists decided to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This event is important, because it brought Americans closer together and the nation received support from foreign leaders/citizens. -
Lexi's Birthday
The day I was brought into this world by my mother.
