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1492
Christopher Columbus Reached the Americas
Christopher Columbus reached Hispaniola which he thought was somewhere in Asia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../christopher-columbus-3-things-you-think-he-did-th... -
Unofficial Sports were played like cricket, soccer, golf, tennis, and fecing
In England back then they had just started playing what would be some of their most famous national sports.
https://www.britannica.com/sports/sports -
Jamestown was Founded
Jamestown was founded as a colony for people to find gold but later they found out that they should of been growing tobacco instead
https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm -
Seven Years War
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The Paris Treaty
The British finally recognized the U.S as a country in this treaty and ended the revolutionary war.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris -
American Revolution
The conflict with the British and the colonies finally are to much and they need to fight was to resolve the conflict.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-american-revolution-begins -
The U.S declared independence
The U.S finally had enough of the British monarchy's taxation and unfair treatment so the declared independence.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration -
Baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday
Doubleday invented the game in Cooperstown and then went on to be a civil war hero while baseball became america's favorite pastime
https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-baseball -
Potato Famine
This was a major cause in many Irish people immigrating to the U.S
https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Famine-Irish-history -
Beginning of Civil War
The Civil War was a major American war. The confederacy against the Union.The Civil was was fought over slavery and -
13th Amendment Passed
The Amendment made slavery illegal -
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished
The final spike connected the two rail companies and marked the end of the construction for both railroads.
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad -
Basketball was invented by James Naismith
After Naismith invented it at Springfield College eventually the NBA came along which made it popular today.
https://springfield.edu/where-basketball-was-invented-the-birthplace-of-basketball -
NFL was invented by Jim Thorpe in 1920
The NFL was finally invented and it would later become the league that would make football so popular
https://www.profootballhof.com/news/football-firsts/ -
There have been 52 Super Bowls
The Super Bowl celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016. Now it is on year 52
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/
