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On this day the Declaration of Independence was signed to establish freedom for the United States from Great Britain.
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The Louisiana Purchase was bought by Thomas Jefferson from the French. This automatically doubled the size of the United States.
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Lewis and Clark's expedition had the purpose of exploring and documenting the Louisiana Territory. The journey was completed and over 200 plant and animal species were found. Clark also created new maps for the west.
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The Texas Revolution was a fight of the United States against Mexico. Americans wanted independence from Mexico. The war ended; America won the state of Texas.
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The Donner Party was a group of people that were stranded in snow. On Christmas day, these people turned to cannibalism to stay alive.
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The California Gold Rush all started with the finding of a gold nugget in California. The word of the riches out west soon spread and people from all over the world came to find a fortune.
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The United States went through a time of taking African Americans into slavery. Abraham Lincoln, president at the time, declared the freedom of slaves in confederate states with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Eiffel Tower is widely known, many tourists go to visit the monument. It was built for the World's Fair and to remember the French Revolution.
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Before August 18, 1920 women were not allowed to vote. Only men were allowed to vote, but the 19th Amendment changed that. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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On December 7, 1941 Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. Many American ships were destroyed, and many soldiers died. This event led up to the second World War.
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On this day a terrorist attack was made in New York. In the attack many people were lost as well as the Twin Towers.
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This is the day I took my first breath!
