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Declaration of Rebellion
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Second American Uprising
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The Napoleonic-American War
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Spanish-American War
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First Mongol-American Is Elected President
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Commodore Perry Forces Japan To "Open Up"
After years of isolationism, Commodore Perry forced the government of Japan to open its ports to American, Russian, British, and French trade ships. -
Broom Invents The Electric Lightbulb
German-American inventor and scientist, Randolph Broom, created a glass bulb with a tungsten filament that sustained a steady glow when activated by electricity. The invention was an instant success and soon major cities were using electric lighting instead of gas-lamps. Electricity began to be further used for heating, refrigeration, and more. -
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Columbian-American Conflict
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First African-American Is Elected President
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Honolulu Pact
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US Army Invents the MECH-A
Needing to equip army units with better artillery, the Army invented a transport with continuous tracks and equipped with two 6-pounder 57 mm naval guns and a .303 in machine gun. Several names were suggested for the device, but the Army settled on MECH-A, a shortened version of Mechanized Artillery.