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the Dutch West Company found the netherlands (New York Now)
Netherlands was Founded this year, today is named New York -
Roger Williams (The Rhodes island founder) is exiled of Massachusetts
He was exiled because of religion problems -
King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is found guilty of high treason in a public session.
He is beheaded three days later, outside the Banqueting Hall in the Palace of Whitehall, London. -
Charles Town is founded
Today is called South Carolina -
The first newspaper issue in the English colonies is published in Boston
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Blackbeard death
. Blackbeard is killed in battle by lieutenant Robert Maynard in the waters off the Province of North Carolina. -
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King George's War
is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession -
The independence of the United States of America
On July 4, 1776 they adopted the Declaration of Independence and this date is celebrated as the nation's birthday. On September 9 of that year, Congress officially changed the nation's name to the United States of America. -
The streamboat's born
Robert Fulton patents his steamboat and soon after begins offering services on major rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. -
Launch of the first boat
The first boat leaves Buffalo, NY, enroute to New York City via the Erie Canal -
The first Message on telegraph
Samuel B. Morse sends the message, "What hath God wrought" over the first telegraph line from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. -
Death of the president Abrahm Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin. Lincoln died the following morning at 7:22. -
Opening of Tuskegee university
Booker T. Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute [today's Tuskegee University] -
Explosion in West Virginia's Monongah Mine
An explosion in West Virginia's Monongah Mine on December 6, 1907, becomes the nation's worst industrial disaster. The "official" number of deaths was 362 adult and child miners, but later estimates exceed 500. -
The Titanic tragedy
HMS Titanic strikes an iceberg on April 14, 1912. -
The first trans-Atlantic Fight
Charles Lindbergh lands "Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris on May 21, 1927, successfully completing the first trans-Atlantic flight. -
The break of the sound barrier
Charles Yeager becomes the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft. -
The sylvester stallone career starts
Sylvester Stallone stars in 1988's Rambo III following the success with Rambo: First Blood (1982) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). -
The twin towers tragedy
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. -
Donald J. Trump elected
Businessman Donald J. Trump is elected as the Unitd States 45th president on November 8, 2016, defeating Democratic challenger Hillary Rodham Clinton.
