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Declaration of Independance
A statement that the Continental Congress created stating that the 13 colonies were now Independant states from Great Britain. -
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The Civil War
The North and South started to become hostile on April 12, 1861. They argued over slavery for almost a decade befor the war. General Rober E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House one April 9, 1865. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assasination
John Wilkes Booth, who was pro slavery, shot Abe Lincoln in the back of the head during a theatre production. He was in a private box, so Booth jumped 15 feet and broke his leg to escape. -
Inventing the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb on October 22, 1879. While Humphrey Davis invented the fisrt electric light, it was much too bright for household use. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was attacked 353 Japanese fighters, bombers, and planes attacked on December 8, 1941. -
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