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Levi Jeans
Levi Strauss started making jeans for miners. -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major battle in the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
Considered the start of the civil war -
Battle of Shiloh
Bloodiest battle in Civil War history. -
Antietam
Deadliest one day battle in the Civil War -
Gettysburg Address
Speech by Abraham Lincoln. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Barbed Wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. It is used to construct inexpensive fences used especially in the Wild West. -
Tenure of Office Act
The Tenure of Office Act was passed by Congress. -
Johnson impeached
Almost kicked out of office. -
Virginia law passed-Jim Crow Era
Made it so black and white people could be in school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Made it illegal to discriminate in public places. -
James E Ware-dumbbell design
Won a $500 contest for best design of a building to house mass amounts of people. -
Tenement Reform Law of 1879
Bare minimum needed to have an apartment viable for human life. -
Lynching
49 blacks were lynched In 1882, it would continue for many more years. -
Oklahoma Land Run
It was not an actual race but a rush to get “free” land that was opened by the government. Right in the middle of Native American Territory. -
Start of WW2
Start of one of the worst wars in history. -
Jackie Robinson
Joins the Brooklyn Dodgers breaking the color barrier.