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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Arrives in America
Christopher Columbus, financed by Spain, makes the first of four voyages to the New World. He lands in the Bahamas Read more: Before 1600 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922727.html#ixzz3a7Cr4V1n -
Jul 20, 1565
First Colony of America
Saint Augustine, Florida, settled by the Spanish, becomes the first permanent European colony in North America. Read more: Before 1600 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922727.html#ixzz3a7JlCcPC -
House of Burgesses
the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. Read more: 1600–1799 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902417.html#ixzz3a7EWpo3P -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax Read more: 1600–1799 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902417.html#ixzz3a7DUU8wH -
American Independence
During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain. -
George Washington is First Predident
George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors. Read more: 1600–1799 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0902417.html#ixzz3a7FIICiS -
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American Civil War
Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict between the Northern states, or the Union, and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. Read more: Civil War: Introduction http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/civil-war-us-history.html#ixzz3a7CFBKqr -
Emancipation Proclamation
The President, by virtue of his powers as commander in chief, declared free all those slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government "as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion." Read more: Emancipation Proclamation: The Proclamation http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/emancipation-proclamation-the-proclamation.html#ixzz3a7B3iTQO -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world . Consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment as failing companies laid off workers. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc, the United States, its NATO allies, and others, and powers in the Eastern Bloc, the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact. -
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Vietnam War
Prolonged conflict between Communist forces of North Vietnam, backed by China and the USSR, and non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, backed by the United States. President Truman authorizes $15 million in economic and military aid to the French, who are fighting to retain control of French Indochina, including Vietnam. As part of the aid package, Truman also sends 35 military advisers Read more: 1950–1999 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903597.html#ixzz3a7GQyDWi -
Explorer 1 Launches
The first American satellite is launched. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" Speech
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC. Read more: 1950–1999 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903597.html#ixzz3a7HcUyfX -
9/11 Attack
Two hijacked jetliners ram twin towers of World Trade Center in worst terrorist attack against U.S.; a third hijacked plane flies into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people die in the attacks. Read more: 2000– http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903598.html#ixzz3a7I88fDg -
Edward Snowden's Leaks
Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee, comes forward and admits that he is the source of the recent NSA leaks Read more: 2000– http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903598.html#ixzz3a7InxC4a
