U.S By ixchellibanez Oct 24, 1497 Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 U.S Oct 24, 1534 Jacues Cartier of France explores the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River Oct 24, 1607 Capitan John smith founds the english colony of Jamestown. Oct 24, 1609 Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North America including the Hudson River Oct 24, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian war. Oct 24, 1776 Colonists depends their Independence from England with the Decloration of Independents Oct 24, 1803 Lousiana Purchase Treaty signed in france Oct 24, 1812 War of 1812 between United States and Great Britain Oct 25, 1846 Oregon treaty signed by the boundry between Canada and the United States is established at the 49th parallel (line of latitude) Oct 25, 1861 civil war begins Oct 25, 1865 civil war ends Oct 25, 1867 Alaska is purchased by russia Oct 25, 1896 Gold is discoverd in the Yukon's Klondike Oct 25, 1917 United states enters wwI fighting whith the british and french Oct 25, 1929 Great depression begin in the U.S Oct 25, 1941 Japan attacks U.S at peal harbor, U.S. enters WWII with the allies Oct 25, 1945 U.s drops atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki Oct 25, 1963 Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon Oct 25, 1989 United States sign a free trade agreement with canada Oct 25, 1991 Persian Gulf war Oct 25, 1994 North America (NAFTA) is sign between Canada, the United States, Mexico. Oct 25, 2003 Occupation of Iraq by the United States