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Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
The day when Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus accidentally found the Americas. ♬In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two,
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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The French and Indian War
When the French tried to take control of the Upper Ohio River Valley. Ne devrait-on pas appeler cela la guerre franco-britannique ? 🤔 -
The Boston Tea Party
When British inflation caused a group of Americans to rebel. A.K.A. the first American undercover mission. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Meanwhile in China:
- Hey! Did you hear that gunshot?
- Yeah, I think it came from America!- Art by Williams Barnes Wollen
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
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The Invention of the Cotton Gin
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
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The Trail of Tears
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The Panic of 1837
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The Invention of the Telegraph
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The Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Surrender at Appomattox Court House
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The Invention of the Telephone
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The Invention of Electric Light
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Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Strike
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
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The Invention of the Airplane