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Signing the Declaration of Independence
On this date, the Decloration of Independence was offical signed for our independence. -
the adoption of the articles of confederation
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781 -
The british surrender at Yorktown
That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. They expected help from British ships sent from New York. -
Shays rebellion atack on the springfield armory
A militia raised as a private army defeated a Shaysite (rebel) attempt to seize the federal Springfield Armory in late January 1787, killing four and wounding 20 men. The main Shaysite force was scattered on February 4, 1787, after a surprise attack on their camp in Petersham, Massachusetts -
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ratification of the united states constitution
On this date, the drafting of the drafting of the Constitution began when the constitutional convention met for the first time with a quorum at the pennsylvania state house in philidelphia to revise the articles of confederation. -
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constitutional convention
Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia[citation needed]) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
ratification of the Bill of Rights
Those 12 were sent to the states for approval in August of 1789. Of those 12, 10 were quickly approved (or, ratified). Virginia's legislature became the last to ratify the amendments on December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights is a list of limits on government power. -
Patent issued for the Cotton Gin
Designed to seperate cotton fiber from seed. -
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Lewis and Clark expedition
After Thomas Jerfferson bought the Louisiana Purchase, he sent Lewis and Clark out to investigate the land. -
First mill built in Lowell, Massachusetts
First textile mill -
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Trail of Tears
After Andrew Jackson passede the Indian Removal act, all native americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi River. The Cherokee tribe refused to so it caused the trail of tears. -
Gold Discovery at Sutter's Mill
Sutter discovered gold at his mill but didn't want the word to get out because he didn't want to lose all of his land. Eventually the word got out and everyone moved to California to search for gold. Many people took over the Californios land and they were not happy. -
Sigining of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A war finally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which added an additional 525,000 square miles to the United States territory -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
This battle was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charelston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War -
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Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -
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Great Depression
This event was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industialized world. It began shortly after the stock market crash. -
Apollo 11 moon landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. -
Attacks
On this date, there was an attack in New York. -
My birthday
On this date, i was born. -
Inauguration of Barack Obama
The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.