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The year Jamestown was settled
"The first permanent British settlement in North America." -
End of the French and Indian war
"The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War." -
Boston Massacre
"The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83)." -
Columbus’ 1st voyage 1492
Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia, on October 12th.