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Declaration of Independence Adopted
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The Decleration of Independence, or the D.O.I, was officially adopted on July 4th, 1776. The document, however, wasn't actually signed until later, believed to be sometime in August. 56 people signed the article, including signatures that belong to John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. We had our document, but then had to fight in the Revolutionary War to win it. -
U.S Constitution Signed
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The U.S constituion was formally signed on September 17th. 1787. This was not out first form of written government, but was undoubtedly a better one than our previous had been, the Articles of Confederation. The many strong points of our Constitution are our 3 branch system of federal government, checks and balances, and our liberal rights. -
Mechanical Cotton Gin
The mechanical cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney, and was patented in 1794. This invention cause an uproar in slavery, only making tensions grow in the country. -
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CA Gold Rush
The CA (California) Gold Rush was the first gold rush, one which allowed people to take the gold without paying fees or having to give it away. Over 250,000 people traveled to California from all over the world, hoping to strike it rich -
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World War II
In WWII, there were two basic sides; the allies and the axis. The Axis consisted of Germany, Japan, Italy, and others. The Allies consisted of Russia, U.S, England, China, France, Poland, and a variety of others. This war is the deadliest conflict in history to this date, The war officially started when Poland invaded Germany, and it ended when the U.S dropped bombs on Japan. We won the war, and it has pulled us out of the Great Depression as well as made us the greates country in the world. -
Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima
More InformationAfter World War II, we threatened to bomb Japan, with nuclear weapons, unless they surrended. The Japanese didn't take our words seriously, but in a short amount of time, we had bombed Hiroshima, and a few days later we hit Nagasaki as well. This is the only time that we ever used nuclear weapons in history, as it hasn't happened since that one time. We killed many Japanese, and it was definitely a day that we shouldn't be proud of. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Possibly the most dangerous time in all of the Cold War was when nucluer weapons became much too involved and everyone became way too tense. We were fighting with the Russians and Cubans, and began tense negotiations with them. One of our planes was shot down by the Russians, and almost caused negotiations to dissolve, but luckily the issue was resolved the next day. -
My Birthdate
More Events on April 12thMy brithday is on April 12th of 2000. Some things that I enjoy doing are hunting, horseback riding, writing, and drawing. I also enjoy watching anime and reading manga, or japanese cartoons. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office on April 12th. -
9/11 Terrorist Attacks
More InformationOn this day in history, there were four planes whom Islamic males had hijacked. Although only three succeeded with their gals, many lives were lost. Too many. The first plane crashed into one of the Twin Towers, and people at first assumed it to be accidental, but when the second crashed into the other one, everyone began to see that this was, in fact a terrorist attack. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, while the last one was taken down by passengers on the plane, and crashed in PA.
