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Oct 9, 1000
Leif Ericson Day
Leif Ericson was a viking from explorer who discovered America 500 years before Columbus did -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
On this day Ferdinand Magellan left from Spain and 3 years later became the first person to sail around the world . -
Capitol Building
President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the capitol building . -
Napoleon
Napoleon the Emperor of France started his retreat from Russia -
Battle Of Lake Erie
The British army attacked the American navy who was lead by Captain Oliver Perry -
The Star Spangled Banner
On September14,1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner Key wrote the national anthem, based off the poem called Defense of Fort McHendry when the British navy bombing was going on in Maryland. During the war of 1812 -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston became the first President of the Republic of Texas -
Walter Reed
Walter Reed ws an army officer who spent a lot of his time trying to figure out the cause of yellow fever. In 1900 the ydellow fever hit American troops in Cuba . The disease causes the skin to yellow . He thought the cause of the illness was mosquitoes , he later did a study on doctors and soldiers and found out he was right about the mosquitoes -
John Brown Harpers Ferry
John Brown captured a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry , Virginia The federal arsenal contained many weapons and ammunitions -
Jane Addams
Jane addamns was born , september6,1860 she devoted her whole life to helping the poor in 1889 she opened Hull House in a very poor Chicago neighborhood -
John " Black Jack " Pershing
John was in charge of the American army during World War I . His job was to organize all American Forces and to get all his soldiers trained -
James Naismith
James Naismith was the inventor of the game of basketball -
William Sydney Porter
A very famous writer , Porter did a lot of his writing while he was in Prison for 3 years. He is more commonly known by his pen name O . Henery -
Hidden Treasure
During the American Civil War a group of southern soliders when around robbing banks -
The Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste left New York Harbor with 10 people aboard but on December 4th the ship was found abandoned without a trace from anyone , its todays most famous ghost ship -
James Garfeild is shot
July2,1881 James Garfeild is shot coming out of a railroad station . -
Pablo Picasso
a famous painter from the 1900's . By the time of his death in 1973 he was worth about $250 million -
Gunfight at the OK Corral
In Tombstone Arizona The Earp brothers abd their friend Doc Holliday got into a fight . -
Jesse James
Jesse James is shot dead in his home by Bob Ford -
Eleanor Roosevelt
On this day a very important woman was born, Eleanor Roosevelt was born into a very fhemous family her uncle was President Teddy Roosevelt . She ended up married to her cousin Franklin Roosevelt the 32nd president of the United States -
George Eastman
George Eastman receives a patent for the first roll-film camera called the "Kodak" -
Montana
November 8 1889 Montana became the 41st state , Only 3 states are larger than Montana ; California , Alaska and Texas -
First Heavyweight Title Fight Under New Rules
John L Sullivan and James J Corbett fought for 21 rounds untill James Corbett finally knocked out John Sullivan . The new rules stated all boxers must wear gloves . -
First Gasoline Automobile
On this day Frank Dureya drove the first Gas powered Car 225 feet . -
First Plane Tragedy
On September 17th , 1908 Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge was the first person to die in an air plane crash -
First Coast-To-Coast Flight
Calbraith Rodgers landed his in Pasadena , California and became the first person to fly across the United States . It took him 49 days to get from New York to California -
Worlds Fastest Human
Jesse Owens was born september12,1913 in Oakville Alabama he is said to be the worlds fastest human . in 1936 he competed in the Olympic games in Berlin Germany . He won a record breakng 4 gold medals for the 100-meter dash , the 200-meter dash , and for being a member of the 400-meter relay team . -
Creation of the Panama Canal
On this day almost 100 years ago President Woodrow Wilson pushed a button in his White House office that cause an explosion 4000 miles away , -
Alvin York
Alvin York single-handedly captured an entire battalion of German Soldiers during World War I -
Black Sox Scandal
Eight members on the Chicago White Sox baseball team admitt to losing the 1919 World Series on purpose -
Jim Henson
Jim Henson was born in Greenville Mississippi , in the late 60's he created the Muppets Show -
United Nations Day
The United Nations is an organizationon 185 countries from every part of the world -
Trapped Mines
Earth shook under a small mining town in Canada , 24 miners were found dead after the earth stopped shaking -
The Nixon-Kennedy Debate
At 9:30 p.m this night 60 million americans watched the first televised presidential debate -
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission was set up by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ,Who was murdered in Dallas , Texas on November 22,1963 -
Jefferson Davis
Almost 90 years after Jefferson Davis' death he finally was able to become an American citizen again . -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor became the woman to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States -
Columbus Day
Many countries celebrated the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America
