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1492
The "Discovery" of America by Columbus
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Settlement of Jamestown
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French and Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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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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Creation of 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 Invention of the Telegraph
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The Panic of 1837
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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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The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
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Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Submitted to the Senate: Feb 27, 1868
Trial starts: March 16, 1868
Trial concludes: May 7, 1968
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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Alexander G. Bell received patent for the telephone
At least two before Bell:
Antonio Meucci-1849
Charles Bourseul-1854 -
Edison receives patent for the electric light
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The Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Strike
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The Spainish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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First flight of an airplane