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America adpopted the Declaration of Independence
The colinists declared their freedom from Britan. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The battle began when Texas declared their independence from Mexico. -
The California Gold Rush Begins
A carpenter finds the first gold outside John Sutter's saw mill. -
Lincoln is assassinated.
President Lincoln is shot in the Ford's Theater. . -
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The Great Depression
The stock maket started to fall so everybody quickly sold their stocks. Making the market plunge. -
The Cold War Begins
Conflicts between the only two big standing countries; the Soviet Union and the U.S. -
The Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped over Hiroshima leaving nothing left of the Japanies military center. -
First American in Space
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American to enter space. -
Operation Desert Storm
The U.S. and its allies staged a massive air assult against Iraq. -
World Trade Center Bombing
When al-Qaeda ran two planes into the Wold Trade Center.
