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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Sep 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Christopher led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His idea was to to sail west to asia (the Indies), where he could find valuables. He discovered America on October 12, 1492. -
Aug 1, 1497
Cabot Claims North Am. for England
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer. The first European to encounter with North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century. He landed on the island of Newfoundland. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier: Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Rvr.
Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes in the sixteenth century. In his expedition, he had mistaken the St. Lawrence River for a bay and did not investigate it. He later found out what it was. -
Walter Raleigh Establishes Virginia Colony of Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh was named the governor of Roanoke Island by Queen Elizabeth. Raleigh, NC is named after him. -
John Smith Founder and Explorer of Jamestown
Captain John Smith was an adventurer and soldier. He was also one of the founders of the Jamestown. Smith also led expeditions exploring Chesapeake Bay and the New England coast. -
Slavery
Twenty slaves in Virgina Aficns brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britains North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixedperiod of service. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists. -
First Public School
The Boston Latin School is a public school founded in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the U.S. -
Slavery
Colinal North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier, Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts. -
First College
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university. It was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S. -
English Bill Of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right. It lays down limits on the powers of sovereign. -
Ben Franklin: Lightning Rod
Franklin knew lightning was electricity while other scientists did, also; Franklin wanted to prove it. He loved things with electricity With Ben's previous knowledge and major new findings he proved lightning was electricity with the lightning rod by having a church steeple act as the lightning rod. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation, in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The King and his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward. -
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. -
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a described as a plump, jolly, bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots. Named St. Nick. -
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Revolution War
The Revolution War began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration Of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states. -
slavery
Veront is the 1st colony to free all of their slaves. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. -
Delaware
The largest city in Delaware is Wilmington. -
Pennsylvania
The nickname for Pennsylvaina Keystone State. -
New Jersey
Thw state capital of New Jersey is Trenton. -
Georgia
Georgia was named to honor King George II of England. -
Connecticut
The state song for Conecticut is Yankee Doodle. -
Massachusetts
Massachusets borders Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont. -
Maryland
The largest city in Maryland is Baltimore. -
South Carolina
The major industries is farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA. -
Virginia
Virginia has 95 differn't counties -
New York
The state nickname is The Empire State. -
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George Washington
Episcopalian is Washington's religion. -
North Carolina
The state capital is Raleigh. -
1790 Population
4 million -
Rhode Island
The state capital, and bigest city is Providence. -
Bill Of Rights
A bill of rights is a list of the most important rights of the citizens of a country. -
Vermont
The state song is These Green Mountains for Vermont. -
Kentucky
The state nickname is Bluegrass State. -
Invention of Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, An occupation formerly done by hand.The fibers are processed into cotton goods, and the seeds can be used to grow more cotton or to produce some cottonseed oil. -
11th Amendment
The 11th Amendment deals with each state's sovereign immunity. -
Tennessee
The name Tennessee came from a Cherokee village in the region that is called "Tanasie. -
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John Adams
Adams was the first person to live in the White House. -
1800 Population
5.3 Million -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas' nickname was "Man Of The People". -
Ohio
The state song is Beautiful Ohio. -
12th Amendment
The 12th Amendment provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President. -
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James Madison
Madison graduated out of the college of New Jersey. -
1810 Population
7.2 Million -
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War Of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. -
Lousiana
The state motto is "Union, Justice, and Confidence ". -
Indiana
The state nickname is Hoosier State. -
U of M
It is the state's longest running university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan. -
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James Monroe
Monroe was the first president to ride on a steamboat. -
Mississippi
There is 82 counties in Mississippi. -
Illinois
Illinois borders Lake Michigan. -
Alabama
Alabama was the 22nd state in the USA. -
1820 Population
9.6 Million -
Maine
The state song is "State of Maine Song". -
Missouri
Missouri is the 21st biggest state in the USA. -
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John Quincy Adams
Adams was the first president to be photographed. -
Graham Cracker Anyone?
Sylvester Graham invented the graham cracker. It is called a cracker, but it is sweet rather than salty and like a cookie—digestive biscuits are the closest guess to compare. -
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Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the first president born in a log cabin. -
1830 Population
12.8 Million -
Indian Removal Act
The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes. -
Oberlin College-First College to Accept Women
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, worthy for having been the first American institution of higher educating to regularly admit women and black students. -
Oberlin College-First School to Accept Blacks
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, worthy for having been the first American institution of higher educating to regularly admit women and black students. -
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Texas Revoution
The Texas Revoution was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas. -
Arkansas
The state capital is Little Rock. -
Michigan
Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the USA. -
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Martin Van Buren
Burens nickname was "The Little Magician". -
1840 Population
17 Million -
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Willam Henry Harrison
Harrison's father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. -
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John Tyler
Five years after leaving office, Tyler was so poor he was unable to pay a bill for $1.25 until he had sold his corn crop. -
Invention of Vulcanized Rubber
In the 1830s, it seemed as though the rubber industry in America was going down. The new rubber was unstable, cracking in the winter. By heating sulfur- and lead-fortified rubber at a low temperature, he could render the rubber melt-proof and suitable for daily procedure. He later patented it in 1844 -
Baseball
Cartwright is thought to be the first person to draw a picture of a diamond shaped baseball field. Cartwright was named the inventor of the modern game of baseball. -
Florida
The state song is "Swanee River". -
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James Knox Polk
Polks nickname was "Young Hickory". -
Texas
President Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. -
Iowa
Iowa has exactly 99 counties. -
Invntion of a Lifetime: Doughnut
A doughnut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in different forms as a sweet. It was invented by Elizabeth Gregory as she was required to make food so her shipmates would not die of scurvy or cold on a New England ship -
Wisconsin
People in Wisconsin are called Wisconsinites. -
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Zachary Taylor
November 7, 1848 was the first time a presidential election was held on the same day in every state Which was when he was allected. -
1850 Population
23 Million -
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Millard Fillmore
The White House's first library, bathtub and kitchen stove were installed by the Fillmores -
California
California's state motto is "Eureka". -
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Franklin Pierce
Pierce was wounded during the Mexican War. -
Michigan State
MSU sponsers the studies of packaging, hospitality business, telecommunication and music therapy. -
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James Buchanan
Buchanan' nickname was "Old Buck". -
The Invention of the Pencil Eraser
On March 30, 1858, Hymen Lipman received the first patent for attaching an eraser to the end of a pencil. It was later invalidated because it was awarded to be simply a composite of two objects rather than an entirely new good. -
Minnesota
Minnesota's state beverage is milk. -
Oregon
Oregon's state dance is the folk dance. -
The Repeating Rifle Invention
Benjamin Tyler Henry was a U.S. gunsmith and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the Henry rifle, the first reliable lever-action repeating rifle. -
1860 Population
31.4 Million -
Invention of the Machine Gun
Dr. Richard Gatling patented his creation of the "Gatling Gun", a six-barreled weapon good for firing a (then) outstanding 200 rounds per minute. -
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The American Civil War
The The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. It was a war between the north,and the south. -
Kansas
Kansas' major industries includes agriculture. -
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Abraham Lincoln
At 6 foot, 4 inches, Lincoln was the tallest president -
William Schrafft: Jelly Bean
Jelly beans are a small sugary treat invented by William Schrafft. He begged people to give his jelly beans to soldiers during the American Civil War. -
Breakfast Cereal: An Important Invention
The first breakfast cereal, Granula was invented by James Caleb jacksonin 1863 . The cereal never became popular since it was inconvenient, as the heavy bran nuggets needed soaking overnight before they were tender enough to enjoy. -
West Virginia
West Virginia's state colors are old gold and blue. -
Nevada
Nevada only has 16 counties (plus 1 independent city). -
13th Amendment
In the 13th Amendment there was a abortion of all slavery. All slaves were freed unless people were illegally keeping them. -
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Andrew Johnson
Johnson was a United States Senator, 1857-62. -
Nebraska
Kool-Aid is Nebraska's state drink. -
14th Amendment
The 4th Amendment sates its Due Process Clause prohibits state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without certain steps being taken to ensure fairness.Its Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people within its jurisdiction. -
American Football Anyone?
Walter Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, and Amos Alonzo Stagg, Walter was one of the most accomplished people in the early history of American football. -
Soccer
Association football, commonly known as soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a round ball. The first game was played between Princeton and Rutgers. -
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
Grants nickname was "Hero of Appomattox". -
1870 Population
38.6 Million -
Right to vote
In 1870 African Americans' had the right to vote just like everyone else did. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment states to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Jeans: Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss was a German-Jewish immigrant to the United States who founded the first company to make blue jeans. Very stylish in today's world. -
Colorado
Denver is Colorado's largest city and is the state capital. -
Toilet Paper Invention
Seth Wheeler of New York, obtained the earliest United States patents for toilet paper and dispensers, the types of which eventually were in common usage in that country. Toilet paper is for good hygiene. -
Light Bulb Invention
Edison had many fails at trying to create a light that consistantly stays on. He created the first light bulb and it made life a million times better. -
1880 Population
50.1 Million -
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James Abram Garfield
James was the first president to campaign in two languages -- English and German. -
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Chester Alan Arthur
Chester's nickname was "Elegant Arthur". -
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Grover Cleveland
Grover is the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. -
Coca Cola
Coca Cola is a soft drink name. It is one of the popular sodas to this day. -
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It's basically baseball but the ball is much bigger and mostly played by women. George hancock created it. -
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Benjamin Harrison
Harrison earned $50,000 per year. -
North Dakota
In North Dakota they enjoy the square dance. -
South Dakota
South Dakota contains Mount Rushmore. -
Montana
Montana is the 44th most populous state. -
Washington
Washington is named after 1st president George Washington. -
Stop Sign
Stop signs originated in Michigan in 1915. The earlier ones had black letters on a white background and were 24 by 24 inches somewhat smaller than the sign today. -
Idaho
Idaho is nicknamed the "gem state". -
Wyoming
Wyoming residents are called Wyomingites. -
CMU
Central Michigan University is one of the nation’s 100 largest public universities and the fourth biggest in Michigan. They are nicknamed the "Chippewas" -
Radio
The radio is a device that plays all sorts of music and news. They've gone to boom boxes to Ipods. It was created by Nikosha Tesla. -
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland was the only president married in the White House. -
Volleyball
Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of six players are divided by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.
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Corn Flakes
Corn Flakes is a dry breakfast cereal created by Will Keith Kellogg. -
Utah
Idaho's state motto is "Industry". -
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced the majority of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897 -
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William McKinley
William's religion is Methodist. -
1900 Population
76.2 Million -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford was the first creator of the assembly line. It was a series of workers wworking on a specific psrt of a car and passing it down the next person. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt's nickname was "Teddy". -
Teddy Bear
The teddy bear was name after President Theodore Rossevelt after he came across a wounded bear while he was hunting. -
Banana Split
David Evans Strickler, a pharmacist at Tassel Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, who liked inventing sundaes at the store's pop fountain, invented the banana-based triple ice cream sundae in 1904. The sundae originally costed 10 cents. -
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is the 20th biggest state. -
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William Howard Taft
Taft's occupation was a lawyer and public official. -
1910 Population
92.2 Million -
New Mexico
New Mexico's state bird is the roadrunner. -
Arizona
Arizona named a lake after Theorore Roosevelt. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results. -
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson earned $75,000/year. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. -
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World War 1
World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment prohibits alcohal. -
1920 Population
106 Million -
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
Harding was the first newspaper publisher to be president. -
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Calvin Coolidge
calvin's religion was Congregationalist. -
Kool Aid
Kool-Aid was created by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska. All of his experiments weree in his mother's kitchen. Kool Aid is a flavored drink mix. -
Television
Television is a screen displaying a show, movie, or news report. Philo T. Fransworth created it. They have advanced throughout the years. -
Micky Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character made in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is a black mouse with white gloves. -
Bubble Gum
Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, was experimenting with new gum recipes. One recipe found to be less sticky than regular chewing gum, and stretched easier. This gum became known as Double Bubble. -
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Herbert Clark Hoover
Hoover's occupation was an engineer. -
1930 Population
123 Million -
Electric Guitar
The first electrically amplified guitar was created by George Beauchamp. An electric guitar makes a less soft sound as oppose to a regular guitar. -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices. -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin's nickname was "FDR". -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. -
Soft Serve Ice Cream
The first commercial offering of soft serve ice cream was in 1938 by J.F. "Grandpa" McCullough and his son Alex McCullough, soon to be cofounders of the ice cream and fast food chain restaurants. -
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World War 2
World War 2 involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history. -
1940 Population
132 Million -
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Harry S. Truman
Truman's political party was Democrat. -
Video Game
A video game is a televison game played to entertain a certain person, mostly kids. It includes a controller of some sort. -
1950 Population
151 Million -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea. -
22nd Amendment
The 22nd Amendment sets a term limit for the President of the United States. -
Invention of the Barcode
The first patent for a barcode product was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952. The barcode was U.S. patent # 2,612,994. It was described to look like a "bull's eye". -
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Dwight was a soldier. -
Video Tape
RCA-owned NBC first used video tape on the Johnathan Winters Show. Video tapes have advanced through the years. -
Alaska
Alaska has no bordering states. -
Hawaii
Hawaii only has five counties. -
1960 Population
179.3 Million -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a cold war in vietnam supported by many areas. -
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John Fitsgerald Kennedy
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. He had spent little more than a thousand days in office before being assassinated. -
23rd Amendment
The 23rd Amendment permits citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for Electors for President and Vice President -
Computer Mouse
Duglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the first mouse prototype in 1963, with the help of his colleague Bill English. A computer mouse points to somethingon a computer and clicks. -
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Lyndon Bains Johnson
Johnson' nickname was "LBJ". -
Buffalo Wings
Buffalo Wings are a variety of chicken wings, hot, spicy, barbecue, etc. Usually sold in sports bars. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
CD
A compact disc is a circular, thin device that plays music, television shows, etc. Sony first piblished a succesful CD. -
Minicomputer
A minicomputer was a gigantic computer of various parts. It was the first computer to be created. It costed $8000. -
25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. -
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Richard Milhouse Nixson
Nixon is the only U.S. President who resigned from office. -
1970 Population
203 Million -
Email
Computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson invented internet based email in late 1971. Email helped you send mail electronically to other people. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment states that the voting age is now 18. -
Cell Phone
The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, weighing 2 1/2 lbs. -
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Gerald Rudolph Ford
Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. -
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James Earl Carter
Carters nickname was "Jimmy". -
1980 Population
226.5 Million -
Laptop
Released in 1981, the Epson HX-20, a battery powered portable computer, with a 20-character by 4 line LCD display and a built-in printer. -
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
reagan lived to be 93 years old, the longest living president. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is a video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985. You played video games on it. -
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George Herbert Walker Bush
Bush's nickname was "Poppy". -
1990 Population
248.7 Million -
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Persian Golf War
The Persian Golf War was a war with thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq. -
27th Amendment
prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. -
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William Jefferson Clinton
President Clinton was the first president to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. -
2000 Population
281.4 Million -
Ipod
The ipod was the first device where you did not need a CD to listen to music. It was in a compact handheld case. -
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George Walker Bush
George was one of two managing general partners of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989-1994. -
US Invasion of Afghanistan
The US Invasion of Afghanistan the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front. The primary driver of the invasion was the September 11 attacks on the United States. -
Invasion of Iraq
The Invasion of Iraq troops from the United States, the United Kingdom and smaller contingents from Australia, Poland and Spain invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations. -
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Barack Hussein Obama
Barack was the first African american president. -
2010 Population
308.7 Million -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment allows women to vote, and so that the president is not based on men. -
Sources
Wikipedia.org, Potus.com, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
