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Erie Canal
The opening of the Erie Canal. It went from Buffalo to Albany, New York. The length of this was 363 miles long. The Erie Canal was the most famous and successful of America’s early towpath canals. -
James Smithson
Was the death of British scientist James Smithson, who willed his fortune to the US government and funds the Smithsonian Institution.
The Smithsonian Institution was "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” -
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1877-2011
This timeline is about the history the earlyer generation of people have created. It will included important dates from 1877-2011, and will be wicked fun and exciting! -
Crazy Horse
1877 Crazy Horse dies in a Nebraska prison from stab wounds.
Crazy Horse voluntarily surrendered to American troops. Crazy Horse was killed in 1877 at Fort Robinson, Nebr., by a soldier while the chief was being forced into a jail cell. -
First bottled milk sold
On April 8th of 1879 the first glass bottle of milk was sold. The New York Dairy Company is held responsible for having the first factory that produced glass milk bottles. -
20th President of the US
In 1881 a guy by the name of James Abram Garfield, won the election and became the 20th president of the United States. Before doing so he spend nine years in a role in the U.S House of Representatives. -
the light bulb was invented
In 1883, Thomas Edison invents the light bulb. He was born in Ohio on February 11, 1847. He was born in Ohio on February 11, 1847. He also was homeschooled and brought up by his well educated parents in there home. -
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
In 1884, Mark Twain completes Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The book is told from the point of view of Huck Finn, a barely literate teen who fakes his own death to escape his abusive, drunken father. -
Boris Pasternak
The birth of Boris Pasternak, Russian author on this day in history. Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad. He was known for opening up minds of the young readers. -
George Dixon
Canadian boxer George 'Little Chocolate' Dixon 1870-1909 wins world bantamweight crown.George Dixon was one of the greatest fighters of all time. He was the first black fighter to win a world boxing championship. He held the bantamweight (1890) and featherweight championships (1891-1897, 1898-1900) winning his first championship at age 20. -
Clinton
President Lincoln's birthday is declared a national holiday.He is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Also,he was Governor of the state of Arkansas. -
Iowa
The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado that kills 71 people and injures 200. -
Edgar Hoover
the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I. In1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972. Hoover is credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agency -
Rolling bridge
First rolling lift bridge opens, in Chicago. this made it easier to transport goods and weapons, and also any tools that people needed to ship across a body of water. It was also a beauty to look at. -
Marcel Pagnol
The birth of Marcel Pagnol, French writer on this day in history. he was a great write, and he put alot of emotions into his work. He was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.
