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The city of Boston is founded.
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independence from Great Britain.
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First constitution of the United States.
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The city of Los Angeles is founded.
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George Washington is named the first president of the United States of America
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New York is named capital of the United States
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Philadelphia is the new capital of the country.
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Washington DC is founded. It is the new capital of the United States.
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The Oregon Treaty is signed between the United States and Great Britain.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president. Abolition of slavery. Divergences between the south and the north, since the south was not in favor of abolishing slavery.
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Period: to
United States Civil War
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Wounded Knee massacre. Last great conflict between Indians and whites.
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Victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War. Spain loses the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbour. The US enters World War II.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing.
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Assassination in Dallas of J.F. Kennedy.
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Two planes crash into the twin towers. More than 4000 dead. Al Quaeda claims responsibility for the attack.
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Katrina devastates New Orleans. Thousands of dead.
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In the United States, Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States. Becoming the first mulatto president of that country.
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