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The American Revolution
The Revolutionary War is because the British considered the Thirteen Colonies nothing more than another exclave of the global British Empire, and King George wanted the lion’s share of all the Colonies’ wealth. America’s Founding Fathers had had enough, and when 8 Minutemen were killed on Lexington Green, the fight was on. -
George Washington
In 1789 the first President of the US, George Washington, was elected. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. The U.S. paid 60 million francs plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs , for a total sum of 15 million dollars for the Louisiana territory ,$233 million in 2011 dollars, less than 42 cents per acre. -
The Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States. Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America the other 25 states supported the federal government "the Union") After four years of war mostly within the Southern states, the confederacy surrendered and slavery was gone everywhere in the nation. -
Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
The assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, as the American Civil War was drawing to a close. The assassination occurred five days after the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army of the Potomac. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military action. -
Assassination Of John F. Kennedy
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Apollo 11
Only Americans have walked on the Moon, 12 of them. No one of any other nation has. “that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
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9-11
The current global 9-11 took place on a Tuesday morning, when Islamic extremists brainwashed by Osama bin Laden hijacked 4 commercial passenger jets and deliberately flew them into major American landmarks.One of the major hits was the twin towers , alomost 8000 people died . It was a very sad moment then and is still rememberd now. -
Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was the former head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda. This was the group that caused 9-11 and ect .
These people wanted america to be no more .
