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The Declaration of Independence
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from the French.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase) -
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Lewis and Clark Journey
The Lewis and Clark journey was an expadition that was given to them by the president to go and explore the new territory. They found new animal species and made a accurate map.
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The Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of the colonist from the united states and the Texas Mexicans. This started when the Mexican government and the United States government crashed. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution)
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Donnor Party
The Donnor Party was led by George Donner and James F. Reed. They were traveling for California and George thought that there was a short cut that would shave time off this expedition. Instead, they got trapped in the snow. Wo what ended up happening is they would eat their food supply, then the animals and then the people. -
The Californa Gold Rush
The Calfornia Gold Rush started when James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, found gold. The gold rush was when people went to california and tried minning for gold.There were 300,000 people that were participating. -
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Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Reconstruction
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Lee's Surrender at Appottomax
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Lincoln's Assassination
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Completion of Trancontinetial Railroad
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First MLB Game
On this date the first MLB game was played between Cleveland Forest Cities and Ft. Wayne Kekiongas. This event is important because it added a new sport. -
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The First Penn State Game Ever
On this event the first Penn State Nittany Lions team played their first ever game. This event is important because Penn State was added to the collage football. -
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Black Tuesday
This event was when the stock market crashed. This event was important because many people lost lots of money. -
Breaking the Barrier
On this event the first ever African- American baseball player became professional. This event impacted many sports because then other sports were breaking the color barriers. -
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March on Washington
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9/11
On this date, two terrorist hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers ( World Trade Center) killed lots of people. One of the reasons this event is so important is the tallest towers in the world were destroyed. -
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