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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America is established by the Landen Company in Southeast Virginia. -
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The House of Burgesses
The first represtative assembly in America meets for the first time in Virginia. The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
French and Indian War
This was the first French and British War. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. -
Louisiana Purchase
"The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase -
Lewis and Clark
"The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition -
Missouri Compromise
"The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided for the admission of Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise -
Monroe Doctrine
"The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as "the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States."[1] " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine -
The American Civil War
"The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South.[c] The most studied and written about episode in U.S. history,[16] the Civil War began primarily as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War -
The Homestead Act
"The Homestead Act gave government owned land to small farmers. Any adult who was a US citizen or planned to become one received 160 acres of land. In exchange, homesteaders promised to live on the land for 5 years." Holt Social Studies Book, page 600 -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896),[2] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".[3][4] The decision legitimized the many state laws re-establishing racial segregation..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson -
Galveston Hurricane
"The Great Galveston hurricane,[1] known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900,[2][3] was the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, one of the deadliest hurricanes (or remnants) to affect Canada, and the fourth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane -
First Flight by The Wright Brothers
"The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American aviation pioneers generally credited[1][2][3] with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers -
World War I
"World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I -
The First Female Aviator
"Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/, born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author.[1][Note 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.[3][Note 2] She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
"The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203[1] (FLSA[2]) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.[3][4] ." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938 -
World War II
"World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.... World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II -
Korean War
"A war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support of the United Nations, with the principal support from the United States (US)). The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea[41][42] following a series of clashes along the border.[43][44]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War -
Cuban Missile Crisis
"The Cuban Missile Crisis.... was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war.[2]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis -
The Gulf War
"The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991)....was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait arising from oil pricing and production disputes." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
