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Declaration of independence
People representing each state signed a paper that declared independence from England. England didn't accept it and then it started a war. -
The Lewis and Clark Journey
Lewis and Clark were hired to explore the Louisiana Territory. Lewis was a explorer, and Clark was a mapmaker. The discovered over 200 new plant and animal species and charted maps of the area, and opened up the west for farmers. -
Louisaina Puchase
The Louisiana territory was land west of America. The land changed hands between France and Spain several times. The Spanish closed the port of New Orleans, which also closed the Mississippi River for American Trade. America offered to buy the port of New Orleans from France and France told America we could buy all of the land. America bought the land for$15 million or 3 cents an acre, doubling the size of the nation -
California Gold Rush
James Marshall found gold while building a sawmill in California. People from all over the world raced to California in hopes of finding gold. Not very many people got rich though -
attack on fort sumter
Confederates attacked the fort which controlled the entrance to Charleston harbor. Charleston was home to Confederates and the union was restricting boats from going in and out -
Founding of philedelphia eagles
The Eagles were established. This is the first year they played. -
World war 2
Adolf Hitler started killing Jews and people that didn't have blond hair and blue eyes. He died by committing suicide. -
Brown vs the board of education
5 schools wanted to enforce segregation and Linda Brown had to walk across town to school for black people when there was a school for white people near her. The court unanimously ruled segregation illegal. -
death of Elvis
Elvis was a famous singer. Then he died of a heart attack -
September 11
Terrorists hijacked 4 planes and crashed 2 into the twin towers, 1 into the pentagon and the 4th crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Al qaeda claimed responsible for causing 9/11. -
Day I was born
The day I was born. -
Miracle at the new meadow lands
The Philadelphia Eagles came back from 10-31 with 5 minutes in the fourth quarter. It was the greatest comeback ever in NFL history. It was led by Vick, McCoy, and Jackson -
First buck I killed
I killed a 9 point buck in hunting season. It was the last day of the last hour we were going to hunt.
