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1492 Columbus discovered the US
1519 Magellan sailed around the world
1534 Cartier explored Canada 
1607 Jamestown founded by John Smith
1620 Pilgrims came to Massachusetts on the Mayflower
1623 Thanksgiving Day
1624 Fort Orange colony in New York 13119106
1626 Dutch purchase Manhattan for 24 dollars
1664 Britain takes over Dutch colonies
1682 Quakers (William Penn) came to Pennsylvania and Delaware
1689 French and Indian wars begin
1692 Salem Witch Trials
1763 French and Indian wars end with France giving up its land to Spain.
1765 Stamp Act
1770 Boston Massacre 13118157
1773 Boston Tea Party
1775 "The shot heard 'round the world"  13119109
1776 Declaration of Independence
1778 France sides with the United States (Lafayette)
1789 George Washington's Inauguration as president
1791 Bill of Rights adopted
1803 Acquisition of Louisiana colony from France
1836 Remember the Alamo!
1846 Mexican War begins
1848 California Gold Rush
1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin
1854 Kansas Nebraska Act 13119146
1861 American Civil War
1865 President Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
1869 Transcontinental Railroad (the golden spike) 
1878 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph
1879 Thomas Edison's invention 1879
1886 Statue of Liberty
1903 Wright brothers fly first plane at Kitty Hawk, NC 13119132
1912 The Titanic sinks killing over 1,500 people 13119131
1914 World War I starts in Europe 13119117
1917 US enters World War I 13119127
1925 The Scopes Monkey Trial
1939 Hollywood film "Gone with the Wind" wins Oscar 13119140
1939 WWII begins in Europe
1945 Atomic bomb test in New Mexico 13119110
1945 Hiroshima Nagasaki bombing
1951 Color TV introduced 13119161
1955 Disneyland opens 13118133
1963 President Kennedy assassinated 13119115
1968 Worldwide student protests 13119136
1969 First man on moon 13119154
1975 Vietnam War ends 13119145
1976 Bicentennial celebrations
1980 Iraq invades Iran 13119103
1992 Rodney King riots in L.A.
1992 WWW born 13119162
1994 Earthquake in L.A
2001 Twin towers attacked by terrorists (9/11) 13119105
2008 Obama wins election, Lehman Shock 13119148
2009 Michael Jackson dies 13119135