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Colonists were mad at the British for taxation without representation so they dumped their tea so they couldn’t make any money.
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The starting battles of the Revolutionary War.
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The day when the members of the second continental congress started signing the letter.
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General Washington and the Continental Army settled in rough climate to keep their position for the following spring.
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The first constitution of the United States (later replaced)
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Known as the most important battle of the Revolutionary War (won by colonists)
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The day when all original 13 states agreed to use the constitution as the framework for their country.
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The inauguration of the first president of the United States.
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Washington announces he will not seek a third time to show how to transition power.
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Washington died of a throat sickness after being out in the rain and cold.
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First Election with a peaceful transition of power.
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Gave US courts the power to overrule laws if they were deemed unconstitutional.
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2 day city gang war in New York
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Hate group
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creates the standard oil company and dominates the field.
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first ever phone
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Was the first leader of the FBI until 1972 when he died.
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Book written by Adolf Hitler.
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FDR (D) was elected as the 32nd President of the USA.
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A big stock market would cause the USA to go into a dark economic depression.
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A severe drought on the plains of the USA.
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The beginning of Hitler's reign,
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Provided work for poor unmarried men during the Great Depression.
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One of FDR’s New Deal programs.
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An underdog 10-1 won the heavyweight boxing title was a huge upset.
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The Nazi’s used this as an opprotunity to look like a repectable country.
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The Nazi’s attacked a Jewish business area as an act of hate.
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A book about unfair working conditions and the Great Depression. It won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The author went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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One of the most famous American movies.
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Hitlers first step to conquering Europe and the start of WW2.
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The UK vs Nazi Germany. The Germans faced fierce opposition in air battle against the Brits. British victory.
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A speech by President FDR reaffirming what America is.
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The Japanese attacked an American Naval base in Hawaii. Leads to the USA’s entrance into WW2.
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Air and Naval battle between the US and Japan. American victory.
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Soviets vs Nazis. Soviets capture the 6th German army and regain some of their southern lost land. Soviet victory.
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Allies plan to invade French North Africa since France was in German captivity.
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The Allied made a pact to protect historical and cultural areas during war.
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Soviets vs Germans. Soviet victory.
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The day the allies stormed the western front of Nazi Germany and started the closing of the war on in the European Theater.
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Germany vs Allies. Nazis exhaust their last efforts on the western front. Allied victory.
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Long lasting battle between the US marine corps and navy vs the Japanese Imperial Army. Led to the end of the war in the Pacific theatre. American Victory.
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A fight on a large Japanese island territory that gave the allies better access to Japanese mainland. Allied victory.
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FDR died in the beginning of his 4th term due to complications and bad health making Truman the president.
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Adolf commits suiside in his Berlin bunker, soon after the Germans surrender.
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First of two to end the war.
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Second of two to end the war.
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A protest against the Vietnam War -
Large and deadly massacre by US troops in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. -
Lots of unrest with the Vietnam War and the assasination of MLK. -
Music festival in New York on a farm. 400k + in attendance -
Activists tried for inciting violence, found acquitted of conspiracy but some still were punished. -
The biggest band of the 60’s break up -
A protest over the Vietnam War at a college that led to 4 casualties that were killed by the Ohio National Guard. -
The supreme court rules abortions legal.
