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| Mar.15 |
Miami |
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6 dead in Florida university bridge collapse |
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| Feb.14 |
Miami |
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Florida shooting: At least 17 dead in high school attack
Map of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Parkland Florida USA 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school who had been expelled, opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida | |
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| Jan.22 |
U.S. Congress |
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US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill |
| Jan.15 |
Southern California |
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Shackled children found in Perris, California home |
| Jan.13 |
Hawaii |
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Hawaii missile false alarm triggers shock
Map of Hawaii Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die | |
| Jan.10 |
Southern California |
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California mudslides death toll rises with 17 still missing
Map of Montecito Santa Barbara County CA USA Hundreds of rescuers are combing wreckage in Southern California for those missing after mudslides that have killed 17 | |
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| Dec.7 |
San Diego |
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California wildfires: Nearly 200,000 flee amid new blaze
Map of Ventura County USA Nearly 200,000 residents have now been evacuated due to California wildfires as crews pivot to fight a new blaze | |
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Trump recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital President Trump ordered the State Department to begin the process of relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv | |
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| Nov.28 |
North Korea |
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North Korea says new missile puts all of US in striking range North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of continental United States
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead
Map of First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs Texas Texas Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire at First Baptist Church during Sunday services
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| Oct.31 |
Manhattan |
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New York: Eight killed by man driving truck
Map of West Street Manhattan New York City New York USA 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who came to the US in 2010, was shot by a police officer and arrested
| Oct.11 |
Los Angeles |
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Weinstein: Oscars academy to hold emergency talks The hosts of the Oscars are to hold emergency talks to consider the future role of film mogul Harvey Weinstein following claims of sexual misconduct
| Oct.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Deadly wildfires sweep through wine country
Map of Sonoma county USA Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people
| Oct.1 |
Nevada |
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Man opened fire on concertgoers in Las Vegas, killing 59
Map of Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Nevada Nevada At the country music festival, a gunman located on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino across blvd opened fire into the crowd
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| Sep.10 |
Florida |
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Irma wallops Florida
Hurricane is snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people with 130 mph winds
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| Aug.26 |
Texas |
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain
The biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 year has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal ar...
| Aug.12 |
Virginia |
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One killed in violence over US far-right rally |
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| Jun.1 |
Washington |
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Trump exits from Paris climate deal |
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| May.9 |
FBI |
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FBI chief James Comey fired by Trump |
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| Feb.13 |
Washington |
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Michael Flynn: Trump's national security adviser quits |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Donald Trump inagurated
Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his prede...
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| Nov.8 |
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Trump wins presidency He is projected to win key states of Ohio, N. Carolina and Florida. Clinton is projected to win Virginia and Northeastern states
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| Sep.21 |
North Carolina |
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State of emergency for Charlotte as unrest over police shooting continues |
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| Jul.7 |
Dallas |
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Dallas protest: 5 police officers dead in sniper shooting |
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| Jun.12 |
Florida |
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Orlando gay nightclub shooting: 50 killed, suspect is Omar Mateen
The gunman was killed after taking hostages. Another 53 people were injured at the Pulse club in the worst mass shooting in recent US histor...
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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US Fed raises interest rates by 0.25% The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points - its first increase since 2006
| Dec.2 |
Southern California |
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14 people dead in San Bernardino shooting
The gunmen opened fire during a holiday party at a community centre. Two heavily armed suspects have been killed by police
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| May.27 |
Switzerland |
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6 FIFA officials detained for extradition to U.S.
Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now
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| Apr.21 |
Baltimore |
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Department of Justice probe into police custody death |
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| Nov.24 |
Missouri |
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No indictment over Ferguson killing
A grand jury has decided not to charge a Missouri policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
| Aug.11 |
Missouri |
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Riots over killing of US black teen |
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| Sep.30 |
Washington |
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US begins shutdown amid budget row |
| Aug.21 |
Baltimore |
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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case |
| Jul.13 |
Florida |
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George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder |
| Jun.10 |
Hong Kong |
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US spy leaker 'defending liberty'
Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveill...
| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado |
| May.6 |
Ohio |
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Three US women missing for years in fair condition |
| Apr.15 |
Boston |
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Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Maratho...
| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal |
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| Dec.14 |
Connecticut |
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School shooting: Children among 27 killed |
| Nov.6 |
Chicago |
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Obama re-elected as US president
The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and...
| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos |
| Aug.5 |
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Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover lands |
| Feb.11 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48 |
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
| Aug.6 |
Washington |
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U.S. government credit downgraded |
| Jul.21 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle makes final landing |
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden
| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 |
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| Nov.28 |
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Wikileaks reveals US global fears
| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base
| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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President Obama sworn into history
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| Nov.4 |
Washington |
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Barack Obama wins presidential election
| Sep.14 |
New York |
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Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy
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| Aug.9 |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets
| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast |
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| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Nov.7 |
Washington |
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Closest Presidential election
before year 2000
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| Apr. 20, 1999 |
Colorado |
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Columbine High School massacre
| Jul. 8, 1998 |
Kenya |
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1998 United States embassy bombings
| Apr. 9, 1998 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
| Apr. 19, 1995 |
Oklahoma |
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McVeigh bombs Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
| Sep. 13, 1993 |
Washington |
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Oslo Accords
| Apr. 19, 1993 |
Texas |
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Waco siege ends, leaving 86 people dead
| Nov. 3, 1992 |
Washington |
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Bill Clinton is elected President of United States
| Nov. 8, 1988 |
Washington |
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George HW Bush is elected President
| Jan. 28, 1986 |
Florida |
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
| Dec. 8, 1980 |
New York |
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Death of John Lennon
| Nov. 4, 1980 |
Washington |
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Ronald Reagan defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter
| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Paris |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed
| May. 4, 1970 |
Ohio |
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4 students killed by National Guard at anti-war protest |
| Jul. 20, 1969 |
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Capt. Neil Armstrong walks on the moon |
| Nov. 22, 1963 |
Dallas |
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John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas |
| May. 20, 1956 |
Micronesia |
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First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll |
| Jun. 27, 1950 |
South Korea |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War |
| Jun. 25, 1950 |
North Korea |
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Korean War began |
| Apr. 4, 1949 |
Washington |
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North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington |
| Jun. 24, 1948 |
Berlin |
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Russian blockade of Berlin began |
| Mar. 5, 1946 |
Missouri |
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Winston Churchill 'Iron Curtain' speech |
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Japan surrender signed |
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
Japan |
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First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| Aug. 2, 1945 |
Eastern Germany |
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Potsdam Conference ended |
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Surrender of Japan |
| Jun. 26, 1945 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco |
| Jul. 22, 1944 |
New Hampshire |
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Bretton Woods Conference ends |
| Jun. 6, 1944 |
France |
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Invasion of Normandy |
| Nov. 28, 1942 |
Boston |
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Cocoanut Grove fire |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor |
| Feb. 29, 1940 |
Los Angeles |
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Hattie McDaniel is first black actress to win an Oscar |
| May. 6, 1937 |
New Jersey |
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Explosion of the Hindenburg |
| Oct. 23, 1929 |
Manhattan |
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American stock market crashed |
| May. 21, 1927 |
Paris |
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Charles Lindbergh completes first solo nonstop flight across Atlantic |
| Nov. 12, 1921 |
Washington |
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Washington Naval Conference began |
| Aug. 26, 1920 |
Washington |
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Women's suffrage began in U.S. |
| May. 29, 1917 |
Boston |
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John F. Kennedy born |
| Apr. 6, 1917 |
Washington |
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U.S. enters World War I |
| May. 7, 1915 |
Ireland |
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German submarine torpedoes the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland |
| Aug. 15, 1914 |
Panama |
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Opening of Panama Canal |
| Apr. 14, 1912 |
Maritime Provinces |
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S.S. Titanic sank |
| Apr. 18, 1906 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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San Francisco earthquake and fire |
| Dec. 17, 1903 |
North Carolina |
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Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk |
| Apr. 15, 1865 |
Washington |
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Abraham Lincoln died |
| Jul. 3, 1863 |
Pennsylvania |
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Battle of Gettysburg ended |
| Apr. 12, 1861 |
South Carolina |
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Firing on Fort Sumter beginning U.S. Civil War |
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Tokyo |
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Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan |
| Feb. 11, 1847 |
Ohio |
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Thomas Alva Edison born |
| Jul. 9, 1839 |
Upstate New York |
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John D. Rockefeller born |
| Feb. 12, 1809 |
Kentucky |
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Abraham Lincoln born |
| Apr. 30, 1803 |
Louisiana |
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USA purchased Louisiana from France |
| Sep. 3, 1783 |
Paris |
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Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution |
| Jul. 4, 1776 |
Philadelphia |
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Declaration of Independence |
| Feb. 22, 1732 |
Virginia |
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George Washington born |
| Jan. 17, 1706 |
Boston |
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Benjamin Franklin born |
| Dec. 22, 1620 |
Massachusetts |
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Mayflower landed |