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Christopher Columbus Reaches the Americas empezar lección
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Columbus makes landfall in the Caribbean, initiating European exploration of the Americas.
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The U.S. acquires a vast territory from France, doubling the size of the nation.
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American Revolutionary War Begins empezar lección
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The conflict between the Thirteen Colonies and Britain begins, leading to American independence.
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The U.S. Constitution is Adopted empezar lección
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The Constitution is signed, establishing the framework for the federal government.
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A key battle in the Texas Revolution where a small group of Texan defenders is besieged by Mexican forces.
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The war starts with the attack on Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of a conflict over slavery.
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Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated empezar lección
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Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth shortly after the end of the Civil War.
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The 19th Amendment Gives Women the Right to Vote empezar lección
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Women gain the right to vote in the U.S., marking a major milestone in the women's suffrage movement.
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Wall Street Crash Triggers the Great Depression empezar lección
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The stock market crash leads to a severe global economic downturn.
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The war starts with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leading to a global conflict.
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A political scandal involving a break-in and cover-up, leading to President Nixon’s resignation.
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prompts the U.S. entry into World War II.
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki empezar lección
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The U.S. drops atomic bombs on these Japanese cities, leading to Japan's surrender in World War II.
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Apollo 11 Landed on the Moon empezar lección
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NASA's mission successfully lands astronauts on the moon, with Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to walk on its surface.
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Brown v. Board of Education Declared Racial Segregation in Schools Unconstitutional empezar lección
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The Supreme Court rules that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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The Cold War concludes with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycotts Take Place empezar lección
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A pivotal civil rights protest against racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama
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A novel coronavirus outbreak leads to a global pandemic with widespread health and economic impacts.
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The U.S. leads an invasion of Iraq, citing weapons of mass destruction and terrorism ties.
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Barack Obama Inaugurated as the 44th President of the U.S. empezar lección
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Obama becomes the first African American president of the United States.
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Terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon lead to significant global consequences.
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American colonists protest British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor, a precursor to the American Revolution.
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