Forever Dates Flashcards

1
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Columbus discovers new world

A

1492

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2
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Jamestown is settled

A

1607

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3
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US declares independence

A

July 4, 1776

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4
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Constitution ratified

A

1788

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5
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Louisiana purchase made

A

1803

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6
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American civil war begins

A

April 12, 1861

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7
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Civil war ends/ surrender at Appomattox

A

April 9, 1865

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8
Q

Plessy vs. Ferguson case

A

1896

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9
Q

The Wright Brothers fly the first motorized aircraft

A

1903

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9
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The First World War begins

A

1914

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10
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Armistice day/ hostilities in wwi cease

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Nov. 11, 1918

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11
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Women receive the right to vote

A

1920

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13
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The stock market crashes

A

1929

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14
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Hitler Invades Poland

A

1939

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15
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Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

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Dec 7, 1941

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16
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D-Day- allied invasion of Normandy, France

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June 6, 1944

17
Q

US dropps first atomic bomb

A

1945

18
Q

Brown vs. Board of Education

A

1954

19
Q

MLK “I have a Dream” speech

A

1963

20
Q

JFK assassinated

A

1963

21
Q

Mankind lands on the moon

A

1969

22
Q

Berlin Wall is Torn Down

A

1989

23
Q

Terroristsattack the World Trade Center

A

September 11, 2001