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Today’s Lecture: Significant Events in American History
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Significant Events in America’s History
Jamestown Settlement: 1607
Development of Thirteen Colonies
Declaration of Independence: 1776
Formation of the US Constitution: 1783
Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1804-1806
Industrial Revolution: 1845 - 1890
American Civil War
World War One: 1917-1918
The Great Depression: 1929-1940
World War Two:
The Prosperous 1950s
The Civil Rights Movement: 1959-1973
Vietnam War: 1964-1973
Development of Internet: 1980s
End of the Cold War: 1989
World Trade Center Attack and the “War against Terror”: 2002-
Election of Barack Obama: 2009
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