a few historical facts. christopher columbus 1492
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A few historical facts
Christopher Columbus
1492
The first settlers
1607
The African slaves
The Mayflower
1620
The American Constitution
1787
Philadelphia
Georges washington
The Indian genocide
1838
The gold rush
1848
The civil war
1861-1865
Immigration from Europe & China
1880
World War I
1914-1918
The suffragettes: women got the right to vote
1920
The 20’s: Economic & social change
Ford mass production
The prohibition
Al Capone
The collapse of the Wall Street Stock Exchange
1929
The New Deal with president Roosevelt
1932-1945
World War II
1941
The cold war
1945
The Korean War
1950-1953
The Mac Carthysm & the Witch Hunt
1950-1953
John F. Kennedy
The Civil Rights Movement
The Cuban crisis
19601963-1968
1961
The Vietnam War
1954-1975
Immigration
1970-1980
9/11
2001
Wars
2001: Afghan war 2003: Iraq war
The subprime mortgage crisis 2008
The Border Fence: Mexico-USA
The unfinished border2009
The presidential election
Romney