Three ships, led by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus, landed on the American continent
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Human History
A history of humanity, as understood by historians and experts within the United States. Focuses on events during and after the space age. (Currently focuses on US history, as the US is currently the main established country in this world. It will eventually be grown to encompass major events in US, European, Indian, Israeli, Chinese, and south-east Pacific History)
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1492
America's discovered by Western Europe
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1607
14 May
Jamestown founded in present-day Virginia
FoundingJamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, is established
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1620
11 November
Mayflower Compact Signed
Civil actionThis was the signing of the Mayflower Compact by Puritans who landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Noted as the first governing document created for an English colony in the Americas.
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1756
17 May1763
15 February
7 Year's war (French and Indian War)
Military actionA significant war in European History that spanned the globe and played a significant role in starting the American Revolution
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1776
4 July1783
3 September
American Revolution
RevolutionA colonial revolt by British Colonies in the Americas, with the goal of independence. It founded the United States, one of the most influential countries on Earth, and is noted as one of the few successful revolutions.
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1787
25 May1787
17 September
US Constitutional Convention
Gathering / ConferenceThe convention that ratified the US constitution, which established the first Federal Republican system. Praised for its notable separation of powers and protections of rights.
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1789
5 May1799
9 November
French Revolution
RevolutionA violent, anti-aristocratic movement in France that resulted in Napoleon Bonaparte coming into power.
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1792
1981
Ending of Slavery
Cultural eventThis was the gradual Abolition of Slavery across the globe, which began in 1792 with Denmark and finally concluded with Mauritania in 1981.
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1914
1918
World War 1
Military actionWorld War 1, a conflict that began after the assassination of an Austria-Hungary leader, spanned the globe and caused massive destruction in Europe. It left many nations in ruins and set the stage for the far more destructive second world war.
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1929
1945
The Great Depression
Financial EventA worldwide economic downturn that particularly affected the United States and portions of Europe
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1939
1 September1945
2 September
World War Two
Military actionThe Second World War, fought between the Axis and Allied powers, was and still is the single worst war ever fought by humanity. Over 40 million people were killed as a direct result of the fighting, while the effects it had on the world were felt for decades afterwards.
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1939
1 September1939
6 October
Invasion of Poland
Military actionGerman Forces crossed the border into Poland and attacked the small country from the west, prompting declarations of war by Britain and France. Soviet forces invaded from the east. This attack signaled the start of the Second World War.