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Declaration of Independence adopted, 1776 Declaration of Independence George Washington
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Neil Armstrong’s birthday, 1930 Apollo Project The Moon
Andy Warhol’s birthday, 1928 Pop Art
World Wide Web introduced, 1991 Internet
U.S. Department of Defense established, 1789 Armed Forces
Richard Nixon announces resignation, 1974 Richard Nixon
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Int’l Day of Indigenous People Inuit Cherokee
Mount Rushmore construction begins, 1927 Sculpture Sculpture
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Panama Canal opens, 1914 Theodore Roosevelt
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Brooklyn Bridge construction begins, 1870 Bridges
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Spirit rover lands on Mars, 2004 MarsSolar System
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Richard Nixon’s birthday, 1913Richard Nixon
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Amelia Earhart’s solo flight across the Pacific, 1935 Amelia Earhart
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Pluto discovered, 1930 Pluto Solar System
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Challenger disaster, 1986Space Flight
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IBM incorporates, 1911 Computer History
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First American woman in space, 1983Sally Ride
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JuneteenthSlaveryHarriet Tubman
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Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876American Indians
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Carl Jung’s birthday, 1875 Dreams
Ottoman Empire founded, 1299 Ottoman Empire
14th Amendment adopted, 1868 Reconstruction
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