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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1775 | - 1775—1783: American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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| 2 | 1776 | - 1776: Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence was signed
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| 3 | 1789 | - 1789: 1st President
George Washington became the first President of the United States in 1789.
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| 4 | 1861 | - 1861—1865: Civil War
Civil War
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| 5 | 1863 | - 1863: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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| 6 | 1898 | - 1898—1902: Spanish American War
Spanish American War
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| 7 | 1914 | - 1914—1918: World War I
World War I
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| 8 | 1939 | - 1939—1945: World War II
World War II
The war really didn't actually start for the Americans until 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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| 9 | 1950 | - 1950—1955: Korean War
Korean War
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1868 - 1950 (81 years)