October 12, 1492:? Columbus Discovers America
September 6, 1620:? The Sailing of the Mayflower
November 7, 1637:? Ann Hutchinson’s Trial
September 1, 1664:? The Surrender of New Amsterdam
June 29, 1692:? The Witchcraft Trials at Salem
August 4, 1735:?? The Trial John Peter Zenger
November 1, 1765:?? The Stamp Act Revolt at Williamsburg
April 19, 1775:? Lexington and Concord
July 4, 1776:?? The Declaration of Independence
January 8, 1781:? Mutiny in the Colonial Army
June 25, 1788:? Virginia Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
February 17, 1801:? The Election of Thomas Jefferson
July 11, 1804:? The Burr/ Hamilton Duel
March 1, 1805: The Trial of Samuel Chase
September 1, 1807:?? The Trial of Burr
September 26, 1820: Colonel Johnson eats the Love Apple
August 28, 1830: Tom Thumb Steam Locomotive
March 6, 1836: Defense of The Alamo
September 7, 1853: You are There Women’s Rights Convention
April 12, 1861:?? The Bombardment of Fort Sumter
July 21, 1861:?? The First Battle of Bull Run
March 9, 1862:? The Monitor and The Merrimac
July 3, 1863:? The Battle of Gettysburg
April 9, 1865:? Lee and Grant at Appomattox
April 14, 1865:? The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
April 26, 1865:? The Capture of John Wilkes Booth
May 16, 1868:?? The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
July 21, 1881:? The Surrender of Sitting Bull
April 22, 1889:? The Oklahoma Land Run
April 6, 1909:? Perry’s Dash to the North Pole
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