July 21st 1861During the American Civil War, Union and Confederate forces fight the first Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia. The war's first major battle ends in a Confederate victory. So does a Second Battle at Bull Run the following year. 19

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December 31st, 1879Inventor Thomas Edison gives the first public demonstration of his electric incandescent light bulb at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. 1961The United States winds down the Marshall Plan after distributing more than 12 bil

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December 29th ,1916 Noblemen in Russia murder Gregory Rasputin,a monk with powerful influence over the country's royal family.But Rasputin proves hard to kill.First he's poisoned ,then shot twice before he finally dies from drowning after been thrown

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July 14th 1789Start of the French Revolution whose impact is felt across Europe for generations to come. Citizens in Paris storm the Bastille Prison,a symbol of the French Monarchys tyranny and release 7 prisoners inside. 1881Well, this is how Billy,

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September 26th, 1960And I think in the final analysis, it depends upon what we do here. Millions of Americans tune in to watch presidential candidates debate on television for the first time. Squaring off in Chicago: Massachusetts Senator John F. Ken

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December 29th 1916Noblemen in Russia murder Grigori Rasputin, a monk with powerful influence over the country's royal family. But Rasputin proves hard to kill. First, he's poisoned, then shot twice before he finally dies from drowning after being thr

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January 10th, 1776Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense, one of the most influential works of the American revolution. The pamphlet urges freedom for Britains colonies in America , just months before the declaration of independence. 1863 All aboard but

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17. Early French Voyages, 1524-36. 17.早期法国人航海(15241536年) The first French expedition to America was led by an Italian named Verrazano, but he sailed in the service of Francis I, King of France. 法国第一支开往美国的探险

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45. The Mayflower Compact, 1620. 45.《五月花号公约》(1620年) All the passengers on the Mayflower were not Pilgrims. 并非五月花号上的所有乘客都是朝圣者, Some of them were servants sent out by the London merchants to w

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July 8th, 1853In Asia, an American expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in what's now Tokyo Bay, Japan. Its the first step of a U.S. mission that establishes diplomatic and trade relations with Japan, isolated from the West for more than

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January 13rd, 1978Fellow doesnt have any tears, it doesnt have any heart. Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a liberal icon of the 50s and 60s dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66. 1992. Japan apologizes for forcing tens of thousands o

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We did get something as a gift after the election.September 23 1952Future president Richard Nixon uses what's then a new medium, television, to make his case. Nixon, at that time the Republican candidate for vice president, denies charges of use of s

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January 13rd, 1978Fellow doesnt have any tears, it doesnt have any heart. Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a liberal icon of the 50s and 60s dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66. 1992. Japan apologizes for forcing tens of thousands o

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June 23rd, 1972In Washington, a key moment for President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff H.R. Haldeman during the Watergate scandal. He discussed using the CIA to block the FBI's probe of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headqua

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January 13rd, 1978Fellow doesnt have any tears, it doesnt have any heart. Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a liberal icon of the 50s and 60s dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66. 1992. Japan apologizes for forcing tens of thousands o

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55. The New England Confederation, 1643. 55.新英格兰联邦(1643年) In 1640 the Long Parliament met in England, and in 1645 Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans destroyed the royal army in the battle of Naseby. 1640年英格兰的议会冗长未果

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CHAPTER 10 第10章 EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH 驱除法国人 89. Causes of the French Wars. 89.法国战争的起因 At the time of the Glorious Revolution James II found refuge with Louis XIV, King of France. 在光荣革命 时期詹姆斯二世和法

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122. The Tea Tax. 122.茶税 Of all the Townshend duties only the tax on tea was left. 所有汤森海关税中只有茶税被保留下来, It happened that the British East India Company had tons of tea in its London storehouses and was greatly

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