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STAAR US Hist Dates
STAAR US History Significant Dates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1607 | Jamestown founded - first British colony |
| 1776 | July 4, Declaration of Independence |
| 1787 | US Constitution written |
| 1803 | Louisiana purchased from France |
| 1861-65 | US Civil War |
| 1898 | Spanish-American War |
| 1914 | World War I begins - Europe |
| 1918 | World War I Armistice |
| 1919 | Treaty of Versailles ends WWI - US does not ratify |
| 1929 | Stock Market crashes, Great Depression begins |
| 1939 | World War II begins in Europe |
| December 7, 1941 | US was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor |
| August/September 1945 | US uses nuclear weapons against Japan to end World War II |
| 1957 | Russia launches Sputnik, beginning the Space Race |