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- Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
10: | place of birth=Shadwell, [[Virginia]]
13: | place of death=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
20: Many people consider Jefferson to be among the most brillian...
30: ...84]], Jefferson avoided the common practice of simply digging downwards until something turned up. In...
32: ...Europe. However, it seems likely that he would be pleased with the quantity and quality of wine now be... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ... was granted in [[1902]], though limited by the [[Platt Amendment]] (revoked in [[1934]]), after which...
10: ...ying to build [[socialism]] in Cuba, and opened diplomatic relations with the [[Soviet Union]]. A new ...
12: ...uban patriots, and U.S. Special Forces landing at Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs)on April 17,1961 where they...
16: ...cisive, steady, and generous aid of the Soviet people, our country could not have survived the confron...
18: ...rising steadily. Cuba's economy today is roughly split into three parts: [[agriculture]] ([[tobacco]],... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
28: ... to end their blockade of the American coast. The embargo, however, devastated American agricultural export...
38: ...f the American artillery, short on resources, and plagued by a divided command. The [[Treaty of Guadal...
52: ... unprecedented wave of immigration, 37 million people between 1840 and 1920, served both to provide th...
54: ...nquer the [[Philippines]], more than 1 million people, mostly Fillipinos, were killed. The United Sta...
61: ... by President [[Woodrow Wilson]], the American people chose [[isolationism]]: they turned their attent... - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
46: *[[1807]] - [[Embargo Act]]
82: ...ege v. Woodward]]'' 17 US 518 1819 protects principle of honoring contracts and charters
108: ...ry/United_States/People Pictures of Historical People]
110: ==Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites==
111: ...al_Studies/US_History/index.htm US History Lesson Plans] - Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
25: *[[1954]] - The [[People's Republic of China]] lays siege on [[Quemoy]] a...
36: *[[1957]] - First nuclear power plant goes into service
54: *[[1961]] - Trade embargo on Cuba
74: *[[1964]] - [[Full Employment Act]]
95: ...inted [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court]] to replace [[Earl Warren]] - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
14: ...ir continued rule, a wave of democratization took place in the region, particularly [[Central America]...
16: The U.S. also placed a much heavier emphasis on [[human rights]], ...
23: ...nth province. Leading up to the invasion, Iraq complained to the [[United States Department of State]]...
27: ...ed the very destabilizing effects of the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s.
47: ...re it was vigorously opposed on the general principle that government was incompetent and should be sh... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
15: *[[1860]] - The discovery of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [...
30: ...- [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] agree on a plan to preserve [[Niagara Falls]].
41: ...ard]] performs the second successful [[heart transplant]].
43: ...order to conserve [[gasoline]] during an [[OPEC]] embargo.
49: ...ring factions in [[Bosnia]] meet to discuss peace plans. - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
45: ...vada Buddhism|Therevada Buddhists]] of [[Khmer people|Khmer]] extraction. A citizen of Cambodia is usu...
51: ... one year to negotiate between the [[Cambodian People's Party]] and the royalists' [[FUNCINPEC]] is in...
61: ...l name of Cambodia, the one most used by Khmer people, is '''Srok Khmae''' literally "Land Khmer". ''S...
70: ...blique populaire du Kampuchea'' (a calque of [[People's Republic of China]]) under the rule of the Vie...
77: ...]. [[Angkor Wat]], the empire's main religious temple, remains a symbol of Cambodia during its time as... - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Hope, Arkansas]]
13: | place of death=
27: ...e H. W. Bush]] and turning it into the largest surplus by the end of his office.
57: ...H. Ross Perot]] (19.0% of the vote), largely on a platform focusing on domestic issues, notably the [[...
61: ...mmitments by Executive Branch Appointees"), which placed substantial restrictions upon the ability of ... - Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[West Branch, Iowa]]
13: | place of death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
34: ...the orphan from West Branch a surrogate family--a place to belong.
43: ...orship and democracy, Hoover liked to say, was simple: dictators organize from the bottom down, democr...
48: ...t cornbread. In all, the CRB saved ten million people from starvation. - March 18 (10594 bytes)
21: ...]], [[Illinois]], and [[Indiana]], killing 695 people.
22: *[[1937]] - The [[New London School explosion]] kills three hundred, mostly children.
36: ... Most [[OPEC]] nations end a five-month [[oil]] [[embargo]] against the [[United States]], [[Europe]] and [...
37: ...me]] in [[Russia]] 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a [[Vostok rocket|Vostok-2M]] rocket on i...
42: ...eaks off while en-route to [[Turkey]] causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board. This lea... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
3: ...park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, as an amusement park is meant to cater t...
7: ...tes). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often u...
9: For a remarkable example of a European park, dating from [[1843]] and sti...
12: ...ns. This conglomeration of attractions was the template used for amusement parks for the next half-cen...
14: ...he world-famous Cyclone [[roller coaster]] at Steeplechase Park in [[1927]] marked the beginning of th... - Tennessee Valley Authority (7965 bytes)
10: ...hat the privately owned power companies did not employ fair operating practices and were subject to ab...
13: ...siness because they believed the Government was exploiting [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] sites.
15: ...ural areas. The TVA was more than just a power supplier.
17: ... distribution|distribution]]. The TVA is both supplier and [[regulator]].
20: ...orris Dam]] was the first TVA constructed dam, completed [[1936]].]] - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
72: | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px;" |[[Embargo Act of 1807]]
84: ...1783)|Treaty of Paris]], and was continuing to supply those American Indians in the [[Northwest Territ...
90: ...]]'' worked, and the United States reinstated the embargo with Great Britain and moved closer to declaring ...
97: ... of the war had been preceded by years of angry diplomatic dispute, the [[United States]] was absolute...
99: ...side their home states, were not amenable to discipline and, as a rule, performed poorly in the presen...
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