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400

The US had this many colonies when fighting for their independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain

13

400

This war lasted around 20 years which was called the Second Indochina War

Vietnam War

400

He became the first black President in US history

President Obama
400

This 1918 pandemic lasted 36 months with over 500 million confirmed cases and killing around 50 million

Spanish Flu

400

He wrote the Star Spangled Banner

Francis Scott Key

800

US Congress approved the final text of this to independent themselves from Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

800
This country invaded the Southern part of this country starting the Korean War

North Korea

800

This top terrorist was killed by the US on May 2nd, 2011

Osama bin Laden

800

This President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963

John F. Kennedy

800

This is the 50th state in the US

Hawaii

1200

What is the real date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 

August 2nd, 1776

1200

Operation Desert Shield also known as this, was the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm

Gulf War
1200

This devastating hurricane in 2005 lasted over 8 days and caused $125 billion, mainly in New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina

1200

This was the location where President Lincoln was shot

Ford's Theatre

1200

This US President was responsible for freeing the slaves

President Lincoln

1600

This man, commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later became President.

George Washington

1600

This war started a month after the 9/11 terror attacks

War on Afghanistan

1600
Just a month after 9/11, President Bush threw out the first pitch at this stadium at Game 3 of the World Series

Yankee Stadium

1600

This war had the most American deaths than in any other war in US History

Civil War

1600

This invasion was a failed attempt by the CIA to force Cuban leader Fidel Castro out of power.

Bay of Pigs

2000

This was the last official battle of the Revolutionary War

Battle of Yorktown

2000

In 2003, the US invaded Iraq that overthrew the government of this man, which began the Iraq War

Saddam Hussein

2000

This annual event, was terrorized when 2 terrorists used pipe bombs, killing 3 and injuring hundreds more

Boston Marathon Bombing

2000
This economic depression lasted 18 months, where the unemployment rate was in the double digits from 2007 to 2009.

Great Recession

2000

She was a Philadelphia seamstress who knitted the first American flag

Betsy Ross