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February 12 – Former President Abraham Lincoln's birthday is declared a national public holiday in the United States. February 18 – Pennsauken Township, New Jersey is incorporated. February 23 – The 7.1–7.2 M w Laguna Salada earthquake shakes Southern California and northern Mexico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. 1784 – The first British mail coach service ran from Bristol to London. [5] 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted. 1798 – French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
April 2 – The Electric Theatre, the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. April 7 – The Texas Oil Company Texaco is founded. [3] April 14 – The first J. C. Penney department store opens in Kemmerer, Wyoming. [4]
In March 2023, Quizlet started to incorporate AI features with the release "Q-Chat", a virtual AI tutor powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT API. [24] [25] [26] Quizlet launched four additional AI powered features in August 2023 to assist with student learning. [27] [28] In July 2024, Kurt Beidler, the former co-CEO of Zwift, joined Quizlet as the new ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
August 4 – United States occupation of Nicaragua: U.S. Marines land from the USS Annapolis in Nicaragua, to support the conservative government at its request. [ 3 ] August 5 – Dissident U.S. Republicans form the Progressive Party , also known as the Bull Moose Party, and nominate former President Theodore Roosevelt as their presidential ...
June 2 – Eight mail bombs are sent to prominent figures as part of the 1919 United States anarchist bombings. June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
[2] July 16 – The signing of the Residence Act establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia, the capital district of the United States. [3] July 31 – Inventor Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a U.S. patent (for an improved method of making potash). August 2 – The first United States Census is taken.