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  2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2 ) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing ...

  3. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1776 to 1789 was marked by the nation's transition from the American Revolutionary War to the establishment of a novel constitutional order. As a result of the American Revolution , the thirteen British colonies emerged as a newly independent nation, the United States of America , between 1776 and 1789.

  4. 1776 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    July 8 – American Revolution: The Liberty Bell rings for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. July 9 – American Revolution: An angry mob in New York City topples the equestrian statue of George III in Bowling Green. July 14 – Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone.

  5. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    Following the war, the American Relief Administration was established to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Europe. Prior to American entry into the war, the United States military was expanded and reformed. The Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, the predecessor to the country's air force, was created in 1914.

  6. 1776 in the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    American Revolution: Battle of Trois-Rivières: American invaders are driven back at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Lee's Legion is raised at Williamsburg, Virginia. June 11 – American Revolution: The Continental Congress appoints the Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence. The principal draft will be written by Thomas Jefferson.

  7. Three Soldiers (statue) - Wikipedia

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    Unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1984, [1] on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial [2] commemorating the Vietnam War. [3] It was the first representation of an African American on the National Mall. [4]

  8. Harlingen veterans to build monument honoring Vietnam soldiers

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    In response, Sabala said the group researched federal Vietnam War indexes to come up with its list of 23 fallen soldiers. From the audience, Burt Castro said veterans knew most of the Harlingen ...

  9. American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The American Declaration of Independence influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789. [239] [240] The spirit of the Declaration of Independence led to laws ending slavery in all the Northern states and the Northwest Territory, with New Jersey the last in 1804. States such as New Jersey and New York adopted ...