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  2. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. "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 ...

  3. Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A People's History of the United States; Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States; Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States; The History of the United States of America 1801–1817; Oxford History of the United States; The Penguin History of the United States of America ...

  4. 1958 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    August 3 – The nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus becomes the first vessel to cross the North Pole under water. August 12 – The Federal Switchblade Act is enacted in the United States. August 17 – The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due ...

  5. AP United States History - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History or APUSH (/ ˈ eɪ p ʊ ʃ /)) is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.

  6. Portal:United States/Anniversaries/August - Wikipedia

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    1779 – Francis Scott Key, author of the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", is born.; 1842 – The Lombard Street Riot erupts when white Irish Catholics attack 1,000 African-American members of the Young Men's Vigilant Association who were parading in celebration of the end of slavery in the British West Indies.

  7. 1888 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    August 6 – Thomas Seay is reelected the 27th governor of Alabama defeating W. T. Ewing. August 10 – Lynching of Amos Miller: 23-year-old African American farmhand Amos Miller is hanged by a mob from the balcony of Williamson County Courthouse (Franklin, Tennessee). August 25 – William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine.

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  9. Portal : United States/On this day/August 27 - Wikipedia

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    2011 – Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. Births. 1724 – John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician (d. 1781) 1803 – Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)