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The 13 British North American provinces of Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia united as the United States of America declare their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on ...
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First African-American mayor of New York City: David Dinkins; First African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Colin Powell; Ron Brown First African-American woman (and first woman), ordained bishop in the Episcopal Church: Barbara Clementine Harris; First African-American Chairman of the Democratic National Committee: Ron Brown [281]
American filmmaker David Lynch (pictured) dies at the age of 78. South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested after his declaration of martial law . In Chad, the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement retains a majority in the National Assembly amidst a boycott by opposition parties.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 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 ...
The concise illustrated history of the American Revolution (1972) for secondary schools online 136pp; Fremont-Barnes, Gregory, and Richard Alan Ryerson, eds. The Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War: A Political, Social, and Military History (5 vol. 2006) George, Lynn. A Timeline of the American Revolution (2002) 24pp; for middle ...
Benjamin Franklin, founder of the American Philosophical Society who contributed important discoveries to physics such as electricity, but was more successful in his practical inventions, including stoves and lightning rods; The arts in colonial America were not as successful as the sciences.
Beginning of American Idol (initially titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) which brings the arrival of first winner Kelly Clarkson. Alan Jackson releases Drive. Eminem releases The Eminem Show and "Lose Yourself" from his film 8 Mile, the first rap song of its kind to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song.