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| 1 | 1497 | - 1497: European discovery of North America
1497 - As some of these voyages were undertaken by Englishmen, and most notably of all the celebrated voyage of John Cabot and his Bristol crew in 1497, when the continent of North America was first seen by Europeans
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| 2 | 1606 | - 1606: First play composed and performed in North America
Nov 14, 1606 - Canada has a long tradition of successful musical entertainments, dating right back to Nov. 14, 1606, when the first play composed and performed in North America was presented at Port Royal, NS. Theatre de Neptune en la Nouvelle-France,
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| 3 | 1717 | - 1717: Hans Hess Immigrated to America 1717
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| 4 | 1763 | - 1763: 1763 - In a genera] way it may be said that the first period of American history ended with the close of the French and Indian war in 1763. The continent at that time was divided between the English, who held all of North America east of the Mississippi river, and the Spanish
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| 5 | 1776 | - 1776: Jul 4, 1776 - It was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This anniversary is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States. The handwritten copy signed by the delegates and given to the Congress is on display in the National Archives
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| 6 | 1812 | - Jun 1812—Feb 1815: War of 1812
The War of 1812 (June 1812 – February 1815) was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its dependent colonies in North America (Canada) and Native American allies.
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1696 - 1789 (93 years)