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1 | 1771 | - 8 Sep 1771—8 Sep 1771: Fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera found Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in what is now San Gabriel, California.
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2 | 1775 | - 1775—1783: American Revolution
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3 | 1792 | - 1792—1792: The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
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4 | 1800 | - 1800—1810: Height of the Atlantic slave trade to the United States.
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5 | 1812 | - 1812—1812: The United States declared war on Britain in the War of 1812
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6 | 1819 | - 14 Dec 1819—14 Dec 1819: Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state
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7 | 1824 | - 1824—1824: Florida State Capitol moves from St. Augustine, Florida to Tallahassee, Florida
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8 | 1830 | - 1830—1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded by Joseph Smith.
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9 | 1846 | - 1846—1848: Mexican-American War
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10 | 1850 | - 1850—1850: Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods.
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11 | 1860 | - 1860—1865: The American Civil War
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12 | 1876 | - 1876—1876: The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
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