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Here you can find historical events and how they made a mark in history.
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle of the Revolutionary War
Also known as the Siege of Yorktown
Took place in Yorktown, Virginia
Took place in the late summer of 1781
General Cornwallis (of the British army) surrendered on October 19th
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty
Took place in 1773
Colonists disguised as Indians board 3 British tea ships in Boston Harbor
342 chests of tea were dropped into the water
The colonists were acting against the Tea Act of 1773
Rosa Parks Bus Scene
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus
Kickstart in initiating the end of segregation
Parks was not sitting in a white-only section, her seat was in a section that was open to anyone
She was not tired because her feet hurt, she was tired of giving in to segregation
Richard Nixon was present when Rosa was released on bail the evening of December 1st
The Battle of Marathon
Took place during the Persian wars
First Persian invasion of Greece
Happened in 490 B.C.E.
Athenians and their allies had to face the Persians alone
Greeks had a marvelous victory
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Alexander Hamilton
William Shakespeare