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The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798 early in the administration of John Adams involving a confrontation between the united states and Republican france that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.
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The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.
The battle of fallen timbers happened on August 20 1794 it was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War the battle was part of a struggle between Native American tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy against the United States for control of the Northwest Territory.
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers happened on August 20, 1794. It was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War. The battle was part of a struggle between Native American tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy against the United States for control of the Northwest Territory.
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On April 30 1789 George Washington standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
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On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
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The Battle of Yorktown ended on October 19 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia it was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops and French Army troops over the British Army.
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The Battle of Yorktown ended on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia. It was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops and French Army troops over the British Army.
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Nathan Hale an American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War was captured by the British and executed.
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Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, was captured by the British and executed.
