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Where is Route 66?
The History of Route 66 Route 66, also known as the “Mother Road,” was a highway that connected the Midwest to the West Coast of the United States. The route was established in 1926 and spanned over 2,400 miles, stretching from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. Originally, Route 66 was intended to connect rural and urban communities in the…
Read More » When Did Abraham Lincoln Die?
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer. On the night of the assassination, President Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln were attending a play called “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s…
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When Did the Revolutionary War End?
Overview of the Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was fought between 1775 and 1783. It was a conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies, which had declared themselves independent and formed the United States of America. The war was the culmination of a series of events and tensions that…
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