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| | The Arab population in the United States has nearly doubled in the past two decades, according to the Census Bureau's first report on the group. The bureau counted nearly 1.2 million Arabs in the United States in 2000, compared with 860,000 in 1990 and 610,000 in 1980. About 60 percent trace their ancestry to three countries: Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
Historical dates of the United States of America:
* 1607 First permanent English settlement was formed in North America, Jamestown (Virginia colony);
* 1620 First colony was formed in New England, Plymouth, historical center of USA;
* 1626 Dutchmen form New Amsterdam, which , later on became New York;
* 1776, 4 July Declaration of Independence of USA from Great Britain was signed;
* 1787, 17 September United States Constitution was accepted on constitutional convention in Philadelphia;
* 18121815 American war against British.
o 1814
o 24 August Burning of Washington city by British army;
o 24 December Signing of Ghent treaty;
o 1815
o 8 January Defeat of British army in battle near New Orleans;
o 17 February Ghent treaty was ratified , official end of war;
* 1819, 21 February Agreement of Adams-Onis about owning of Florida for 5 million USD was ratified;
* 1830, 28 May US congress signs a law for deporting East Coast Indians (Cherokees) to Oklahoma, Indian Removal Act;
* 18461848 American Mexican war as a result of which, present South-West states, half of previous Mexico, were annexed by America;
* 18611865 Civil war; abolition of slavery ;
* 1867 Purchase of Alaska from Russia;
* 1913, 23 December Formation of Federal; Reserve System (FRS);
* 1917, 6 April Due to the so-called Zimmermann telegram, US joins the World War I on the side of Entente;
* 1941, 7 December Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor, US joins World War II by declaring war against Japan on December 8, 1941;
* 1945
o 6 & 9 August Bombardment of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Japan) using atomic bombs. Approximately 250 000 persons died;
o 10 August Japan expresses its readiness to surrender before Anti-Hitler coalition countries;
o 15 August Emperor Hirohito announces the surrender on radio. Victory Day over Japan (V-J Day);
* 19501953 Korean War;
* 1960
o August-October Nationalization of properties of the American companies in Cuba;
o November Victory of John F. Kennedy in Presidential elections (Democratic Party);
* 1961
o 20 January Taking over of John Kennedy as the President of USA;
o 5 мая Suborbital space flight by Alan Shepard on spaceship Freedom 7;
* 1962
o 3 February Introduction of complete embargo on trade with Cuba by John Kennedy;
o The Caribbean crisis;
o 8 September Soviet missiles СС-4 & СС-5 reach Cuba on soviet ships in response to deployment of missiles in Europe;
o 14 October Missiles were detected during aerial photography;
o 22 October Address by John Kennedy on television;
o 22 October Imposition of blockades in Cuba by American Military;
o 28 October as a result of intensive negotiations, Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev announced taking back of missiles from Cuba in reply to lifting of blockade and withdrawal of American missiles from Turkey;
o 20 November President Kennedy lifted the blockade of Cuba
* 1963
o May Mass outburst of Negro community of Birmingham (Alabama state) against racial discrimination ;
o 22 November Assassination of John Kennedy;
* 19641973 Vietnam War;
* 1969, 21 July Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first to land on moon;
* 1973, March 1974, 9 August Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon resigns and leaves White House;
* 1986, 28 January Shuttle Challenger explodes;
* 1987
o 12 June Appeal of Ronald Reagan, addressing near Berlin Wall, to Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy it;
o 19 October Black Monday (Dow Jones index dropped by 22.68%);
* 1991 Gulf war ;
* 1992, 30 April 2 May Black outbreak in Los Angeles;
* 19921994 Peacemaking operations in Somalia;
* 1999 Military operation against Yugoslavia;
* 2001 Terrorist attack on September 11;
* 2005, September - Hurricane Katrina resulted in breach of dams, floods in New Orleans and followed with mass disturbances and marauding. |
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