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Essay
The Development of the West
In the summer of 1876, two dramatically different places captured the American nation’s attention. As the summer began, fairgoers in Philadelphia teemed into the Centennial Exhibition held to commemorate...
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The Open Door Policy and the Boxer War: The US and China
By 1899, the United States had become a world power. It was not only the world’s greatest industrial nation, but in the war with...
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Balboa reached the Pacific
Spanish explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to cross the American landmass to reach the Pacific Ocean.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the territories gained through the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery set out from St. Louis and explored 8,000 miles along the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and reached the Pacific. The expedition returned in 1806.
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Pacific Railroad Act
Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act, aiding the construction of a railroad line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
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Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Pilot Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during their attempted circumnavigation of the globe.
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Hydrogen bomb test
The United States exploded a hydrogen bomb on Eniwetok, an island in the Pacific Ocean. The detonation destroyed the island in a three-mile wide mushroom cloud. The successful test marked a new era in the arms race.