5 Most Significant Dates In US History APUSH Project

By Camilo Monsalve
Mrs.Davis 8th Period
5/21/2019

Dates in order:
The Boston Tea Party - Intolerable Acts (December 16th, 1773)

2. Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on (October 28, 1793)

3. The Birth Control Pill Is Approved (May 9, 1960)

4. Thich Quang Duc's Self-Immolation Is Broadcast (June 11,1963)

5. Howard Smith Amends the Civil Rights Act (Feb. 8, 1964)

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