The United States got a new president this week. President Barack Obama quickly got to work in his first days in office. In one of his first official actions, he ordered the closure of the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year.
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America Welcomes a new President
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“Mystery dogs”-horses- Plain Indians
American History Series: Buffalo, ‘Mystery Dogs’ (Horses) and the Lives of the Plains Indians Native people believed that the bison offered everything they needed. Nothing went to waste. But hunting them was difficult — until the Spanish brought horses to North America in the 1500s.
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Obama’s Inauguration, Part 2, Jan 20 2009
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Obama’s Inauguration Part 1, Jan 20 2009
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Native Americans went to war
Native Americans went to war to protect their lands (News from VOA.com) The American nation began to expand west during the middle eighteen hundreds. People settled in the great open areas of the Dakotas, Utah, Wyoming, and California. The movement forced the nation to deal with great tribes of native American Indians. The Indians had lived in the western territories for hundreds of years.
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Columbus sails, others follows
American History Series: Columbus Sails, Others Follow, and Spain Is on Top of the World By the 15th century, European countries were ready to explore new parts of the world. Technological improvements helped them succeed. Transcript of radio broadcast: 10 October 2007
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The Pilgrims
Pilgrims by Claire Powell and Dave Collett There are many legends surrounding the pilgrims. In fact they were real people: English men and women who wanted to escape the religious controversies and economic problems of their time by emigrating to America.
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