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— 250 years since 1776. Explore two and a half centuries of American history.
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Anniversaries in American history that fall on May 18.
1933 · Events / Milestones & Firsts
Tennessee Valley Authority
The New Deal's most ambitious experiment — electrifying Appalachia and remaking a region
Tennessee Valley Authority
1896 · Documents / Supreme Court Decisions
Plessy v. Ferguson
The 1896 Supreme Court ruling that made "separate but equal" the law of the land
Plessy v. Ferguson
1804 · Concepts / Social Issues
Lewis and Clark Expedition departs
Corps of Discovery maps the continent to the Pacific
Westward Expansion