History of the United States

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  General

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  Andrew Johnson

  Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875), the 17th President of the United States (1865–69), was the first U.S. President to be impeached, as well as the first U.S. president to succeed to the presidency upon the assassination of his predecessor. At the time of the secession of the...
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  Ulysses S. Grant

  Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant) (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. The son of an Appalachian Ohio tanner, Grant entered the United States...
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  Rutherford B. Hayes

  Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the highly disputed election of 1876. Losing the popular vote to his...
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  United States Army

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  Reconstruction

  The Reconstruction era was the period in United States history which is generally held to encompass the post-Civil War era of the United States from 1865 until 1877. In this article, "Reconstruction" defines the policies implemented regarding the South between 1863 and 1877, when the nation was...
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  19th century

  The 19th century (1801-1900) was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Ottoman, Holy Roman and Mughal empires. This paved the way for the growing influence of the British Empire, the German Empire and the United States, spurring military conflicts but also...
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  Spanish-American War

  The Spanish–American War was a military conflict between Spain and the United States that took place between April and August 1898, over the issues of the liberation of Cuba. The war began after American demands for the resolution of the Cuban fight for independence were rejected by Spain. Strong...
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  William McKinley

  William McKinley Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected to the office. By the 1880s, McKinley was a national Republican leader; his signature issue was high tariffs on imports as a formula...

• Biography

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