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Top Twenty American History Stories Ranked by Editors
A summary of reader polls ranking pivotal events in U S history from the American Revolution to 20th century milestones. Highlights include the Revolution as the top story with drafting the Constitution and the Civil War following, plus World War II and other key events and debates about the poll’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
United States
Associated Press
America
Judicial Review of the Constitution
Court
John Marshall
Eli Whitney
John Deere
Cyrus McCormick
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Britain
Washington
Paris
George III
John Adams
Naation
Orth
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ft. Sumter
South
Pearl Harbor