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Lesson 58 of 84 · History
Oral History: Stories Told Aloud
Inventors have changed history. The light bulb, the telephone, and the computer were all inventions that changed how people live.
Key Facts
1
A timeline shows events in order.
2
Old photographs teach us about long ago.
3
Artifacts are objects from the past.
Timeline
1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
1607
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, is founded
1620
The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is an artifact?