The French colonization of the Americas<span> began in the 16th century, and continued on into the following centuries as </span>France<span> established a </span>colonial empire<span> in the </span>Western Hemisphere<span>. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America, on a number of Caribbean islands, and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish, sugar, and furs.</span>
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<span>The United States elected its first African American president.</span>
The British Invasion<span> was a phenomenon that occurred in the mid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, as well as other aspects of </span>British<span>culture, became popular in the United States, and significant to the rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic.</span>
