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1935
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Harry Crews (Georgia-born Novelist)
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1836
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Robert Kelsey Wylie (Mississippi-born Texas Rancher, Traildriver)
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1840
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William Dudley Chipley (Georgia-born West Florida Entrepreneur and Railroad Developer)
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1622
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Jean Claude Allouez (French Jesuit Missionary Who Founded Several Wisconsin Missions)
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1755
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Nathan Hale (Connecticut-born Revolutionary Patriot)
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1826
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Sarah Parker Remond (Massachusetts-born African-American Physician, Abolitionist)
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1884
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Joseph M. Terrell (Governor of Georgia)
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1901
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Sukarno (Indonesian Statesman; Leader of Independence Movement, First President: 1949-66)
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1919
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Rocky Graziano (New York City-born Member of the Boxing Hall of Fame)
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1799
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Patrick Henry (Virginia-born Patriot, Orator)
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1803
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Josiah Tattnall (Governor of Georgia, U.S. Senator)
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1849
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Edmund Gaines (Virginia-born Military Leader Who Commanded Fort Jesup and Fort Sabine, and Arrested Aaron Burr)
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1855
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Absalom Boston (Massachusetts-born African-American Sea Captain)
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1911
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Charles Gordon Newman (Virginia-born Publisher; Founder of the Pine Bluff Commercial Newspaper)
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1934
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C. Francis Jenkins (Ohio-born Inventor; Holder of 400+ Patents for Film, Television, Automotives)
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1968
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Robert F. Kennedy (Massachusetts-born Politician Shot in Los Angeles After Winning the California Presidential Primary)
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1716
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The First Slaves Arrive in Louisiana
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1736
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In Minnesota, 21 French Fur Traders Are Killed in a Fight with Dakota Warriors
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1775
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The Patriot Group "Sons of Liberty" Seize Five Wagons of Weapons from British Soldiers Evacuating New York City
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1806
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The Grand Masonic Lodge of Delaware Is Organized in Wilmington
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1838
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The Forced Removal of Cherokees Begins as a Party of 800 Cherokees Are Escorted Out of Georgia By a Contingent of U.S. Army Soldiers
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1849
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Major Samuel Woods Leads a Cavalry Group From Minnesota's Fort Snelling to Map the Red River Valley
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1862
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Union Forces Capture Memphis, Tennessee
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1863
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U.S.S. Tahoma Captures the Confederate Schooner Statesman in Florida's Tampa Bay
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1868
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Cresco, Iowa Is Incorporated
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1877
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The Minneapolis Baseball Association Is Organized
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1889
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Three Men Receive Degrees As the First Graduating Class of the University of Minnesota Law School
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A Fire in a Basement Cabinet Shop Leads to the Destruction of 64 Acres of Seattle, Washington
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1892
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Ashdown, Arkansas Is Incorporated
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U.S. President Benjamin Harrison Attends a Cincinnati Reds Baseball Game in Washington, DC
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1905
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The City of Largo Is Incorporated by the Florida Legislature
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1910
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The First Paper Mill in International Falls, Minnesota Begins Producing Newsprint
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1914
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In Alaska, a Government Railroad Survey Party Establishes a Camp That Will Become Anchorage
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1921
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The Wisconsin Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Is Organized
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1925
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Gulf County, Florida - Named for the Gulf of Mexico - Is Created by the Florida Legislature as the State's 66th County
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1927
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The Soviet Union Breaks Diplomatic Relations with Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Government
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1933
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The First Drive-In Movie Theater Opens in Camden, New Jersey
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1936
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The Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Marking 100 Years of Texas Independence, Opens in Dallas
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1942
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Japanese Retreat from Midway Island
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1944
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D-Day: British, American and Canadian Ships and Planes Cross the English Channel, Landing on the Beaches of Normandy, France
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Florida College Is Chartered in Temple Terrace
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1958
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Ozzie Virgil of the Dominican Republic Is the First non-White Player for the Detroit Tigers Baseball Team
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1962
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Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" Tops the Popular Music Charts
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The Beatles Audition with Music Producer George Martin At Their First Recording Session at London's Abbey Road Studios
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1970
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Ray Stevens' Record "Everything Is Beautiful" Tops the Popular Music Charts
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1977
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Carter Administration Affirms Its Commitment to Hold the Soviet Union Accountable for Human Rights
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1978
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California Voters Pass Proposition 13 Cutting Property Taxes by More Than 50%
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1982
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Israeli Forces Invade Lebanon to Drive Palestine Liberation Organization Fighters Out of the Country
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1985
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Authorities in Brazil Exhume the Remains of Dr. Josef Mengele, the ''Angel of Death'' of the Nazi Holocaust
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1989
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Burial Services Were Held for Iran's Spiritual Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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1990
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A Florida Federal Judge Rules the "2 Live Crew" Album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, as Obscene and Devoid of Redeeming Value
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1995
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Hurricane Allison Continues to Cut a Path of Destruction Across Northern Florida
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