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1847
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John M. Pattison (Governor of Ohio)
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1786
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Winfield Scott (Virginia-born U.S. General; Governor of New Mexico)
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1898
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Israel S. Campbell (Kentucky-born African-American Baptist Missionary in Texas)
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1977
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Thomas Campbell Clark (Texas-born Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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1987
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Geraldine Page (Missouri-born Academy Award-Winning Actress)
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1989
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Fran Allison (Iowa-born Actress, Puppeteer; Kukla, Fran and Ollie)
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1751
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The First General Muster of Georgia's Colonial Militia Is Held in Savannah
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1775
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In Savannah, Georgia, 300+ Patriots Erect a Liberty Tree and Flag in Defiance of Royal Governor James Wright.
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1777
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19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette Arrives in South Carolina to Serve as General George Washington's Second-in-Command
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1798
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San Luis Rey de Francis Founded as the 18th of California's 21 Missions
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1834
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A Locomotive Built in Wilmington, Delaware Successfully Operates at 12 mph on the New Castle-Frenchtown Railroad
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1844
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Martin Van Buren's Stagecoach Overturns While Campaigning for President Near Plainfield, Indiana
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1861
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Confederates Observe This Date as a "Day of Thanksgiving"
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"A Declaration of the People of Virginia" Calls for the Reorganization of the Government of Virginia
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1863
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U.S.S. Sunflower Captures the Confederate Blockade Runner Pushmataha Near Florida's Tortugas
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1864
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Grant Swings the Bulk of the Army of the Potomac Towards Petersburg, Virginia
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President Lincoln Responds to Complaint That Union Troops Are Seizing African-Americans in Kentucky
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1870
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75 Chinese Men Arrive in North Adams, Massachusetts to Replace Striking Shoe Workers
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1886
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In Minnesota, a 4-Mile Logjam Closes the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls
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1898
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In Alaska, the Fort Egbert Military Reservation Is Established on the Outskirts of the Town of Eagle on the Yukon River
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1914
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Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany Concludes a Weekend Visit with Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
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1915
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The Florida Legislature Creates Okaloosa County from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties, Naming It from the Choctaw Indian language for "Black Water"
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1924
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The Detroit Tigers Forfeit to the New York Yankees When 18,000 Hometown Fans Riot
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1927
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In New York City, Charles Lindbergh's Solo Transatlantic Flight Is Celebrated with the Ticker Tape Parade Up Broadway
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1940
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President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the $25M Appropriations Bill for the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas
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1942
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The U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) Is Created
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The City of Dania Is Chartered by the Florida Legislature
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1930
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A Tornado Destroys Most of Randolph, Minnesota
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1944
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From a Position Near the Channel Coast, the Nazis Strike the British with 10 of Its New V1 Rockets
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1967
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United Nations Security Council Rejects Soviet Demands for a Resolution Condemning Israel's Aggression in the Six-Day War
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1968
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A Tornado Kills 9 People in Tracy, Minnesota
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1971
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The New York Times Begins Publishing Portions of the 47-volume Pentagon Papers
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1973
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Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho Sign New Peace Agreement to End All Military Activities at Noon, June 15
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1974
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Florida Governor Reubin Askew Appoints Dorothy Glisson Secretary of State, Making Her the State's First Female Cabinet Officer
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1978
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Israeli Troops Complete Their Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon
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1983 |
Launched in 1972, "Pioneer 10" Is the First Spacecraft to Exit the Earth's Solar System
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1986
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Delaware Replaces Hanging with Lethal Injection as the State's Method of Capital Punishment.
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1991
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Boris Yeltsin Celebrates Victory as Russia's First Popularly-Elected President
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In Chaska, Minnesota, Lightning Kills a Spectator at the U.S. Open Golf Tournament
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2010
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The Comic Strip "Little Orphan Annie" Is Published for the Final Time
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