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1898
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Erich Maria Remarque (German Author of All Quiet on the Western Front)
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Ada Yonath (Israeli 2009 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry)
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1806
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Alexander Faribault (Wisconsin-born Minnesota Fur Trader, Pioneer)
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1839
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Major Ridge (Cherokee Leader Assassinated in Present-Day Oklahoma for His Role in Approving the Treaty of New Echota)
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1965
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David O. Selznick (Pennsylvania-born Filmmaker Who Produced Gone with the Wind)
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2008
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George Carlin (New York City-born Comedian. Humorist)
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1611
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Henry Hudson, His Son and 7 Supporters Are Set Adrift by Mutineers in Canada
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1775
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Congress Authorizes the Issue of $2 Million in Bills Known as "Continentals"
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Georgia Whigs Vote to Join Other Colonies in a Boycott of British Goods
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1819
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Indiana's First Governor, Jonathan Jennings, Entertains President James Monroe and General Andrew Jackson at the Governor's Mansion in Corydon
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1824
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In Texas, Settlers Attack 30 Karankawa Indians Camped on the Bank of Jones Creek in Southern Brazoria County
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1832
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Mexican General José Antonio Mexía Sets Sail for Texas to Suppress Possible Rebellious Activities
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1839
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In Present-Day Oklahoma, Cherokee Leader, Major Ridge, Is Assassinated for His Role in Approving the Treaty of New Echota
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1851
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California's State Capital Is Briefly Moved to Vallejo
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1861
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The First Minnesota Regiment Departs Fort Snelling for Washington, D.C.
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1864
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Union Forces Fail in Attempt to Capture a Railroad Supplying Confederate Troops in Petersburg, Virginia
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In Georgia, Union Forces Repel Confederate Attack at the Battle of Kolb's Farm
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1868
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Arkansas Is re-Admitted to the Union
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1870
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U.S. Congress Create the Department of Justice
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1872
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In Wisconsin. the First Edition of the Ashland Press, a Weekly Publication, Is Printed
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1901
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The Temperature Reaches 113 °F in Sigourney, Iowa
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1919
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Three Windstorms Hit Fergus Falls, Minnesota Leaving 59 People Dead
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1921
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The First Patients Are Admitted to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at Kerrville, Texas
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1937
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Joe Louis Defeats James J. Braddock at Chicago's Comiskey Park for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship
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1938
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In New York's Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis Defends His World Boxing Championship by Knocking Out German Heavyweight Max Schmeling
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1940
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France Surrenders to the Nazis
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1941
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Germany Launches Operation Barbarossa--Over 3M German Troops Invade Russia in Three Parallel Offensives
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1943
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W.E.B. DuBois Becomes the First African-American Member of the National Institute of Letters
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1944
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President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the GI bill to Provide Financial Aid to World War II Veterans
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1946
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In Massachusetts, the Quabbin Reservoir Is Filled, Completing Its 20-year Construction
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1961
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The Florida City of Lauderdale Lakes Is Incorporated
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1965
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The Florida Legislature Charters Florida International University
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1970
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President Richard Nixon Signs Measure Lowering U.S. Legal Voting Age to 18
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1973
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Hail 7" Deep Stops Traffic on Highway 169 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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1984
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The Sixth Annual Conference on Women Miners Begins in Charleston, West Virginia
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1989
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After Nearly 15 Years of Civil War Opposing Factions in Angola Agree to a Cease-Fire
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2007
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President George W. Bush and Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet Meet at the White House
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