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1935
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Peter Schickele (Iowa-born Composer, Musical Satirist Known as P.D.Q. Bach)
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1866
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Henry Simms Hartzog (North Carolina-born President of the University of Arkansas, Ouachita Baptist University)
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1891
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Louis Budenz (Indiana-born Labor Advocate, Publisher, Educator)
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1920
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Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spanish-born Director of the International Olympic Committee)
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1945
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Driscoll, Clara (Texas-born Preservationist of the Alamo)
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1953
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Maude Adams (Utah-born Actress)
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1959
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Billie Holiday (Pennsylvania-born African-American Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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1961
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Ty Cobb (Georgia-born Hall of Fame Baseball Player)
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1967
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John Coltrane (North Carolina-born African-American Jazz Saxophonist)
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1999
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Patricia Zipprodt (Chicago-born Tony Award-Winning Costume Designer)
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2009 |
Walter Cronkite (Missouri-born Journalist) |
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1781
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Yuma Indians Massacre 34 Spanish Soldiers and Colonists Permanently Severing Land Communications Between Mexico and Alta California
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1817
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Cree and Ojibwe Make a Treaty with Lord Thomas Selkirk, Who Hopes to re-Establish a Scottish Colony in Minnesota's Red River Valley
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1821
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In Pensacola, Florida, General Andrew Jackson Formally Accepts U.S. Sovereignty over Florida from Spanish Governor Cavalla
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1832
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In Wisconsin, Construction Is Completed on Ft. Koshkonong (Ft. Atkinson)
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1853
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In Milwaukee, Wisconsin German Immigrants Organize the Turnverein Sports Club
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1863
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Arriving in Bermuda, the C.S.S. Florida Exchanges Gun Salutes of Respect with British Forces
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1864
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In Duval County, Florida, Federal Cavalry Burn Rail Cars Loaded with Iron, Arrest Local Leaders and Confiscate Livestock
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General Sherman's Union Troops Cross the Chattahoochee River into Fulton County, Georgia and Set Up Headquarters Near the River
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General J.B. Hood Is Ordered to Replace General Joe Johnston as Commander of Confederate Forces Defending Atlanta, Georgia
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1865
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In Texas, the Galveston Medical Society Is Formed
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1868
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The Arkansas School for the Deaf Opens in Little Rock
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1881
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Maitland, Florida Is Incorporated
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1897
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The Klondike Gold Rush Begins When the Steamship Portland Arrives at Washington's Elliott Bay Carrying "More Than a Ton of Gold"
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1911
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Frost Covers North Central Minnesota
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1922
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In West Virginia, Striking Miners Launch an Attack on the Brooke County Community of Cliftonville
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1945
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U.S. President Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin Meet in Potsdam, Germany
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1947
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The Harrington, Delaware Airport Opens for the First Time
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1948
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6,000 Dixiecrat Delegates Assemble in Birmingham, Alabama and Select Strom Thurmond as Their Presidential Candidate
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1955
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Disneyland Opens in Southern California
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1956
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In New York, the Metropolitan Opera Cancels Its 1956-57 Season After Disputes with the American Guild of Musical Arts
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1979
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Seattle, Washington Hosts Its First Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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1995
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Scott Paper Merges with Kimberly-Clark
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2001
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A Fire at Motiva Refinery in Delaware City, Delaware Ruptures a Tank with 660,000 Gallons of Sulfuric Acid, Killing 1, Injuring 8
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