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1899
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Ernest Hemingway (Illinois-born Author; 1954 Nobel Laureate for Literature)
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1948
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Gary Trudeau (New York City-born Creator of the 'Doonesbury' Comic Strip)
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1879
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Joseph A. A. Burnquist (Iowa-born Governor of Minnesota: 1915 - 1921)
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1922
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Jay Hammond (Governor of Alaska: 1974-80)
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1851
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Sam Bass (Indiana-born Outlaw)
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1924
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Don Knotts (West Virginia-born Comedic Actor; Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show)
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1951
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Robin Williams (Chicago-born Academy Award-Winning Actor)
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1838
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Johannes Nepomuk Maelzel (German Inventor of the Metronome)
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1878
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Sam Bass (Indiana-born Outlaw Mortally Wounded Trying to Rob the Bank in Round Rock, Texas)
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2009
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Horace Clarence Boyer (Florida-born African-American Gospel Musician, Educator)
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1793
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Alexander Mackenzie, Alex Mackay and a Party of the Northwest Company Are the First Men to Cross the American Continent
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1821
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The Flag of Spain Is Lowered for the Last Time in San Antonio, Ending Three Centuries of Spanish Involvement in Texas
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Escambia and St. Johns Are Created as the First Two Counties in Florida
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1825
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In Ohio, Construction Begins on the Miami and Erie Canal
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1832
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U.S. Troops Kill 50 and Wound 80 of Chief Black Hawk's Warriors in a 2-day Battle Near Present Day Sauk City, Wisconsin
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The Indiana General Assembly Approves the Incorporation of Lyceums for "Mutual Improvements in the Arts and Sciences"
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1853
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The State Legislature Sets Aside for Public Use the Land That Will Become New York City's Central Park
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1861
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Union Forces under General Irvin McDowell Cross Bull Run, Initiating the First Major Battle of the Civil War
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1864
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Under a Flag of Truce, Confederate and Union Troops Gather Their Dead from the Battle of Peachtree Creek Just Outside of Atlanta
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1868
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Both Houses of the Georgia General Assembly Ratify the 14th Amendment as a Condition for Readmission to the Union
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1890
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The West Virginia Reform School Opens at Pruntytown
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1896
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Boynton Beach, Florida Is Founded by Major N. S. Boynton of Michigan
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1918
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A German U-boat Attacks Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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1920
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Boynton Beach, Florida Is Incorporated
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1923
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General William "Billy" Mitchell Leads a Demonstration Raid That Proves a Naval Ship Can Be Sunk by Air Bombardment
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1930
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Temperatures Reach 110°F in Delaware
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1934
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The Temperature Reaches 113°F in Milan, Minnesota
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1973
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Hank Aaron Hits the 700th Home Run of His Career
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1988
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At the Party's National Convention in Atlanta, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis Accepts the Democratic Nomination for President
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1995
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In Minnesota, Lines of Nine Small Tornadoes Occur in the Cambridge and Corcoran Areas
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1999
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In Washington, Kitsap County Commissioners Declare Port Gamble a Rural Historic Town
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