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Emma Lazarus (New York City-born Poet) |
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1814
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Robert Ward Johnson (Kentucky-born Member of the U.S. Congress from Arkansas)
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1820
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Louis P. Harvey (Connecticut-born Governor of Wisconsin)
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1838
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Henry Smith (Maryland-born U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin)
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1861
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Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (South Carolina-born Confederate General Mortally Wounded at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run))
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1870
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Josef Strauss (Austrian Composer)
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1872
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George Crawford (Governor of Georgia)
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1932
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Florenz Ziegfeld (Chicago-born Theatrical Producer)
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1814
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In Ohio, William Henry Harrison and Lewis Cass Complete a Peace Treaty with the Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Seneca and Miami Indians
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1822
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The First Official Session of Florida Territorial Legislature Council Begins in Pensacola
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1839
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24 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed in a Surprise Dawn Raid by 250 Seminoles on the Caloosahatchee River Near Present-Day Fort Myers, Florida
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1850
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The Steamboat Yankee Is the First to Navigate the Minnesota River 300 Miles Upstream From Fort Snelling
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1854
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The Office of Surveyor-General of New Mexico Is Created to Resolve Spanish and Mexican Land Grants
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1864
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In Georgia, over 12,000 Men Die as Federal and Confederate Troops Battle East and Southeast of Atlanta
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1868
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The Arkansas Legislature Authorizes Moving the State School for the Blind From Arkadelphia to Little Rock
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1873
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In Massachusetts, the First Train Reaches Provincetown at the Tip of Cape Cod
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1887
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In Texas, the First Edition of the Panhandle Herald Is Published
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1902
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Felix Pedro Discovers Gold on Cleary Creek, Near Present-Day Fairbanks, Alaska
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Mansfield, Georgia Is Incorporated
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1903
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The Temperature Reaches 103°F at International Falls, Minnesota
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1916
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Radical Labor Groups Are Responsible for a Bomb That Kills 10 People During a San Francisco Military Preparedness Parade
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1924
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Franklin Springs, Georgia Is Incorporated
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1926
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The Astor Column Is Dedicated in Astoria, Oregon
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1930
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In Michigan, a Special Election Ousts Detroit Mayor Charles Bowles After Only Seven Months in Office
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The Dunglen Hotel Is Destroyed by Fire in Thurmond, West Virginia
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1933
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Balltown, Iowa Is Incorporated
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In New York City with the Chicago Opera Company, Caterina Jarboro Is the First African-American Featured with a White Opera Company
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1964
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A 3-Judge Federal Court Orders Lester Maddox's Pickrick Restaurant and the Heart of Atlanta Motel to Serve African Americans
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1972
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Morrison County, Minnesota Receives 14" of Rain
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1993
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A Gas Line Is Struck and Explodes in St. Paul, Minnesota, Killing 3 People and Destroying Several Buildings
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2001
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David Duval Wins the British Open Golf Championship
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