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1913
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Helen Levitt (New York City-born Photographer)
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1860
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Annie Oakley (Phoebe Ann Moses: Ohio-born Markswoman, Star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show)
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1919
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George Shearing (British-American Jazz Pianist)
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1982
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Shani Davis (Chicago-born African-American Speedskater)
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1818
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Lucy Stone (Massachusetts-born Women's Rights Pioneer)
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1912
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Jules Massenet (French Composer Best Known for His Operas)
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1995
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Mickey Mantle (Oklahoma-born Hall of Fame Baseball Player)
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2009
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Les Paul (Wisconsin-born Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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2010
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Esteban "Steve" Jordan (Texas-born Latin-American Accordionist) |
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Edwin Newman (New York City-born Television Journalist, Author)
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1796
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General "Mad" Anthony Wayne Arrives in Detroit |
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1836
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U.S. President Andrew Jackson Is Advised Not to Recognize the Independence of the Texas Republic From Mexico |
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1849
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The Minnesota Territory's First Court Session Is Held in Stillwater |
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1862
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In Florida, Confederate General Joseph Finegan Requests Owners Make Their Slaves Available to Work on the Fortifications at St. Marks |
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In Delaware, Major Napoleon B. Knight Receives Authority to Raise Four Companies of Cavalry |
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1864
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The Union Dispatches a Flotilla of Ships to Capture or Sink the Confederate Raider C.S.S. Tallahassee |
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1868
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C. Thurston Chase Assumes Office as Florida's First Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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1872
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In West Lafayette, Indiana, Construction Begins on the First Buildings at Purdue University |
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1876
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In Germany, the First Complete Performance of Richard Wagner's "Ring" Cycle Begins at Bayreuth |
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1878
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An Exploration Party Led by Andrew Campbell Discovers Virginia's Luray Caverns |
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1893
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A Minneapolis, Minnesota Fire Burns More Than 150 Buildings Over 23 Square Blocks, Leaving 1,500 People Without Shelter |
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1898
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In the Philippines, U.S. Troops Enter Manila |
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1904
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Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Opens to the Public |
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1906
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Factory Workers Boycott the Key West, Florida Streetcar System Because of Its 3-cents Fare |
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African-American Soldiers From the Black 25th U.S. Infantry Are Blamed for a Late-Night Shooting Spree in Brownsville, Texas |
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1909
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18 Businesses Are Destroyed by Fire in Milton, Delaware |
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February 12th Is Designated as "Georgia Day" to Mark the 1733 Founding of the Georgia Colony by James Oglethorpe |
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1910
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Georgia Law Requires Each Motorized Vehicle to be Registered and to Have at Least One Headlight, a Taillight and a License Plate |
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1921
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Georgia Law Lifts the State's Prohibition on Women Voting and Holding Civil Office |
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1932
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Seattle Swimmer Helen Madison Wins Her Third Gold Medal at the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games |
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1936
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18 Railroad Cars (13 of Them Oil Tankers) Burn When a Train Derails 1 Mile East of Janesville, Wisconsin |
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1945
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At the University of Texas, Henry Nash Smith Presents a Paper Documenting the University's Failure to Support Academic Freedom |
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1947
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The Seattle Star Ends Publication |
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1962
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2 Whites and 3 African Americans Are Arrested Attempting to Integrate the Holiday Inn in Albany, Georgia |
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1964
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The Temperature Reaches 26°F in Bigfork, Minnesota |
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1974
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The USS Anchorage Arrives in the Sitka, Alaska Harbor for a 3-Day Stay |
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1976
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Duke Ellington's Ballet "Three Black Kings" Is Performed at Lincoln Center in New York City |
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1980
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In New York City, the Democratic National Convention Nominates President Jimmy Carter for Reelection |
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1992
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Governor Gaston Caperton Creates the West Virginia Streams Restoration Program to Treat Acid Drainage from Coal Mining |
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