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1909
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Marchette Chute (Minnesota-born Children's Author)
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1908
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William Maxwell (Illinois-born Author)
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1798
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Mirabeau Lamar (Georgia-born Second President of the Republic of Texas)
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1851
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William Hope "Coin" Harvey (West Virginia Politician)
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1951
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Umaru Yar'Adua (President of Nigeria)
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1929
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Bill Evans (New Jersey-born Jazz Pianist, Composer)
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1801
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Ralph Earl (Massachusetts-born Artist)
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1880
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Herschel Johnson (Governor of Georgia)
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1882
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Benjamin H. Hill (U.S. Senator from Georgia)
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1888
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John Pemberton (Georgia-born Pharmacist Who Invented Coca-Cola)
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1949
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Margaret Mitchell (Georgia-born Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Gone with the Wind")
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1960
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Romeo Marcus Williams (Texas-born African-American Civil Rights Attorney)
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1977
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Elvis Presley (Mississippi-born Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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1998
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Dorothy West (Massachusetts-born African-American Author)
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1790
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In Delaware, the Cornerstone Is Laid for the Dover Presbyterian Church (Today's State Museum) |
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1812
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United States General William Hull Surrenders Detroit to the British |
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1814
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New York City Newspapers Suspend Publication in Anticipation of a British Naval Attack on the City |
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Ludwig van Beethoven Finishes Composing the Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 90 |
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1828
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A Contract From the Mexican Government Authorizes Establishment of an Irish Colony Along the Nueces River in South Texas |
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1852
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The Sacramento Valley Railroad Is Incorporated as the First Public Railroad to be Completed in California |
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1863
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The U.S.S. DeSoto Captures the Confederate Ship Alice Vivian in the Gulf of Mexico |
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1878
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The First Post Office Is Established in the Florida Community of "Sara Sota" |
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1882
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The First Two-and-One-Half Mile Railroad Bridge Is Completed Across Florida's Escambia Bay |
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1884
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Howe Military Academy Is Founded in Indiana |
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1885
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The City of Anoka, Minnesota Is Devastated by Fire |
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1898
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The Order Is Given to Evacuate Key West Because of a Possible Outbreak of Yellow Fever
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1900
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In Wisconsin, Two Automobiles Race 14-miles over Unpaved Roads from Racine to Sturtevant and Back
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1914
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In Minnesota, a 1.5-mile-wide Tornado Cuts Across Grant and Stevens Counties
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1919
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Georgia Law Creates a State Department of Banking for the Examination and Regulation of Banks in the State |
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1924
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Georgia Law Changes the State's Method of Execution from Hanging to Electrocution |
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1932
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George Gershwin's "Cuban Overture" Is Premiered by the New York Philharmonic |
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1943
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La Scala Opera House in Milan, Italy Is Damaged by Allied Bombers |
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1947
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The Jacksonville Art Museum Is Founded as the Jacksonville Arts Club
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1964
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Deck Officers of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Begin a 17-day Strike |
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