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1863
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Gene Stratton-Porter (Indiana-born Children's Author, Photographer, Naturalist)
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1951
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Jonathan Franzen (Chicago-born Novelist)
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1953
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Herta Mueller (Romanian-German Author; 2009 Nobel Laureate for Literature)
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1786
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Davy Crockett (Tennessee-born Frontiersman)
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1870
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Richmond Pearson Hobson (Alabama-born Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient; Member of the U.S. Congress)
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1913 |
Mark Felt (Idaho-born "Deep Throat" Informant of the Watergate Scandal) |
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1925
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Lloyd Augustus Barbee (Tennessee-born African-American Advocate for Educational Equality in Wisconsin)
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1893
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Mae West (New York City-born Actress)
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1943
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Robert De Niro (New York City-born 2-Time Academy Award-Winning Actor)
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1786
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Frederick the Great (King of Prussia)
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1973
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Conrad Aiken (Georgia-born Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Poet)
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1983
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Ira Gershwin (New York City-born Composer)
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1995
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Howard Koch (New York City-born Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter for "Casablanca")
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1773
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Spanish Open Dangerous Areas in New Mexico for Settlers to Create a Buffer from Hostile Indian Tribes |
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1838
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Visits Natural Bridge Just Outside of North Adams, Massachusetts |
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1842
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Julia Carlisle Is the First Child to be Born in Atlanta, Georgia |
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1849
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Arriving in Sacramento from San Francisco, the George Washington Initiates the First Steamboat Service in California |
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1860
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Atlanta, Georgia's City Council Passes an Ordinance Prohibiting Throwing Water, Dirt, and Trash From Windows and Doors |
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1862
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The Murder of a Minnesota Family by Dakota Indians Begins the U.S.-Dakota War That Will Take Hundreds of Lives |
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1863
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The U.S.S. DeSoto Captures the Confederate Steamer, Nita, Off the Florida Gulf Coast |
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1864
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Union Forces Are Decisively Defeated by Confederate Troops at Gainesville, Florida |
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1868
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In Washington, Members of the Coleman Party Are the First Climbers in Recorded History to Reach the Summit of Mount Baker |
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1874
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Samuel B. McLin Assumes the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on a Temporary Basis |
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1876
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In Germany, the First Complete Performance of Richard Wagner's "Ring" Cycle Ends at Bayreuth |
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1898
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Embarkation of African-American Troops Begins from Tampa, Florida to New York
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1899
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Texas Outlaw Black Jack Ketchum Is Wounded and Captured Attempting to Rob a Train in New Mexico |
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1903
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Georgia Law Creates the State Board of Health |
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Georgia Law Condemns the Practice of Whipping Women Inmates in State Prisons |
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1905
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At Laurel, Delaware, 45 Railroad Cars Are Loaded with 1,200 Watermelons Each; a Cargo Valued at $30,000 |
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In Georgia, Crisp, Grady, Jenkins and Tift Counties Are Created |
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1907
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Seattle, Washington's Pike Place Farmers Market Opens |
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1908
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Georgia Law Prohibits Corporations Doing Business in Georgia from Contributing to Any Political Campaign for Any Purpose |
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1909
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Alabama Is the First State to Ratify the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Giving Congress Power to Collect Income Taxes |
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1920
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Georgia's First Workmen's Compensation Act Is Signed into Law |
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1936
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The State of Wisconsin Issues the First Unemployment Compensation Check in the United States |
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1946
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In Minnesota, One Tornado Kills 11 People in Mankato and Second Tornado Injures 200 People in Wells |
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1959
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Miles Davis' Kind of Blue Is Released |
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1976
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The National Mine Health and Safety Academy Is Dedicated in Beckley, West Virginia |
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1980
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The Detroit Tigers Retire Al Kaline's Number 6 Jersey |
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1997
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At Winged Foot Golf Club at Mamaroneck, New York, Davis Love III Wins the 79th PGA Golf Tournament |
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