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The Michigan Territory is established.
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The iconic,top-hat wearing,16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln is born. He was born in the city of Hardin County, Kentucky in a log cabin to his parents Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
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In Canada on April 27,1813, when the American troops invade and destroy it is classified as the Battle of York, in Toronto, Canada.
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A great day for students wanting to engage in pharmaceutical studies was on February 23,1821; the first pharmacy college was founded in the Philadelphia College of Apothecaries.
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On October 14,1834 the second patent award was given to Henry Blair, an African American, when he patented a corn planter.
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The University of Notre Dame was founded on November 26,1842, by Father Edward Sorin. Sorin was the Congregation of the Holy Cross.
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The Kansas-Nebraska act has now become a law, which allows slavery to be determined by the votes of the people. This means that Kansas and Nebraska territories would have much more controversy and disruption which lead to what we call "Bleeding Kansas."
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Belmont Stakes started stirring up on June 6,1867 at the Jerome Park race track.The Belmont Stakes race was then won by filly Ruthless who won a purse full of $1,850.
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Legislation was approved on August 2,1876 for the federal government to finish the privately sponsored, during this time, Washington Monument with an appropriation of $2 million.