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Slaves are set free and allowed freedom
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first homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr
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When the U.S turned against each other and fought about cival rights
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Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia
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the very 1st First National Bank opens up in Davenport, Iowa
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Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 strikes El Salvador, killing more than 840 people
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US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War.
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News center in Pakistan is destoyed by bomb
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Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.
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terrorists bomb the World Trade Center