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