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New state west of the Mississippi
Missouri enters the Union as the 24th state–and the first located entirely west of the Mississippi River. Named for one of the Native American groups that once lived in the territory, Missouri became a U.S. possession as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. In 1817, Missouri Territory applied for statehood,... -
Rebels defeat Union force at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
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Virginia and Leonard Woolf marry
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German ships Goeben and Breslau reach Constantinople
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Truman signs National Security Bill
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Son of Sam arrested
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Child found decapitated
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Red Dawn, first PG-13 movie, is released
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Three-ship collision causes oil spill
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Temperatures in UK top 100 F for first time during European heat wave