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Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists)
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Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia
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Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West
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1st recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post)
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Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed
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1st baseball game played in America
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In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result
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1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students
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Great fire in NY
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1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY