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An exploring party proves that The Great Salt Lake is not part of the Paciffic Ocean in 1828.
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Brigham Young leads a party of Mormons to Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
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The first party of Mormon Pioneers arrive in Utah in 1847.
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Utah becomes U.S. territory in 1850.
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John C Fremont explores Utah in 1853.
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Utah enters the union as the 45TH state in 1896.
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The Strawberry Dam is built providing irrigation for Utah's deserts in 1913.
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Japanese Americans are held at the Topaz Relcoation Center from 1942 to 1945.
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Salt Lake City,Utah hosts the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
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Utah govenor John Huntsman becomes the United States ambassador for China in 2009.
