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Sir Francis Drake sails to the coast of Oregon and claims the land for England.
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Horses reach the Columbia Plateau and change life for the Indians.
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Robert Gray becomes the first American to see the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Lewis and Clark spend the winter of 1805-06 at Fort Clatsop near the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Oregon celebrates the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark expedition.
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The Indian Removal Act forces eastern Native Americans groups to relocate west of the Mississippi.
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Gold is found in Southern Oregon.
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Oregon became a state on Valentines Day, 1859.
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Oregon women get the right to vote.
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Oregon passes the Bottle Bill to help clean the enviornment.
