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The first official meeting of the Republican Party was held in Ripon, Wisconsin.
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He issued the Emancipation Proclamation this year.
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The Republican's establish America's first national park.
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Woodrow Wilson put the 19th amendment, that gives women the right to vote, in the constitution.
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Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law that prohibited racial segregation and unequal voting.
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There was a recorded increase in budget deficits and high unemployment.